摘要:
The instant invention is a method for forming a smooth interface between the upper surface of a silicon substrate and a dielectric layer. The invention comprises forming a thin amorphous region (180) on the upper surface (170) of a silicon substrate prior to forming the dielectric layer on the upper silicon surface.
摘要:
A method for providing a dielectric film having enhanced adhesion and stability.. Pre-deposition, post deposition and post cure treatments enhance adhesion of the dielectric film to an underlying substrate and overlying cap layer. The enhanced film is particularly useful as an intermetal or premetal dielectric layer in an integrated circuit. A pre-deposition treatment process with atomic hydrogen enhances film adhesion by reducing weakly bound oxides on the surface of the substrate. A post-deposition densification process in a reducing atmosphere enhances stability if the film is to be cured ex-situ. In a preferred embodiment, the layer a low dielectric constant film deposited from a process gas of ozone and an organosilane precursor having at least one silicon-carbon (Si-C) bond.
摘要:
A submicron channel length is achieved in cells having sharp corners, such as square cells, by blunting the corners of the cells. In this way, the three dimensional diffusion effect is minimized, and punch through is avoided. Techniques are discussed for minimizing defects in the shallow junctions used for forming the short channel, including the use of a thin dry oxide rather than a thicker steam thermal over the body contact area, a field shaping p+ diffusion to enhance breakdown voltage, and TCA gettering. Gate-source leakage is reduced with extrinsic gettering on the poly backside, and intrinsic gettering due to the choice of starting material.
摘要:
In a method of manufacturing an insulating film of a semiconductor device by a chemical vapor deposition, a surface of a semiconductor wafer is treated with an organic compound such as ethanol and methanol, and then the semiconductor wafer is transported into a reaction chamber and an insulating film is deposited on the thus treated surface of the semiconductor wafer by a chemical vapor deposition using a raw material such as organic silicon compound. By treating the surface of the semiconductor wafer with the organic compound prior to the deposition, the filling capability and planarization of the insulating film are improved. Further the insulating film thus formed is free from voids and clacks, and an amount of water contained in the insulating film is very small. The treatment of the surface of the semiconductor wafer can be performed simply by spin coating, spaying, vapor exposing or dipping, so that the throughput can be improved. Moreover, a gas of said organic compound for treating the surface of the semiconductor wafer may be mixed with raw material gas and reaction gas in the reaction chamber.
摘要:
For cleaning substrates in a cleaning device (10), a reaction furnace (14) of the cleaning device in which a substrate (12) has been installed is evacuated and then supplied with a reducing gas, and a natural oxide film on the substrate is removed by heating it in an atmosphere of reducing gas (32a), the reaction furnace is then evacuated and a reactive gas (32b) is introduced into the reaction furnace, and contaminants on the substrate are removed by etching the substrate in the reactive gas that has been chemically activated by UV radiation (22).
摘要:
A semiconductor structure has a high definition boundary between semiconductor islands (54) and an isolating sublayer (50) having a transition thickness less than 1500A. To form the structure a trench (62) is formed in a composite epitaxial layer (54) and an N + sublayer (50). The sublayer (50) is anodized and oxidized at a high pressure and low temperature environment, reducing updiffusion of the N + impurities into the epitaxial layer (54).
摘要:
A Si or Ge semi-conductor substrate comprising an oxygen monolayer on a surface thereof, said oxygen monolayer being fractional or complete, wherein Si 4+ or Ge 4+ oxidation state of said surface of respectively the Si or Ge substrate resulting from the presence of said oxygen monolayer represents less than 50%, preferably less than 40% and more preferably less than 30% of respectively the sum of Si 1+ , Si 2+ , Si 3+ and Si 4+ oxidation states or the sum of Ge 1+ , Ge 2+ , Ge 3+ and Ge 4+ oxidation states as measured by XPS.
摘要:
A Si or Ge semi-conductor substrate comprising an oxygen monolayer on a surface thereof, said oxygen monolayer being fractional or complete, wherein Si 4+ or Ge 4+ oxidation state of said surface of respectively the Si or Ge substrate resulting from the presence of said oxygen monolayer represents less than 50%, preferably less than 40% and more preferably less than 30% of respectively the sum of Si 1+ , Si 2+ , Si 3+ and Si 4+ oxidation states or the sum of Ge 1+ , Ge 2+ , Ge 3+ and Ge 4+ oxidation states as measured by XPS.
摘要:
An apparatus (1) for treating a wafer, which has a heater (12), a reaction tube (2) for storing a wafer (10) having an organic material adhered thereto and, a first gas conduit (13) and a second gas conduit (14) for feeding an oxygen gas and a hydrogen gas, respectively, into the reaction tube (2); and a method for treating a wafer to be treated, which comprises feeding an oxygen gas and a hydrogen gas through the first gas conduit (13) and the second gas conduit (14), respectively, into the reaction tube (2), and heating the reaction tube (2) by the heater (12) to a temperature sufficient for activating the oxygen gas and hydrogen gas, to thereby allow a combustion reaction to take place and oxidize, decompose and remove the organic material adhered to the wafer (10).