Consequently, the pad oxide must be engineered not only as a protective layer but as a stress-conditioning layer that defines the initial mechanical boundary condition for all subsequent STI processing [P1].
AA Pad Oxidation is positioned at the beginning of the AA module within the STI flow to establish a thin, high-quality silicon dioxide layer between the silicon substrate and the subsequent pad nitride film, serving as a mechanical and chemical buffer…
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