Claims
- 1. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprising:
- a granular insulators laying step of laying granular insulators over an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate to provide the granular insulators in concavities in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; and
- a granular insulators removing step of removing the granular insulators provided on convexities on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- the granular insulators having a particle size between 0.3 to 1.5 times the height of the concavities.
- 2. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a spin on glass film applying step of applying a spin on glass film onto the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate before the granular insulators laying step; and
- a spin on glass film heat treating step of heat treating the spin on glass film after the granular insulator laying step to adhere the granular insulators to the semiconductor substrate through the spin on glass film.
- 3. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a spin on glass film applying step of applying the spin on glass film onto the granular insulators after the granular insulators laying step; and
- a spin on glass film heat treating step of heat treating the spin on glass film after the spin on glass film applying step to adhere the granular insulators to the semiconductor substrate through the spin on glass film.
- 4. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1,
- further comprising a lift-off layer forming step of forming a lift-off layer on the semiconductor layer before the granular insulators laying step,
- the granular insulators removing step being for removing the lift-off layer to remove the granular insulators on the lift-off layer.
- 5. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 2,
- further comprising a lift-off layer forming step of forming a lift-off layer on the semiconductor layer before the granular insulators laying step,
- the granular insulators removing step being for removing the lift-off layer to remove the granular insulators on the lift-off layer.
- 6. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 3,
- further comprising a lift-off layer forming step of forming a lift-off layer on the semiconductor layer before the granular insulators laying step,
- the granular insulators removing step being for removing the lift-off layer to remove the granular insulators on the lift-off layer.
- 7. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein
- the lift-off layer is formed of a resist.
- 8. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein
- the lift-off layer is formed of amorphous carbon.
- 9. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the granular insulators removing step is scraping the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate or grinding the semiconductor substrate to remove the granular insulators on the convexities.
- 10. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein the granular insulators removing step is scraping the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate or grinding the semiconductor substrate to remove the granular insulators on the convexities.
- 11. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein the granular insulators removing step is scraping the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate or grinding the semiconductor substrate to remove the granular insulators on the convexities.
- 12. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a silicon oxide film forming step of forming a silicon oxide film onto the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate before the granular insulators laying step; and
- a heat treating step of heat treating the granular insulators after the granular insulators laying step to adhere the granular insulators to the semiconductor substrate through the silicon oxide film.
- 13. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein the granular insulators removing step is scraping the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate or grinding the semiconductor substrate to remove the granular insulators on the convexities.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/278,953 filed Jul. 22, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,111.
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