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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1985
Matthew A Bonn, Saratoga, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved method for planarizing an isolation slot, having its walls previously oxidized, is disclosed which comprises depositing a first layer of a material; etching the first layer back to a predetermined depth below a reference point; depositing a second layer of an oxidizable material on the surface of the first layer; etching the second layer; and then oxidizing the second layer of oxidizable material. Formulas are disclosed for calculating the minimum and maximum depths of the etch back of the second layer and the minimum depth of the etch back of the first layer given the width of the slot and the thickness of the oxide layer to be grown in the surface of the second layer to thereby insure that any voids, microcracks, or discontinuities formed in the second layer are removed by the etch and that the oxide subsequently grown in the surface of the second layer does not penetrate down to the surface of the first layer and any voids, microcracks, or discontinuities therein.