Abstract:
A photomask includes, on a translucent substrate, three or more first light-shielding portions each in insular shape having a property of shielding exposure light and spaced equidistantly, a second light-shielding portion having a property of shielding the exposure light and formed to connect the adjacent first light-shielding portions, and first light-transmitting portions each in slit shape having a property of transmitting the exposure light and formed to be surrounded with the first and second light-shielding portions. The second light-shielding portion is formed to contain a point located equidistantly from the three or more first light-shielding portions.
Abstract:
Affords epitaxial substrates for vertical gallium nitride semiconductor devices that have a structure in which a gallium nitride film of n-type having a desired low carrier concentration can be provided on a gallium nitride substrate of n type. A gallium nitride epitaxial film (65) is provided on a gallium nitride substrate (63). A layer region (67) is provided in the gallium nitride substrate (63) and the gallium nitride epitaxial film (65). An interface between the gallium nitride substrate (43) and the gallium nitride epitaxial film (65) is positioned in the layer region (67). In the layer region (67), a peak value of donor impurity along an axis from the gallium nitride substrate (63) to the gallium nitride epitaxial film (65) is 1×1018 cm−3 or more. The donor impurity is at least either silicon or germanium.
Abstract translation:提供具有其中可以在n型氮化镓衬底上提供具有期望的低载流子浓度的n型氮化镓膜的结构的垂直氮化镓半导体器件的外延衬底。 氮化镓外延膜(65)设置在氮化镓衬底(63)上。 在氮化镓衬底(63)和氮化镓外延膜(65)中设置一个层区(67)。 氮化镓衬底(43)和氮化镓外延膜(65)之间的界面位于层区(67)中。 在层区域(67)中,施主杂质沿着氮化镓衬底(63)到氮化镓外延膜(65)的轴的峰值为1×10 18 cm -3以上。 供体杂质至少是硅或锗。
Abstract:
Affords high electron mobility transistors having a high-purity channel layer and a high-resistance buffer layer. A high electron mobility transistor 11 is provided with a supporting substrate 13 composed of gallium nitride, a buffer layer 15 composed of a first gallium nitride semiconductor, a channel layer 17 composed of a second gallium nitride semiconductor, a semiconductor layer 19 composed of a third gallium nitride semiconductor, and electrode structures (a gate electrode 21, a source electrode 23 and a drain electrode 25) for the transistor 11. The band gap of the third gallium nitride semiconductor is broader than that of the second gallium nitride semiconductor. The carbon concentration NC1 of the first gallium nitride semiconductor is 4×1017 cm−3 or more. The carbon concentration NC2 of the second gallium nitride semiconductor is less than 4×1016 cm−3.
Abstract translation:提供具有高纯度沟道层和高电阻缓冲层的高电子迁移率晶体管。 高电子迁移率晶体管11设置有由氮化镓构成的支撑基板13,由第一氮化镓半导体构成的缓冲层15,由第二氮化镓半导体构成的沟道层17,由第三氮化镓半导体构成的半导体层19 氮化镓半导体,以及用于晶体管11的电极结构(栅电极21,源电极23和漏电极25)。第三氮化镓半导体的带隙比第二氮化镓半导体的带隙宽。 第一氮化镓半导体的碳浓度NC1为4×10 17 cm -3以上。 第二氮化镓半导体的碳浓度NC2小于4×10 16 cm -3。
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is composed of: an interconnect made of a first conductive film and a second conductive film that are stacked in sequence from the interconnect underside on an insulating film formed on a substrate; and a capacitor composed of a lower capacitor electrode made of the first conductive film, a dielectric film formed on the lower capacitor electrode, and an upper capacitor electrode made of the second conductive film and formed on the dielectric film.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is composed of: an interconnect made of a first conductive film and a second conductive film that are stacked in sequence from the interconnect underside on an insulating film formed on a substrate; and a capacitor composed of a lower capacitor electrode made of the first conductive film, a dielectric film formed on the lower capacitor electrode, and an upper capacitor electrode made of the second conductive film and formed on the dielectric film.
Abstract:
After distributing a nonmetal element in a region in the vicinity of a surface portion of a semiconductor layer, a metal film is deposited on the semiconductor layer. Next, a semiconductor-metal compound layer is epitaxially grown in the surface portion of the semiconductor layer by causing a reaction between an element included in the semiconductor layer and a metal included in the metal film through annealing carried out on the metal film.
Abstract:
A slurry feeding apparatus includes closed slurry bottle, piping, wet nitrogen generator, wet nitrogen supply pipe, suction and spray nozzles, temperature regulator, flow rate control valves, slurry delivery pump and controller for controlling the operation and flow rate of the slurry delivery pump. While a wafer is being polished by a CMP polisher, the controller continuously operates the pump. On the other hand, while the polisher is idling, the controller starts and stops the pump intermittently at regular intervals. No stirrer like a propeller is inserted into the slurry bottle, but the slurry is stirred up by spraying the slurry through the spray nozzle.
Abstract:
A retainer board, holding a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of integrated circuit terminals for testing a semiconductor chip, is provided in confronting relation to a probe sheet having a plurality of probe terminals electrically connected to their corresponding integrated circuit terminals. An insulating substrate, having wiring electrically connected to the plural probe terminals, is provided on the probe sheet in opposed relation to the retainer board. An elastic member is interposed between the probe sheet and the insulating substrate. The retainer board and the probe sheet are brought into so closer relationship that each integrated circuit terminal of the semiconductor wafer held by the retainer board is electrically connected to its corresponding probe terminal of the probe sheet.
Abstract:
A contact hole and a wiring groove are formed in an insulating layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. A silver layer is formed inside of the contact hole and the wiring groove and on the insulating layer with the use of an electroless plating bath comprising: silver nitrate containing silver ions; tartaric acid serving as a reducing agent of the silver ions; ethylenediamine serving as a complexing agent of the silver ions; and metallic ions of tetramethylammoniumhydroxide serving as a pH control agent. Then, the silver layer on the insulating layer is removed by a chemical and mechanical polishing method such that an embedded wiring is formed in each of the contact hole and the wiring groove.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method of producing a semiconductor memory device. An interlayer insulation film is formed on a semiconductor substrate including a switching transistor. Then, a memory node pattern reaching an active region of the switching transistor is formed. A cell plate electrode pattern is formed through an insulation film formed on the memory node in such a manner that a value obtained by subtracting a thickness of a polycrystalline silicon film for a cell plate electrode from an overlapping dimension of a memory node pattern and the cell plate electrode pattern is not less than two times larger and not more than ten times larger than a thickness of deposition of a BPSG film. Then, the BPSG film is deposited on an entire surface, and then is caused to viscously flow by a heat treatment. Then, an aluminum wiring is formed on the BPSG film. With this construction, a step of the aluminum wiring in a boundary region between a memory cell array portion and a peripheral circuit portion, or in a word line-backing contact forming region, is decreased, thereby preventing the lowering of the yield of the aluminum wiring which is caused by the cutting of the aluminum wiring and the remaining of a residue of etching for a contact-forming electrode (for example, tungsten).