Shallow trench isolation structure, manufacturing method thereof and a device based on the structure

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shallow trench isolation structure, manufacturing method thereof and a device based on the structure. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure, characterized in comprising the following steps: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming an insulating medium on said semiconductor substrate; etching a part of the insulating medium by using a mask to expose the semiconductor substrate thereunder, the unetched insulating medium forming STI regions; and epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer on said semiconductor substrate between said STI regions as an active region. With the method provided by the present invention, the problem of filling a small-size trench is solved and the problem of STI step height is overcome.

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