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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/161 (2006.01); H01L 29/165 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66818 (2013.01); H01L 29/0653 (2013.01); H01L 29/161 (2013.01); H01L 29/165 (2013.01); H01L 29/7851 (2013.01); H01L 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for fabricating semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a fin-shaped structure thereon and a shallow trench isolation (STI) around the fin-shaped structure, wherein the fin-shaped structure comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; removing part of the STI to expose the top portion of the fin-shaped structure; and performing an oxidation process on the exposed top portion of the fin-shaped structure to divide the top portion into a first top portion and a second top portion while forming an oxide layer around the first top portion.