SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
A semiconductor device capable of preventing the occurrence of stress in a field region, and to prevent dislocation, caused by the stress, in the active region is provided. The semiconductor device includes a support substrate; an active island region having single crystal silicon being formed on the support substrate; a CVD film being configured to surround a periphery of the active island region; a boundary between the active island region and the CVD film having an interstice portion being formed therein, the interstice portion being configured to surround the single crystal silicon layer; and a first insulating film being configured to bury the interstice portion.
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13 . A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising:
forming an active island region on a support substrate;
forming a field region surrounding a periphery of said active island region;
forming an interstice portion at a boundary between said active island region and said field region;
subjecting said field region to heat treatment to eject residual matter to be evaporated after forming said interstice portion; and
burying said interstice portion by thermal oxidation.
14 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein said supporting substrate includes a sapphire substrate, and said active region includes a single crystal silicon layer, and said field region includes a CVD film.
15 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein forming said active island region includes,
forming a first thermal oxide film by subjecting a surface of said single crystal silicon layer formed on said sapphire substrate to thermal oxidation,
forming a first insulating film over said first thermal oxide film, and
forming said active island region of said single crystal silicon layer by etching said first insulating film, said first thermal oxide film, and said single crystal silicon layer until a surface of said sapphire substrate is exposed.
16 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein forming said active island region of said single crystal silicon layer includes,
forming a second insulating film over said first insulating film, exposing said single crystal silicon layer by etching said second insulating film, said first insulating film, and said first thermal oxide film with a resist pattern,
using said second insulating film as a mask after said resist pattern is formed over said second insulating film,
etching said single crystal silicon layer with said etched second insulating film as a hard mask, and
removing said second insulating film.
17 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising
subjecting a side surface of said single crystal silicon layer to thermal oxidation after forming said active island region of said single crystal silicon layer, and
covering said single crystal silicon layer and said sapphire substrate with a third insulating film, wherein
forming said field region includes forming said CVD on an entire surface of said third insulating film, reducing said field oxide film until said third insulating film on said single crystal silicon layer is exposed, and
forming said interstice portion includes removing said third insulating film on a top surface and side surface of said active island region.
18 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 17 , further comprising forming a polycrystalline silicon film on said side surface in a side wall shape after forming said third insulating film.
19 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein burying said interstice portion includes,
forming a fourth insulating film along an inner wall of said interstice portion,
forming continuously a polycrystalline silicon film over said fourth insulating film, and
burying said interstice portion by subjecting said polycrystalline silicon film to thermal oxidation.
20 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising forming a silicon oxide film between said sapphire substrate and said single crystal silicon layer.
21 . A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising:
forming an active island region on an support substrate;
forming a field region surrounding a periphery of said active island region;
forming a trench surrounding a periphery of said active island region in said field region;
subjecting said field region to heat treatment to eject residual matter to be evaporated after forming said trench; and
burying said trench after subjecting said field region to a heat treatment.
22 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein said supporting substrate includes a sapphire substrate, and said active region includes a single crystal silicon layer, and said field region includes a CVD film.
23 . The method for producing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , further comprising forming a silicon oxide film between said sapphire substrate and said single crystal silicon layer.