IP Library Granted Patent US 8,658,457
Granted Patent B2
US 8,658,457 · App. 13/067,638 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Method of producing semiconductor device, solid-state imaging device, method of producing electric apparatus, and electric apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,658,457
App. No.
13/067,638
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method of producing a semiconductor device. The method includes the steps of: forming a first hard mask having an opening above a substrate; forming a sacrificial film above a side surface of the opening of the first hard mask; forming a second hard mask in the opening having the sacrificial film above the side surface; removing the sacrificial film after the second hard mask is formed; ion implanting a first conductivity-type impurity through the first hard mask; and ion implanting a second conductivity-type impurity through the first and second hard masks.

Claims (28)

1. A method of producing a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of:

introducing a second impurity into a compensation region of a substrate, said compensation region becoming a region of a second conductivity-type, and thereafter;

introducing a first impurity into an impurity region of said substrate, said impurity region becoming a region of a first conductivity-type;

forming a first opening through a first hard mask;

forming a second hard mask within said first opening, a second opening being between said second hard mask and said first hard mask,

wherein at least a portion of the compensation region is within said impurity region, the conductivity of said second conductivity-type being opposite to the conductivity of said first conductivity-type.

2. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said impurity region is in alignment with said first opening.

3. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein first ions introduce said first impurity into said impurity region.

4. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein said first ions are implanted through said first opening.

5. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein said first ions are of said first conductivity-type.

6. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein said first ions are implanted through a stopper layer, said stopper layer being between said first hard mask and said substrate.

7. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein said first opening terminates at said stopper layer.

8. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said compensation region is in alignment with said second opening.

9. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein second ions introduce said second impurity into said compensation region.

10. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein said second ions are implanted through said second opening.

11. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein said second ions are of said second conductivity-type.

12. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein said second ions are implanted through a stopper layer, said stopper layer being between said second hard mask and said substrate.

13. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein said second opening terminates at said stopper layer.

14. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a sacrificial film on side walls of said first opening, said sacrificial film spacing said second hard mask from said first hard mask.

15. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein said sacrificial film is formed of at least polyethylene or a polymer containing C x F y .

16. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein said sacrificial film is deposited by chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition.

17. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein said sacrificial film is removed to form said second opening.

18. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

removing said sacrificial film to form a third opening between said second hard mask and another sidewall of said first hard mask.

19. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein another compensation region of said substrate is in alignment with said third opening.

20. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein said second ions introduce said second impurity into said another compensation region.

21. A method of producing a semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein said second ions are implanted through said third opening.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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