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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2002
Cheol Soo Park, Kyoungki-do, KR;
Dongbu Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul, CN;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for forming an isolation layer in a semiconductor device, in which when a masking insulation layer and an isolation oxide layer are sequentially subjected to a dry etching process in accordance with an isolation mask pattern, the isolation oxide layer is etched to have a thickness of approximately hundreds of angstroms from the top surface of the silicon substrate, thereby preventing the silicon substrate from being damaged by plasma. Therefore, reliability of the device can be improved. To this end, the method comprises the steps of forming an isolation oxide layer and a masking insulation layer on an silicon substrate in order; etching the masking insulation layer and the isolation oxide to form a trench; and growing an epitaxial silicon layer in the trench to form an epitaxial silicon active area.