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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sug-hun Hong, Seoul, KR;
Dong-ho Ahn, Kyungki-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438413 ; 438422 ;
Abstract
An isolation method for a highly-integrated semiconductor device includes growing an epitaxial layer on the entire surface of a semiconductor substrate including over a trench on which an oxide layer is formed, thereby leaving the inside of the trench empty. A portion of the epitaxial layer which is located over the trench is then oxidized to form an isolation region.