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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Takashi Yamada, Ebina, JP;
Hajime Nagano, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Hamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having first and second regions, a first insulating film formed on the substrate in the first region, a first epitaxial layer formed on the substrate in the second region and having an upper surface higher than an upper surface of the first insulating film, and a first semiconductor layer formed on the first insulating film with a space provided with respect to the first epitaxial layer, having an upper surface set at substantially the same height as the upper surface of the first epitaxial layer and having a tapered surface faced to a side surface of the first epitaxial layer.