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Method for forming planarized field isolation regions

US5733813A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1996
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76213
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Planarized field isolation regions are formed in a semiconductor substrate to isolate adjacent semiconductor devices by implanting an isolation material, such as oxygen or nitrogen ions, into a substrate patterned to define the field isolation regions. The implanted isolation material combines with the silicon in the substrate to form a field isolation region that extends downward from the surface of the substrate.

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