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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1975
Michael R Poponiak, Newburgh, NY (US);
Robert O Schwenker, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In the fabrication of integrated circuits, a method is provided for forming dielectrically isolated regions in a semiconductor substrate comprising forming over the semiconductor substrate surface an electrically insulating layer of dielectric material having a plurality of openings therethrough and etching to form recesses in the semiconductor substrate exposed in the openings. Then, aluminum is deposited over the substrate so that an aluminum layer is formed on said layer of dielectric material as well as in said recesses. Next, the aluminum in the recesses is selectively anodized to form aluminum oxide, and the remaining aluminum on said layer of dielectric material is removed either by selectively etching away the aluminum layer or by a 'lift-off' technique wherein the insulating layer of dielectric material under the aluminum is etched away thereby 'lifting-off' and removing the aluminum.