Abstract: A silicon on insulator semiconductor structure employs a strain layer fabricated of an electrically inactive material. The strain layer comprises silicon with a germanium additive to produce a sublayer exhibiting a low breakdown voltage and thus effective for selective anodization.

Abstract: The present invention provides products and methods of forming an epitaxial silicon layer on an implanted buried insulator silicon on insulator structure (10). A silicon film (16) is pre-treated to remove residual oxide and surface damage layers, but in such a way as to not damage the silicon film (16) or insulating layer (14) below the silicon film (16). A layer of amorphous silicon (18) is formed on the silicon film (16) in processes to avoid formation of polycrystalline silicon, and also to avoid damage to the silicon film (16). The layer of amorphous silicon (18) is annealed to form an epitaxial layer of single crystalline silicon (20).

Abstract: A silicon on insulator semiconductor structure employs a strain layer fabricated of an electrically inactive material. The strain layer comprises silicon with a germanium additive to produce a sublayer exhibiting a low breakdown voltage and thus effective for selective anodization.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of forming an isolated semiconductor, preferably of the vertical bipolar variety, wherein a porous highly doped semiconductor layer is oxidized and, with a trench containing silicon oxide therein, forms a region encasing a moderately doped epitaxial layer disposed beneath a lightly doped epitaxial layer. The vertical bipolar device is formed in the moderately doped and lightly doped layers with the highly doped epitaxially deposited layer, which is now a silicon oxide layer, forming a portion of the isolation. The anodization of the highly doped layer takes place using an anodizing acid at a temperature of from about 0 to about 10 degrees C.