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Semiconductor device having an insulation film with reduced water content

US6878594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1998
Grant dateApr 12, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/601
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device having a self-aligned contact hole is formed by providing a side wall oxide film on a gate electrode, covering the gate electrode and the side wall oxide film by an oxide film and further covering the oxide film by a nitride film, wherein the oxide film is formed by a plasma CVD process with a reduced plasma power such that the H2O content in the oxide film is less than about 2.4 wt %.

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