Patent ID: 7419866

Claim:
A process of forming an electronic device comprising: forming a first patterned oxidation-resistant layer over a semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer overlies an insulating layer that overlies a base layer; patterning the semiconductor layer to form a first semiconductor island, wherein: the first semiconductor island includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; substantially all of the first semiconductor island and abuts and overlies the insulating layer; the first surface lies closer to the base layer, as compared to the second surface; and the second surface is spaced apart from the insulating layer; forming an oxidation-resistant material along a side of the first semiconductor island; and exposing the first patterned oxidation-resistant layer, the first semiconductor island, and the oxidation-resistant material to a first oxygen-containing ambient, wherein a first portion of the first semiconductor island along the first surface is oxidized during exposing the first patterned oxidation-resistant layer, the first semiconductor island, and the oxidation-resistant material to the first oxygen-containing ambient.