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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
Pascal Gouraud, Montbonnot St Martin, FR;
Delia Ristoiu, St. Ismier, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/762 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/7621 (2013.01); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substrate includes a first solid semiconductor region and a second semiconductor on insulator region. First and second cavities are simultaneously formed in the first and second regions, respectively, of the substrate using etching processes in two steps which form an upper portion and a lower portion of each cavity. The first and second cavities will each have a step at a level of an upper surface of the insulator of the second semiconductor on insulator region. A further oxidation of the first cavity produces a rounded or cut-off area for the upper portion.