Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to shallow trench isolation (STI) processing with local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS), and an integrated circuit formed thereby. In an example, an integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer, a LOCOS layer, an STI structure, and a passive circuit component. The semiconductor layer is over a substrate. The LOCOS layer is over the semiconductor layer. The STI structure extends into the semiconductor layer. The passive circuit component is over and touches the LOCOS layer.

Abstract: An electronic device, e.g. an integrated circuit, includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and an area of the semiconductor substrate surrounded by inner and outer trench rings. The inner trench ring includes a first dielectric liner that extends from the substrate surface to a bottom of the inner trench ring, the first dielectric liner electrically isolating an interior region of the inner trench ring from the semiconductor substrate. The outer trench ring surrounds the inner trench ring and includes a second dielectric liner that extends from the substrate surface to a bottom of the outer trench ring. The second dielectric liner includes an opening at a bottom of the outer trench ring, the opening providing a path between an interior region of the outer trench ring and the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device, e.g. an integrated circuit, includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and an area of the semiconductor substrate surrounded by inner and outer trench rings. The inner trench ring includes a first dielectric liner that extends from the substrate surface to a bottom of the inner trench ring, the first dielectric liner electrically isolating an interior region of the inner trench ring from the semiconductor substrate. The outer trench ring surrounds the inner trench ring and includes a second dielectric liner that extends from the substrate surface to a bottom of the outer trench ring. The second dielectric liner includes an opening at a bottom of the outer trench ring, the opening providing a path between an interior region of the outer trench ring and the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A method of forming an IC includes forming a buried layer (BL) doped a second type in a substrate doped a first type. Deep trenches are etched including narrower inner trench rings and wider outer trench rings through to the BL. A first deep sinker implanting uses ions of the second type with a first dose, a first energy, and a first tilt angle. A second deep sinker implant uses ions of the second type with a second dose that<the first dose, a second energy>than the first energy, and a second tilt angle<the first tilt angle. The outer trench rings outside and inner trench rings are dielectric lined. The dielectric lining is removed from a bottom of the outer trench rings. The outer trench rings are filled with an electrically conductive filler material that contacts the substrate and fills the inner trench rings.

Abstract: An capacitor is formed in an interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer of the integrated circuit (IC) by etching vertical trenches through the ILD and depositing conformal layers of a bottom electrode metal, a capacitor dielectric and a top electrode metal. The capacitor can attain a capacitance density of 20 nanofarads/mm2 in a 1 micron thick ILD, and is suitable for replacing external capacitors in a circuit containing the IC with external circuit elements. The disclosed fabrication methods are compatible with aluminum or copper interconnects.