Method of forming a semiconductor device by DUV resist patterning
 A method for forming a semiconductor device, including providing a silicon substrate (10), forming a gate stack (11) on the substrate (10), coating a deep ultra-violet (DUV) photoresist (30) on the gate stack (11), exposing and developing the photoresist (30), and etching the gate stack (11). According to the present invention, the gate stack (11) has a dielectric nitride layer (26), particularly, a silicon nitride layer. An adhesive oxide layer (28) is provided between the nitride layer (26) and the photoresist (30) to prevent undesirable lifting of the photoresist (30). Yield is greatly increased and defectivity is reduced. 
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Thy Ngu-Uyen Samuel Jay Paul Kevin Judith
Tran Wright Cox Sobresky