摘要 |
The present invention includes methods and structures for forming at least a substantially self-aligned MOSFET. According to the present invention, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate; providing first materials (such as a first polysilicon) having horizontal surfaces and also having opposed vertical surfaces forming a trench; providing a second material (such as a second polysilicon) in the trench and over the vertical and horizontal surfaces, the second material having a substantially (eg, ±10%) uniform thickness so as to form a notch over the trench; providing a masking material (such as an oxide or a nitride) into the notch, and then removing the second material using the masking material as a mask in a direction toward the first material, so that a vertical surface of one of the first materials is at least substantially aligned with a vertical surface of the second material.
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