IP Library Granted Patent US 7,411,299
Granted Patent B2
US 7,411,299 · App. 11/702,299 · Granted Aug 12, 2008

Passivation film of semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,411,299
App. No.
11/702,299
Granted
Aug 12, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a structure of a semiconductor device. A method of forming a passivation film of a semiconductor device comprises the steps of forming metal wires on a semiconductor substrate, forming a buffer oxide film being a first passivation film on the metal wires, wherein the buffer oxide film can mitigate damage by plasma, forming a high density plasma film being a second passivation film on the buffer oxide film, and forming a third passivation film on the second passivation film. According to the present invention, it is possible to significantly reduce the leakage current between a select source line and a common source line.

Claims (8)

1. A structure of a passivation film of a semiconductor device, comprising:

a buffer oxide film formed on a semiconductor substrate in which metal wires are formed along steps formed by the metal wires, wherein the buffer oxide film mitigates damage by plasma;

a high density plasma (HDP) film formed on the buffer oxide film in a thickness sufficient to fill gaps between the metal wires; and

a nitride film formed on the HDP film, wherein the nitride film prevents moisture from infiltrating from the outside, wherein the structure of the passivation film has a three-layered structure comprising the buffer oxide film, the HDP film, and the nitride film.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the buffer oxide film has a thickness of 50 Å to 2000 Å.

3. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the HDP film is sufficiently thick to completely bury the gaps between the metal wires.

4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the HDP film has a thickness of 3000 Å to 15000 Å.

5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the nitride film has a thickness of 2000 Å to 10000 Å.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2017
From: KIM, SANG DEOK
To: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 041498/0287 →
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 →