摘要:
A method of fabricating a germanium photo detector includes preparing a silicon substrate; depositing and planarizing a silicon oxide layer; forming contact holes in the silicon oxide layer which communicate with the underlying silicon substrate; growing an epitaxial germanium layer of a first type on the silicon oxide layer and in the contact holes; growing an intrinsic germanium layer on the epitaxial germanium layer and any exposed silicon oxide layer; growing a germanium layer of a second type on the intrinsic germanium layer and any exposed silicon oxide layer; depositing a layer of covering material take from the group of materials consisting of polysilicon, polysilicon-germanium and In2O3—SnO2; and etching the covering material to form individual sensing elements.
摘要翻译:制造锗光电检测器的方法包括制备硅衬底; 沉积和平坦化氧化硅层; 在氧化硅层中形成与底层硅衬底连通的接触孔; 在氧化硅层和接触孔中生长第一类型的外延锗层; 在外延锗层和任何暴露的氧化硅层上生长内在的锗层; 在内部锗层和任何暴露的氧化硅层上生长第二类型的锗层; 沉积一层覆盖材料取自由多晶硅,多晶硅 - 锗和In 2 N 3 O 3 -SnO 2 2组成的材料组。 并蚀刻覆盖材料以形成单独的感测元件。
摘要:
A method of fabricating a low defect germanium thin film includes preparing a silicon wafer for germanium deposition; forming a germanium film using a two-step CVD process, annealing the germanium thin film using a multiple cycle process; implanting hydrogen ions; depositing and smoothing a layer of tetraethylorthosilicate oxide (TEOS); preparing a counter wafer; bonding the germanium thin film to a counter wafer to form a bonded structure; annealing the bonded structure at a temperature of at least 375° C. to facilitate splitting of the bonded wafer; splitting the bonded structure to expose the germanium thin film; removing any remaining silicon from the germanium thin film surface along with a portion of the germanium thin film defect zone; and incorporating the low-defect germanium thin film into the desired end-product device.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a biaxial tensile strained layer for NMOS fabrication and a uniaxial compressive strained layer for PMOS fabrication on a single wafer for use in CMOS ICs, includes preparing a silicon substrate for CMOS fabrication; depositing, patterning and etching a first and second insulating layers; removing a portion of the second insulating layer from a PMOS active area; depositing a layer of epitaxial silicon on the PMOS active area; removing a portion of the second insulating layer from an NMOS active area; growing an epitaxial silicon layer and growing an epitaxial SiGe layer on the NMOS active area; implanting H2+ ions; annealing the wafer to relax the SiGe layer; removing the remaining second insulating layer from the wafer; growing a layer of silicon; finishing a gate module; depositing a layer of SiO2 to cover the NMOS wafer; etching silicon in the PMOS active area; selectively growing a SiGe layer on the PMOS active area; wherein the silicon layer in the NMOS active area is under biaxial tensile strain, and the silicon layer in the PMOS active area is uniaxial compressive strained; and completing the CMOS device.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a silicon integrated circuit on a glass substrate includes preparing a glass substrate; fabricating a silicon layer on the glass substrate; implanting ions into the active areas of the silicon layer; covering the silicon layer with a heat pad material; activating the ions in the silicon layer by annealing while maintaining the glass substrate at a temperature below that of the thermal stability of the glass substrate; removing the heat pad material; and completing the silicon integrated circuit.
摘要:
Transistors fabricated on SSOI (Strained Silicon On Insulator) substrate, which comprises a strained silicon layer disposed directly on an insulator layer, have enhanced device performance due to the strain-induced band modification of the strained silicon device channel and the limited silicon volume because of the insulator layer. The present invention discloses a SSOI substrate fabrication process comprising various novel approaches. One is the use of a thin relaxed SiGe layer as the strain-induced seed layer to facilitate integration and reduce processing cost. Another is the formation of split implant microcracks deep in the silicon substrate to reduce the number of threading dislocations reaching the strained silicon layer. And lastly is the two step annealing/thinning process for the strained silicon/SiGe multilayer film transfer without blister or flaking formation.
摘要:
A method of forming a SiGe layer having a relatively high Ge content includes preparing a silicon substrate; depositing a layer of strained SiGe to a thickness of between about 100 nm to 500 nm, wherein the Ge content of the SiGe layer is equal to or greater than 20%, by molecular weight; implanting H2+ ions into the SiGe layer; irradiating the substrate and SiGe layer, to relax the SiGe layer; and depositing a layer of tensile-strained silicon on the relaxed SiGe layer to a thickness of between about 5 nm to 30 nm.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a Si1−XGeX film on a silicon substrate includes preparing a silicon substrate; epitaxially depositing a Si1−XGeX layer on the silicon substrate forming a Si1−XGeX/Si interface there between; amorphizing the Si1−XGeX layer at a temperature greater than Tc to form an amorphous, graded SiGe layer; and annealing the structure at a temperature of between about 650° C. to 1100° C. for between about ten seconds and sixty minutes to recrystallize the SiGe layer.
摘要:
A germanium (Ge) short wavelength infrared (SWIR) imager and associated fabrication process are provided. The imager comprises a silicon (Si) substrate with doped wells. An array of pin diodes is formed in a relaxed Ge-containing film overlying the Si substrate, each pin diode having a flip-chip interface. There is a Ge/Si interface, and a doped Ge-containing buffer interposed between the Ge-containing film and the Ge/Si interface. An array of Si CMOS readout circuits is bonded to the flip-chip interfaces. Each readout circuit has a zero volt diode bias interface.
摘要:
A silicon/germanium (SiGe) superlattice thermal sensor is provided with a corresponding fabrication method. The method forms an active CMOS device in a first Si substrate, and a SiGe superlattice structure on a second Si-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The first substrate is bonded to the second substrate, forming a bonded substrate. An electrical connection is formed between the SiGe superlattice structure and the CMOS device, and a cavity is formed between the SiGe superlattice structure and the bonded substrate.
摘要:
Transistors fabricated on SSOI (Strained Silicon On Insulator) substrate, which comprises a strained silicon layer disposed directly on an insulator layer, have enhanced device performance due to the strain-induced band modification of the strained silicon device channel and the limited silicon volume because of the insulator layer. The present invention discloses SSOI substrate fabrication processes comprising various novel approaches. One is the use of a thin relaxed SiGe layer as the strain-induced seed layer to facilitate integration and reduce processing cost. Another is the formation of split implant microcracks deep in the silicon substrate to reduce the number of threading dislocations reaching the strained silicon layer. And lastly is a two step annealing/thinning process for the strained silicon/SiGe multilayer film transfer without blister or flaking formation.