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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
May. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Yongchul Ahn, Eagan, MN (US);
Kaichiu Wong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Venuka Jayatilaka, Savage, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor structure has a substrate having a trench, an isolation dielectric in the trench, and a stress buffer layer, between the substrate and the dielectric. Semiconductor devices containing the semiconductor structure may have higher reliability, and may have a reduced manufacturing costs per device.