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Formation of an isolating wall

US6759726B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1999
Grant dateJul 6, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/2257
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming an isolating wall in a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, including the steps of boring in the substrate separate recesses according to the desired isolating wall contour; filling the recesses with a material containing a dopant of the second conductivity type; and performing an anneal step so that regions of the second conductivity type diffused from neighboring recesses join. A first series of recesses is formed from the upper surface and a second series of recesses is formed from the lower surface. The recesses have a substantially rectangular section, the large dimension of which is perpendicular to the alignment of the recesses and a depth smaller than or equal to the half-thickness of the substrate.

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