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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chine-Gie Lou, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed to form a shallow trench isolation (STI) without reverse short channel effect. This is accomplished by forming oxidized polysilicon spacers in the dielectric layers above the trench, while also employing a thermal oxide liner on the inside walls of the trench in the substrate. The polyoxide spacers and the thermal oxide liner together prevent the undercutting at the corners or shoulders of the trench, thereby avoiding the common problem of having reverse short channel effect.