The stress state of the HARP oxide is also a node-specific concern, as STI-induced stress increasingly modulates carrier mobility at reduced active widths, requiring careful coordination between deposition chemistry and post-deposition annealing [P3].
The STI HARP Oxide Deposition step exists to completely fill etched shallow trench isolation features with a conformal silicon dioxide film that electrically and mechanically isolates adjacent active re…
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