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Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

US6838371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2003
Grant dateJan 4, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/3212
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

At the time of performing a polishing process on a tungsten film and a silicon oxide film, based on the relation between a residual step and pattern density preliminarily obtained while changing polishing parameters, from pattern density of plugs in the polishing step and a predetermined residual step required, polishing parameters are determined so that a residual step does not exceed a predetermined residual step “h”. With the determined polishing parameters, the polishing process is performed on the tungsten film and the silicon oxide film so that the films are planarized, and plugs are formed in contact holes. As a result, a semiconductor device in which a step does not exceeds a predetermined residual step by a polishing process is obtained.

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