| CPC H01L 21/31144 (2013.01) [H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/76805 (2013.01); H01L 21/7684 (2013.01); H01L 21/76895 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A method of manufacturing a memory device, the method comprising:
forming a mask layer on an etching target layer;
forming, on the mask layer, a compensation layer with a second impurity that chemically bonds to the mask layer with a first impurity;
performing a first etching process that patterns the compensation layer and the mask layer to form a mask pattern; and
performing a second etching process that etches the etching target layer, which is exposed through openings of the mask pattern,
wherein the second impurity includes hydrogen.
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