摘要 |
A method of isolation of active islands on a silicon-on-insulator semiconductor device, comprising the steps of (a) providing a silicon-on-insulator semiconductor wafer having a silicon active layer, a dielectric isolation layer and a silicon substrate, in which the silicon active layer is formed on the dielectric isolation layer and the dielectric isolation layer is formed on the silicon substrate; (b) etching the silicon active layer to form an isolation trench wherein an unetched silicon layer at bottom of the isolation trench remains; (c) oxidizing the layer of silicon at the bottom of the isolation trench to a degree sufficient to oxidize through the layer of silicon at the bottom to the dielectric isolation layer; and (d) filling the isolation trench with a trench isolation material to form a shallow trench isolation structure.
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