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Method for manufacturing semiconductor device

US7622340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2006
Grant dateNov 24, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/017
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes doping a surface of a silicon-containing dielectric film with nitrogen to change an etching rate of the silicon-containing dielectric film relative to a predetermined solution such that the etching rate is lower at a surface portion doped with nitrogen than at a portion therebelow. The method subsequently includes patterning the silicon-containing dielectric film by a first etching process to form an etching mask, subsequently to the first etching process, removing etching residues of the silicon-containing dielectric film by a second etching process including wet etching using the predetermined solution, and subsequently to the second etching process, patterning an etching target film by a third etching process using the etching mask.

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