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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Ta Wu, Chiayi County, TW;
Chii-Ming Wu, Taipei, TW;
Sen-Hong Syue, Hsinchu County, TW;
Cheng-Po Chau, Tainan, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method includes forming a first trench and a second trench in a semiconductor substrate; forming a first mask over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first mask is disposed in a first portion of the first trench and exposes the second trench and a second portion of the first trench; after forming the first mask, deepening the second trench and the second portion of the first trench; after deepening the second trench and the second portion of the first trench, removing the first mask; and after removing the first mask, filling a dielectric material in both the first and second trenches.