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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guan-Jiun Liu, Chang-Hua Hsien, TW;
Shih-Ching Chen, Nantou Hsien, TW;
Chi-Jui Sung, Hsinchu, TW;
Chung-Po Hsu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/176 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/176 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a concave shallow trench isolation structure, and a fabricating method of a shallow trench isolation structure with concave bottom corners. The concave shape of the structure prevents stress centralization, and avoids leakage current or punch through in the source/drain regions.