Trench Isolation Structure and a Method of Manufacture Therefor
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsRick L. Wise, Mark S. Rodder
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Abstract
The present invention provides a trench isolation structure, a method of manufacture therefor and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the same. The trench isolation structure (130), in one embodiment, includes a trench located within a substrate (110), the trench having a buffer layer (133) located on sidewalls thereof. The trench isolation structure (130) further includes a barrier layer (135) located over the buffer layer (133), and fill material (138) located over the barrier layer (135) and substantially filling the trench.
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A trench isolation structure, comprising:
- a trench located within a substrate, the trench having sidewalls and a bottom surface;
- a buffer layer located on the sidewalls of the trench;
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- fill material located over the buffer layer, the fill material substantially filling the trench.
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