IP Library Granted Patent US 7,129,137
Granted Patent B2
US 7,129,137 · App. 11/138,481 · Granted Oct 31, 2006

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having multiple gate oxide films

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Patent No.
US 7,129,137
App. No.
11/138,481
Granted
Oct 31, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first insulating film having a first thickness in a first region on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate electrode on the first insulating film, and forming a second insulating film having a second thickness different from the first thickness on the semiconductor substrate and the first gate electrode. Then, the method includes forming a conductive film on the second oxide film and forming a first resist pattern and a second resist pattern respectively on the conductive film in the first region and on the conductive film of a second region different from the first region. Then, the method includes removing the conductive film by using the first resist pattern as a mask to form a second gate electrode covering the first gate electrode via the second insulating film and removing the conductive film by using the second resist pattern as a mask to form a third gate electrode on the second insulating film of the second region.

Claims (25)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a first insulating film having a first thickness in a first region on a semiconductor substrate;

forming a first gate electrode on said first insulating film;

forming a second insulating film having a second thickness different from said first thickness on said semiconductor substrate and said first gate electrode;

forming a conductive film on said second insulating film;

forming a first resist pattern and a second resist pattern respectively on said conductive film in said first region excluding a central part of said first gate electrode and on said conductive film of a second region different from said first region;

removing said conductive film by using the first resist pattern as a mask to form a second gate electrode covering said first gate electrode via said second insulating film; and

removing said conductive film by using the second resist pattern as a mask to form a third gate electrode on said second insulating film of said second region.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first thickness is larger than said second thickness.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said first insulating film is an oxide film.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said second insulating film is an oxide film.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said conductive film is a polysilicon film.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first resist pattern is formed to have a width larger than a width of said first gate electrode.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said first resist pattern is formed to have an opening which is located over said first gate electrode and said conductive film exposed by said opening is removed.

8. A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming an element separation region on a semiconductor substrate to define a first region and a second region on said semiconductor substrate;

selectively forming a first oxide film on said first region of said semiconductor substrate by a selective oxidation process and a first gate electrode on said first oxide film;

introducing impurities in said first region;

forming a second oxide film on said semiconductor substrate and surfaces of said gate electrode of said first region and on said semiconductor substrate of said second region;

forming a conductive film on said second oxide film of said first and second regions;

selectively removing said conductive film to form a second gate electrode on said second region and form a cover film to cover said first electrode excluding a central part thereof via said second oxide film;

introducing impurities in said second region; and

removing said second oxide film to form a gate oxide film for said second gate electrode.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the center part of said first gate electrode is a penetration part where the contact part of said first gate electrode is formed.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the center part of said first gate electrode is a penetration part where the contact part of said first gate electrode is formed.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025346/0868 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2005
From: MATSUMOTO, HIROKI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016614/0126 →