摘要:
Trenches (and processes for forming the trenches) are provided that reduce or prevent crystaline defects in selective epitaxial growth of type III-V or Germanium (Ge) material (e.g., a “buffer” material) from a top surface of a substrate material. The defects may result from collision of selective epitaxial sidewall growth with oxide trench sidewalls. Such trenches include (1) a trench having sloped sidewalls at an angle of between 40 degrees and 70 degrees (e.g., such as 55 degrees) with respect to a substrate surface; and/or (2) a combined trench having an upper trench over and surrounding the opening of a lower trench (e.g., the lower trench may have the sloped sidewalls, short vertical walls, or tall vertical walls). These trenches reduce or prevent defects in the epitaxial sidewall growth where the growth touches or grows against vertical sidewalls of a trench it is grown in.
摘要:
A silicon single crystal wafer comprises an IDP which is divided into an NiG region and an NIDP region, wherein the IDP region is a region where a Cu based defect is not detected, the NiG region is a region where an Ni based defect is detected and the NIPD region is a region where an Ni based defect is not detected.
摘要:
Disclosed is a piezoelectric device free of some problems associated with ion implantation: the degradation of the surface roughness of the piezoelectric thin film and the cracking of the supporting substrate. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing this piezoelectric device. During an isolation formation step a supporting substrate (50) has a piezoelectric thin film (10) formed on its front (14) with a compressive stress film (90) present on its back (15). The compressive stress film (90) compresses the surface (14 on the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) side of the supporting substrate (50), and the piezoelectric thin film (10) compresses the back (15) of the supporting substrate (50), which is opposite to the surface (14) on the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) side. In other words, the compressive stress produced by the compressive stress film (90) and that by the piezoelectric thin film (10) are in balance in the supporting substrate (50). This makes the supporting substrate (50) free of warpage and able to remain flat. To this end, the driving force that induces isolation in the isolation formation step is gasification of the implanted ionized element rather than the compressive stress to the isolation plane produced by the piezoelectric thin film (10).
摘要:
Systems and methods for substrate wafer back side and edge cross section seals. In accordance with a first method embodiment, a silicon wafer of a first conductivity type is accessed. An epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type is grown on a front surface of the silicon wafer. The epitaxial layer is implanted to form a region of an opposite conductivity type. The growing and implanting are repeated to form a vertical column of the opposite conductivity type. The wafer may also be implanted to form a region of the opposite conductivity type vertically aligned with the vertical column.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a strained Si layer on insulator, a structure of the strained Si layer on insulator, and electronic systems comprising such layers are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming epitaxially a relaxed SiGe layer on top of a Si layer on insulator; transforming the crystalline Si layer and the lower portion of the crystalline relaxed SiGe layer into an amorphous material state by ion implantation; and re-crystallizing the amorphous material from the crystalline top portion of the SiGe layer. The larger lattice constant of the SiGe seed layer forces a tensile strain in the Si layer.
摘要:
A high-frequency wireless communication system on a single ultrathin silicon on sapphire chip is presented. This system incorporates analog, digital (logic and memory) and high radio frequency circuits on a single ultrathin silicon on sapphire chip. The devices are fabricated using conventional bulk silicon CMOS processing techniques. Advantages include single chip architecture, superior high frequency performance, low power consumption and cost effective fabrication.
摘要:
Disclosed is a piezoelectric device free of some problems associated with ion implantation: the degradation of the surface roughness of the piezoelectric thin film and the cracking of the supporting substrate. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing this piezoelectric device. During an isolation formation step a supporting substrate (50) has a piezoelectric thin film (10) formed on its front (14) with a compressive stress film (90) present on its back (15). The compressive stress film (90) compresses the surface (14 on the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) side of the supporting substrate (50), and the piezoelectric thin film (10) compresses the back (15) of the supporting substrate (50), which is opposite to the surface (14) on the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) side. In other words, the compressive stress produced by the compressive stress film (90) and that by the piezoelectric thin film (10) are in balance in the supporting substrate (50). This makes the supporting substrate (50) free of warpage and able to remain flat. To this end, the driving force that induces isolation in the isolation formation step is gasification of the implanted ionized element rather than the compressive stress to the isolation plane produced by the piezoelectric thin film (10).
摘要:
Procédé de réalisation d'une couche de matériau semi-conducteur comprenant des étapes de : a) formation d'un empilement comprenant une première couche (3) à base d'un premier matériau semi-conducteur revêtu d'une deuxième couche (6) à base d'un deuxième matériau semi-conducteur de paramètre de maille différent de celui du premier matériau semi-conducteur, b) réaliser sur la deuxième couche semi-conductrice un masque (10) présentant une symétrie, c) rendre amorphe la première couche semi-conductrice (3) ainsi que des zones (6') de la deuxième couche semi-conductrice (6) sans rendre amorphe une ou plusieurs régions (6a, 6b, 6c) de la deuxième couche semi-conductrice protégées par le masque et disposées respectivement en regard du ou des blocs de masquage d) effectuer une recristallisation des régions rendues amorphes (6a, 6b, 6c) et de la première couche semi-conductrice d'où il résulte que cette première couche semi-conductrice est contrainte.