IP Library Granted Patent US 8,202,802
Granted Patent B2
US 8,202,802 · App. 13/328,331 · Granted Jun 19, 2012

Method of fabricating semiconductor device

Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,202,802
App. No.
13/328,331
Granted
Jun 19, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present method includes: forming a device isolation region in a substrate dividing the device isolation region into first and second diffusion regions; forming a target film to be processed on the substrate; forming a hard mask layer and a first resist layer on the film; forming a first pattern on the first resist layer; etching the hard mask layer using the first pattern as a mask; forming a second resist layer on the hard mask layer; forming a second pattern including a first space on the second resist layer isolating the first pattern; forming a third pattern including a second space shrunk from the first space on the hard mask layer by carrying out size conversion etching by using the second pattern formed on the second resist layer as a mask; and etching the film to be processed by using the third pattern formed on the hard mask layer.

Claims (18)

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

forming a film to be processed on a substrate;

forming a hard mask layer and a first resist layer on the film to be processed;

forming a first pattern on the first resist layer;

etching the hard mask layer by using the first pattern as a mask;

forming a second resist layer on the hard mask layer;

forming a second pattern including a first space on the second resist layer for isolating the first pattern;

forming a third pattern including a second space shrunk from the first space on the hard mask layer by carrying out size conversion etching by using the second pattern formed on the second resist layer as a mask;

etching the film to be processed by using the third pattern formed on the hard mask layer to form a first wiring pattern and a second wiring pattern;

forming an interlayer insulating film on the film to be processed; and

forming a first and a second contact holes bringing the first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern respectively into connection to the interlayer film.

2. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the third pattern is a gate electrode pattern.

3. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the third pattern includes a pad in a contact hole forming region; and a second space of the second pattern is formed in the pad portion.

4. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an anti-reflective coating film is formed on the hard mask layer.

5. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the hard mask layer includes at least one kind selected from SiOC, SiO2, SiON, SiN, SiC, SiOF and SiCN.

6. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein etching gas used in the size conversion etching step on the hard mask layer is fluorocarbon gas expressed by CxHyFz (x=1 to 5, y=0 to 3, z=1 to 8) or its mixture.

7. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the fluorocarbon gas is at least one gas selected from CHF3 or CH2F2.

8. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the etching gas further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of He, Ar, O2, N2 and CF4.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2011
From: TANIGUCHI, KENSUKE
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027399/0568 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2011
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027401/0679 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-232629 · Sep 7, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 12205950 · Sep 8, 2008
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