<s>
In	O
semiconductor	B-Architecture
device	I-Architecture
fabrication	I-Architecture
,	O
channel-stopper	B-Algorithm
or	O
channel-stop	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
area	O
in	O
semiconductor	O
devices	O
produced	O
by	O
implantation	O
or	O
diffusion	O
of	O
ions	O
,	O
by	O
growing	O
or	O
patterning	O
the	O
silicon	O
oxide	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
isolation	O
methods	O
in	O
semiconductor	O
material	O
with	O
the	O
primary	O
function	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
the	O
channel	O
area	O
or	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
parasitic	O
channels	O
(	O
inversion	O
layers	O
)	O
.	O
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