The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductors, in particular to a
semiconductor structure for improving the HCI effect and a manufacturing method thereof, and the method comprises the steps: providing a substrate which comprises a
semiconductor substrate, a substrate
oxide layer and a
hard mask layer which are stacked in sequence; a shallow trench corresponding to the position of the grid
electrode is formed in the
semiconductor substrate;
etching to remove the end part of one side, close to the shallow trench, of the substrate
oxide layer, after
etching, the side surface of one side, close to the shallow trench, of the substrate
oxide layer shrinks inwards to form a pit, and an opening of the pit intersects with the surface of the
hard mask layer; filling the shallow trench to obtain an
isolation layer, wherein the substrate oxide layer and the
isolation layer encircle at the pit to form a hole; the
hard mask layer is removed, a notch is formed in the intersection position of the hole and the hard
mask layer, and the hole is communicated with the external environment through the notch; and depositing a gate material layer on the surface of the substrate oxide layer, enabling the gate material to enter the hole along the gap during deposition, and filling to form a control gate body. The preparation process is simple, the
hot carrier effect of the device can be improved, and the service life of the device is prolonged.