Abstract:
The process comprises the steps of: carrying out a directional etching, in a semiconductor material body (2, 3), to form trenches (10, 10a) having a first width; carrying out an isotropic etching of the semiconductor material body (2, 3) under the trenches (10, lOa) to form cavities (13; 13a; 13b) having a width larger than the trenches; covering the walls of the cavities with dielectric material (17a; 17b; 17c); depositing non-conducting material different from thermal oxide to fill said cavities at least partially, so as to form a single-crystal island (16) separated from the rest of the semiconductor material body (2, 3). The isotropic etching permits the formation of at least two adjacent cavities (13a, 13b) separated by a support region (25) of semiconductor material which is oxidized (26) together with the walls of the cavities to provide a support to the island (16) prior to filling with non-conducting material.
Abstract:
PN junction structure comprising a first junction region (1) of a first conductivity type, and a second junction region (2) of a second conductivity type, characterized in that between said first and second junction regions (1,2) a grid of buried insulating materials regions (6;6A;6B;6C) is provided. The structure is applied to a MOS-based device. A method for its manufacturing is proposed.