In a semiconductor device formed on a silicon surface which has a
substantial (110) crystal plane orientation, the silicon surface is
flattened so that an arithmetical mean deviation of surface Ra is not
greater than 0.15 nm, preferably, 0.09 nm, which enables to manufacture
an n-MOS transistor of a high mobility. Such a flattened silicon surface
is obtained by repeating a deposition process of a self-sacrifice oxide
film in an oxygen radical atmosphere and a removing process of the
self-sacrifice oxide film, by cleaning the silicon surface in deaerated
H.sub.2O or a low OH density atmosphere, or by strongly terminating the
silicon surface by hydrogen or heavy hydrogen. The deposition process of
the self-sacrifice oxide film may be carried out by isotropic oxidation.