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US07985656B1 Shallow trench isolation (STI) with trench liner of increased thickness 有权
浅沟槽隔离(STI),沟槽衬垫厚度增加

Shallow trench isolation (STI) with trench liner of increased thickness
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit includes etching a substrate to create simultaneously a first trench between high voltage transistor regions of the substrate and a second trench between low voltage regions of the substrate. The substrate is then oxidized to form a silicon dioxide layer lining the first and second trenches, the layer having a first thickness. A silicon nitride layer is deposited on the silicon dioxide layer in the first and second trenches. The silicon nitride layer is then etched from the first trench but not from the second trench, thereby exposing the silicon layer in the first trench but not the second trench. The exposed silicon dioxide layer in the first trench is oxidized to increase the thickness of the silicon dioxide layer to a second thickness greater than the first thickness of the unexposed silicon dioxide layer in the second trench. The first and second trenches are then filled with a dielectric material.
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