摘要:
Disclosed is a plasma doping method that, even though a plasma doping treatment is repeated, can make a dose from a film to a silicon substrate uniform for each time. According to an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a plasma doping method that places a sample on a sample electrode in a vacuum chamber, generates plasma in the vacuum chamber, and causes impurity ions in the plasma to collide against a surface of the sample so as to form an impurity doped layer in the surface of the sample. The plasma doping method includes a maintenance step of preparing the vacuum chamber having a film containing an impurity formed on an inner wall thereof such that, when the film containing the impurity fixed to the inner wall of the vacuum chamber is attacked by ions in the plasma, the amount of an impurity to be doped into the surface of the sample by sputtering is not changed even though the plasma containing the impurity ions is repeatedly generated in the vacuum chamber, a step of placing the sample on the sample electrode, and a step of irradiating the plasma containing the impurity ions so as to implant the impurity ions into the sample, and doping the impurity into the sample by sputtering from the film containing the impurity fixed to the inner wall of the vacuum chamber.
摘要:
A plasma doping method and apparatus in which a prescribed gas is introduced into a vacuum container while being exhausted by a turbomolecular pump as an exhaust apparatus. The pressure in the vacuum container is kept at a prescribed value by a pressure regulating valve. High-frequency electric power of 13.56 MHz is supplied to a coil disposed close to a dielectric window which is opposed to a sample electrode, whereby induction-coupled plasma is generated in the vacuum container. Every time a prescribed number of samples have been processed, a dummy sample is subjected to plasma doping and then to heating. The conditions for processing of a sample are controlled so that the measurement value of the surface sheet resistance becomes equal to a prescribed value, whereby the controllability of the impurity concentration can be increased.
摘要:
A semiconductor region having an upper surface and a side surface is formed on a substrate. A first impurity region is formed in an upper portion of the semiconductor region. A second impurity region is formed in a side portion of the semiconductor region. The resistivity of the second impurity region is substantially equal to or smaller than that of the first impurity region.
摘要:
A plasma of a gas containing an impurity is produced through a discharge in a vacuum chamber, and a plurality of substrates are successively doped with the impurity by using the plasma, wherein a plasma doping condition of a subject substrate is adjusted based on an accumulated discharge time until the subject substrate is placed in the vacuum chamber.
摘要:
A plasma of a gas containing an impurity is produced through a discharge in a vacuum chamber, and a plurality of substrates are successively doped with the impurity by using the plasma, wherein a plasma doping condition of a subject substrate is adjusted based on an accumulated discharge time until the subject substrate is placed in the vacuum chamber.
摘要:
It is intended to provide a plasma doping method and apparatus which are superior in the controllability of the concentration of an impurity that is introduced into a surface layer of a sample.A prescribed gas is introduced into a vacuum container 1 from a gas supply apparatus 2 while being exhausted by a turbomolecular pump 3 as an exhaust apparatus. The pressure in the vacuum container 1 is kept at a prescribed value by a pressure regulating valve 4. High-frequency electric power of 13.56 MHz is supplied from a high-frequency power source 5 to a coil 8 disposed close to a dielectric window 7 which is opposed to a sample electrode 6, whereby induction-coupled plasma is generated in the vacuum container 1. A high-frequency power source 10 for supplying high-frequency electric power to the sample electrode 6 is provided. Every time a prescribed number of samples have been processed, a dummy sample is subjected to plasma doping and then to heating. The conditions for processing of a sample are controlled so that the measurement value of the surface sheet resistance becomes equal to a prescribed value, whereby the controllability of the impurity concentration can be increased.
摘要:
There are provided a plasma doping method and apparatus which is excellent in a repeatability and a controllability of an implanting depth of an impurity to be introduced into a sample or a depth of an amorphous layer.A plasma doping method of generating a plasma in a vacuum chamber and colliding an ion in the plasma with a surface of a sample to modify a surface of a crystal sample to be amorphous, includes the steps of carrying out a plasma irradiation over a dummy sample to perform an amorphizing treatment together with a predetermined number of samples, irradiating a light on a surface of the dummy sample subjected to the plasma irradiation, thereby measuring an optical characteristic of the surface of the dummy sample, and controlling a condition for treating the sample in such a manner that the optical characteristic obtained at the measuring step has a desirable value.
摘要:
There is provided a method of introducing impurity capable of efficiently realizing a shallow impurity introduction. The impurity introducing method includes a first step of making a surface of a semiconductor layer to be amorphous by reacting plasma composed of particles which are electrically inactive in the semiconductor layer to a surface of a solid base body including the semiconductor layer, and a second step of introducing impurity to the surface of the solid base body.After performing the first step, by performing the second step, an amorphous layer with fine pores is formed on the surface of the solid base body including the semiconductor layer, and impurity are introduced in the amorphous layer to form an impurity introducing layer.
摘要:
An object is to provide a semiconductor device in which uniform properties are intended and high yields are provided. Process steps are provided in which variations are adjusted in doping and annealing process steps that are subsequent process steps so as to cancel in-plane variations in a substrate caused by dry etching to finally as well provide excellent in-plane consistency in a substrate.
摘要:
Before a plasma doping process is performed, there is generated a plasma of a gas containing an element belonging to the same group in the periodic table as the primary element of a silicon substrate 9, e.g., a monosilane gas, in a vacuum chamber 1. Thus, the inner wall of the vacuum chamber 1 is covered with a silicon-containing film. Then, a plasma doping process is performed on the silicon substrate 9.