IP Library Granted Patent US 6,858,543
Granted Patent B2
US 6,858,543 · App. 10/730,688 · Granted Feb 22, 2005

Method of forming tunnel oxide film in semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 6,858,543
App. No.
10/730,688
Granted
Feb 22, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of forming a tunnel oxide film in a semiconductor device, in which a predetermined thickness of the oxide film is not removed during a process of removing the oxide film in a memory cell area and a low voltage transistor area after a gate oxide film for a high voltage transistor is formed, thereby preventing increase of surface roughness on a substrate and contamination caused by absorbed carbon components which are generated when the oxide film and the photo resist film are removed. Therefore, it is possible to form a tunnel oxide film having an excellent film quality.

Claims (11)

1. A method of forming a tunnel oxide film in a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

(a) forming a first oxide film on a semiconductor substrate, and then forming a photo resist pattern exposing the first oxide film in a memory cell area and a low voltage transistor area;

(b) removing a predetermined thickness of the exposed first oxide film and the photo resist pattern sequentially; and

(c) removing the remaining first oxide film completely and then forming a second oxide film on a whole surface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first oxide film is a pure oxide film, and it is grown at a temperature in the range of 750° C. to 850° C. to have a thickness in the range of 350 Å to 600 Å.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step (b) further comprises the steps of:

removing a predetermined thickness of the first oxide film by using a 300:1 BOE for a period in the range of 1,730 seconds to 1,735 seconds;

removing the photo resist pattern by using a H 2 SO 4 solution; and

performing a cleaning process using an SC-1 solution to remove pollutants such as organic components or particles.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first oxide film remaining after the step (b) is in the range of 17 Å to 23 Å.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first oxide film is removed by performing a cleaning process using a 50:1 HF solution in the step (c).

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2015
From: NUMONYX B. V.
To: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 036319/0139 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 10, 2015
From: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 036319/0271 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2006
From: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 018207/0057 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2004
From: LEE, SEUNG CHEOL; PARK, SANG WOOK
To: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 015112/0621 →