Smallest Bit-Line Contact of 76nm pitch on NAND Flash Cell by using Reversal PR (Photo Resist) and SADP (Self-Align Double Patterning) Process

For the scaling down of design rule to develop the high density NAND flash device, the reduced active area forces to form a small bit-line contact with the low contact-resistance, as well as the low junction leakage current due to the borderless contact. In this paper, we propose a novel process to make 38 nm small size contact with 76 nm pitch by using the reversal PR (photo resist) and SADP (self-align double patterning) process. The methods to minimize the contact resistance and to suppress the junction leakage current were explained on NAND flash device with 38 nm node technology.