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Trench etch process for dielectric isolation

US4534826A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 1983
Grant dateAug 13, 1985
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S148/075
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for etching deep trenches to achieve dielectric isolation for integrated circuit devices; the process insures obtaining substantially perfectly vertical trench walls by precluding significant variation in etch bias during the trench formation.

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