摘要 |
The invention relates to a method of fabricating flash memory device. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, the method includes forming a gate insulating layer, a first conductive layer, and an isolation mask over a semiconductor substrate. The isolation mask is patterned to expose regions in which an isolation layer will be formed. The first conductive layer, the gate insulating layer, and the semiconductor substrate are etched using the patterned isolation mask to form trenches. A liner oxide layer is formed on the resulting structure including the trenches. The trenches in which the liner oxide layer is formed are filled with an insulating layer. A planarizing process and a cleaning process are carried out such that wing spacers covering the gate insulating layer are formed at top edge portions of the isolation layer, thereby forming the isolation layer.
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