STI structure and fabricating methods thereof
Abstract:
An STI structure and fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The STI fabricating method comprises forming a pad oxide layer and a first nitride layer on a substrate. A trench is formed by etching the first nitride layer, the pad oxide layer and the substrate. An oxide and a second nitride layer are deposited on the surface of the substrate including the trench. A spacer is formed on the lateral walls of the trench by etching the second nitride layer. A buried oxide is grown in the substrate underneath the trench by performing thermal oxidation on the substrate. The trench is then filled by depositing an insulating layer after removing the spacer and performing a planarization process. The STI fabricating method can reduce substantially a total parasitic capacitance. Therefore, gate RC delay is reduced and the operating speed of a transistor increases. In addition, the STI fabricating method can substantially reduce junction leakage because the junction between the bottom of the source/drain and N-well or P-well is not formed. The STI fabricating method can improve isolation characteristics of P-well and N-well, and increase a circuit design margin due to the improvement of latch-up characteristic.
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H 电学
H01 基本电气元件
H01L 半导体器件;其他类目中不包括的电固体器件(使用半导体器件的测量入G01;一般电阻器入H01C;磁体、电感器、变压器入H01F;一般电容器入H01G;电解型器件入H01G9/00;电池组、蓄电池入H01M;波导管、谐振器或波导型线路入H01P;线路连接器、汇流器入H01R;受激发射器件入H01S;机电谐振器入H03H;扬声器、送话器、留声机拾音器或类似的声机电传感器入H04R;一般电光源入H05B;印刷电路、混合电路、电设备的外壳或结构零部件、电气元件的组件的制造入H05K;在具有特殊应用的电路中使用的半导体器件见应用相关的小类)
H01L21/00 专门适用于制造或处理半导体或固体器件或其部件的方法或设备
H01L21/02 .半导体器件或其部件的制造或处理
H01L21/04 ..至少具有一个跃变势垒或表面势垒的器件,例如PN结、耗尽层、载体集结层
H01L21/18 ...器件有由周期表Ⅳ族元素或含有/不含有杂质的AⅢBⅤ族化合物构成的半导体,如掺杂材料
H01L21/30 ....用H01L21/20至H01L21/26各组不包含的方法或设备处理半导体材料的(在半导体材料上制作电极的入H01L21/28)
H01L21/31 .....在半导体材料上形成绝缘层的,例如用于掩膜的或应用光刻技术的(密封层入H01L21/56);以及这些层的后处理;这些层的材料的选择
H01L21/3105 ......后处理
H01L21/311 .......绝缘层的刻蚀
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