Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Takao Ito

Yasuhiro Katsumata

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus is disclosed, in which in the method of isolating elements, is improved. A groove is cut in a semiconductor substrate. Elements are isolated from each other by embedding an insulating material in the groove, in two divided portions. The time required for depositing an insulating material is reduced, thereby forming a uniform insulation layer on the semiconductor substrate. Since the insulating material can be etched in a shorter period of time than was previously required, the etching process can be more finely controlled. Since a field oxide layer is formed by oxidizing an insulation layer formed for the first time, the field oxide layer can be provided without oxidizing those portions of the semiconductor substrate which lie near the groove. Consequently, the seminconductor substrate can be free from crystalline defects.

Semiconductor device element-isolation by oxidation of polysilicon in

A laminated film made of a first insulating film and a second insulating film having a selectivity of etching condition to the first insulating film is selectively formed on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate to use the substrate under the laminated film as a base and emitter active region forming region. The laminated film remains until an anisotropically dry etching step is finished to prevent the base and emitter active region from damaging due to an etching atmosphere at anisotropically dry etching time.

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