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Method of making cavities in a semiconductor wafer

US6987051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 2003
Grant dateJan 17, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/266
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a method of making a semiconductor structure that includes a surface layer of silicon, a buried insulating layer, and a substrate. The method includes implanting atoms through at least a portion of the insulating layer; and etching the insulating layer in at least a portion of the layer through which atoms have been implanted.

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