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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Jin-ping Han, Fishkill, NY (US);
Yung Fu (Alfred) Chong, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Jin-Ping Han, Fishkill, NY (US);
Yung Fu (Alfred) Chong, Singapore, SG;
Assignees:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. Isolation regions are formed that include a stress-altering material at least partially lining a trench formed within a workpiece. The isolation regions include an insulating material disposed over the stress-altering material.