Patent ID: 7452781

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate having a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure region isolated by a local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) film and an SOI structure in the region, comprising: forming the LOCOS film so as to make a height from an uppermost surface of a semiconductor member to a top surface of the LOCOS film be higher than a height from the uppermost surface of the semiconductor member to a top surface of the SOI structure; forming a silicon germanium layer and a silicon layer on the SOI structure region on the semiconductor member by epitaxial growth and forming a polysilicon film on a surface of the LOCOS film; forming a recess for a support to support the silicon layer to be a part of the SOI structure; forming the support on the semiconductor member; exposing a side of the silicon germanium layer and the silicon layer underneath the support; forming a cavity by removing the silicon germanium layer having the side exposed; forming the SOI structure by embedding an insulating layer to be buried in the cavity; planarizing a covering insulating film formed to cover an entire of a top surface of the semiconductor member by using the polysilicon film as a stopper; and exposing a top surface of the silicon layer in the SOI structure by etching.