The invention provides a manufacturing method of a sigma trench, which comprises the following steps: providing a substrate, forming a
gate oxide layer and a gate structure on the substrate, the gate structure comprising a gate, a first
mask layer and a second
mask layer which are sequentially formed on the
gate oxide layer;
etching for the first time by taking the second
mask layer as a mask until the second
mask layer is removed, forming a first groove in the substrate on two sides of the gate structure, and gathering polymers generated by
etching the second
mask layer in the
etching process on the
gate oxide layer on the side wall of the first groove and a
junction area of the gate
oxide layer, the gate and the substrate as an etching
protection layer; and performing second etching by taking the first
mask layer as a mask, protecting the substrate covered by the etching
protection layer from lateral etching by the etching
protection layer, and forming a sigma-like groove in the first groove. According to the method, the etching protection layer is formed on the side wall of the first groove through the
polymer generated by the second mask layer in the first etching process, the area is prevented from being excessively etched, serious lateral pushing of the area is avoided, and therefore the shape of the groove can be adjusted and controlled more easily.