• DocumentCode
    2128223
  • Title

    An optimized densification of the filled oxide for quarter micron shallow trench isolation (STI)

  • Author

    Han Sin Lee ; Moon Han Park ; Yu Gyun Shin ; Tai-Su Park ; Ho Kyu Kang ; Sang In Lee ; Moon Yong Lee

  • Author_Institution
    Semicond. Res. Centre, Samsung Electron. Co. Ltd., Kyungki-Do, South Korea
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    11-13 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    158
  • Lastpage
    159
  • Abstract
    Densification methods using H/sub 2/O and N/sub 2/ ambient annealing of the filled CVD oxide for quarter micron STI are compared. Although the H/sub 2/O ambient oxidation is more effective in terms of the resistance against the HF etching, volume expansion by the trench sidewall oxidation generates a large amount of stress in the narrow isolation region. However, an N/sub 2/ gas ambient annealing at high temperature shows a low stress and a low HF etch rate which enable us to fabricate the stable quarter micron STI.
  • Keywords
    CVD coatings; annealing; densification; etching; internal stresses; isolation technology; oxidation; semiconductor technology; 0.25 micron; H/sub 2/O; HF; N/sub 2/; annealing; densification; etching; filled CVD oxide; oxidation; shallow trench isolation; stress; Annealing; Etching; Hafnium; Oxidation; Stress; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Technology, 1996. Digest of Technical Papers. 1996 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3342-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VLSIT.1996.507832
  • Filename
    507832