Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying
Patent
1990-07-02
1991-08-06
Hearn, Brian E.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
437228, 437978, 437982, 437984, 148DIG133, 148DIG161, H01L 2144
Patent
active
050377779
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed invention is a method for fabricating a multi-layer semiconductor device using selective planarization. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, conductive members are formed on a substrate and a first insulating layer is deposited onto the substrate and the conductive members. A second insulating layer, which has a lower flow temperature than the flow temperature of the first layer, is deposited onto the first layer. A photoresist mask is patterned and developed to form a window which exposes an area between the conductive members. The device is preferentially etched such that only the exposed areas of the second insulating layer are removed, leaving the first insulating layer intact. An anisotropic etch is used to remove portions of the first insulating layer, leaving spacers along the edges of the conductive members. The photoresist mask is removed and a heating step is performed which flows the remaining portions of the second insulating layer, but not the first layer. Since the second insulating material remains in only selective areas, the process is termed selective planarization. The method provides the benefit that areas which are to be etched to form contact hole or vias are not planarized, unlike existing blanket planarization methods, and a self-aligned contact is formed between the conductive members to the substrate.
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Baker Frank K.
Mele Thomas C.
Paulson Wayne M.
Woo Michael P.
Hearn Brian E.
Holtzman Laura M.
King Robert L.
Motorola Inc.
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