摘要 |
The present invention discloses an isolation method in a semiconductor device. The method includes the steps of: forming a pad oxide film, a buffer polysilicon layer, and a nitride layer in that order on a semiconductor substrate where cell region and peripheral region having respective device isolation regions are defined; etching the nitride layer and the buffer polysilicon layer on the device isolation regions of the cell region and the peripheral region; forming a field oxide layer on the device isolation regions of the cell region and the peripheral region; etching the field oxide layer except for edge portions to expose the substrate in the device isolation regions of the cell region and the peripheral region; forming a first insulating layer on the substrate resulting from the previous etching step; etching the first insulating layer, to form a spacer in the side wall of the field oxide layer on the exposed substrate; etching the exposed substrate to form a trench; forming a second insulating layer on the substrate where the trench is formed, to fill the trench with the second insulating layer; etching the second insulating layer to planarize the surface of the substrate; and removing the nitride layer and the buffer polysilicon layer. |