IP Library Patent Application 11026915
Patent Application
App. No. 11/026,915

Method for forming trench isolation in semiconductor device

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11/026,915
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for forming a trench device isolation film in a semiconductor device, which is capable of preventing voids from being generated, regardless of the trench aspect ratio. The method includes forming a trench in a device isolation field of a semiconductor substrate using a mask pattern on the semiconductor substrate, implanting oxygen in a lower portion of the trench, filling the trench with a fill insulating film, and stabilizing the implanted oxygen as an oxide film by annealing and/or compacting the fill insulating film.

Claims (8)

1 . A method for forming a trench isolation film in a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming a trench in a device isolation field of a semiconductor substrate using a mask pattern on the semiconductor substrate;

implanting oxygen in a lower portion of the trench;

filling the trench, in which the oxygen is implanted, with a fill insulating film; and

annealing to compact the fill insulating film and stabilize the implanted oxygen as an oxide film.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mask pattern includes a first oxide film, a nitride film and a second oxide film sequentially formed on the semiconductor substrate, configured to expose the device isolation field of the semiconductor substrate.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first oxide film comprises a pad oxide film, and the second oxide film comprises a TEOS film.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fill insulating film comprises a high density plasma oxide film.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017749 FRAME 0335. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR SHOULD BE "DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.". Recorded Jun 21, 2006
From: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017821/0670 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2006
From: DONGANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017749/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2004
From: CHUN, IN-KYU
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 016134/0265 →