摘要:
A silicon wafer includes a principal face for forming electronic devices; an end region; and a tapered region which is located between the principal face and the end region, in which the thickness of the silicon wafer is gradually reduced, and which has a slope that makes an angle of greater than zero degree and less than 9.5 degrees or an angle of greater than 19 degrees with the principal face. An SOI wafer prepared by forming a buried oxide layer in a silicon wafer includes a principal face, end region, and tapered region that are substantially the same as those described above. A method for manufacturing an SOI wafer includes the steps of implanting oxygen ions into a silicon wafer; and heat-treating the resulting silicon wafer such that a buried oxide layer is formed in the silicon wafer.
摘要:
This method for manufacturing a SIMOX wafer includes: heating a silicon wafer to 300° C. or more and implanting oxygen ions so as to form a high oxygen concentration layer within the silicon wafer; subjecting the silicon wafer to a cooling to less than 300° C. and an implanting of oxygen ions so as to form an amorphous layer; and subjecting the silicon wafer to a heat-treating in a mixed gas atmosphere containing oxygen so as to form a buried oxide layer. In the forming of the buried oxide layer, a starting temperature is less than 1350° C. and a maximum temperature is 1350° C. or more. This SIMOX wafer is manufactured by the above method and includes a BOX layer and a SOI layer on the BOX layer. The BOX layer has a thickness of 1300 Å or more and a breakdown voltage of 7 MV/cm or more, and the surface of the SOI layer and the interface between the SOI layer and the BOX layer have a roughness over a 10-μm square area of 4 Å rms or less.
摘要:
A SIMOX wafer having a BOX layer with a thin film thickness is obtained without a reduction in productivity or deterioration in quality. In a method for manufacturing a SIMOX wafer comprising: a step of forming a first ion-implanted layer in a silicon wafer; a step of forming a second ion-implanted layer that is in an amorphous state; and a high-temperature heat treatment step of maintaining the wafer in an oxygen contained atmosphere at a temperature that is not lower than 1300° C. but less than a silicon melting point for 6 to 36 hours to change the first and the second ion-implanted layers into a BOX layer, a gas containing chlorine that is not less than 0.1 volume % but less than 1.0 volume % is mixed into an atmosphere during temperature elevation in the high-temperature heat treatment.
摘要:
In the method for manufacturing a SIMOX wafer, oxygen ions are implanted into a silicon wafer, then the silicon wafer is subjected to a prescribed heat treatment so as to form a buried oxide layer in the silicon wafer. The prescribed heat treatment includes: a step of ramping up a temperature of the silicon wafer in a low oxygen partial pressure gas atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure ratio of less than 5%; either or both of a step of oxidizing the silicon wafer in a high oxygen partial pressure gas atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure ratio of 5% or more and a step of annealing the silicon wafer in a low oxygen partial pressure gas atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure ratio of less than 5%; and a step of ramping down the temperature of the silicon wafer in a low oxygen partial pressure gas atmosphere having an oxygen partial pressure ratio of less than 5%. A hydrogen chloride gas is mixed with the low oxygen partial pressure gas having an oxygen partial pressure ratio of less than 5% in at least one step from among the ramp-up step, the anneal step and the ramp-down step.
摘要:
To easily and accurately flush a substrate surface serving an SOI area with a substrate surface serving as a bulk area, make a buried oxide film, and prevent an oxide film from being exposed on substrate surface. After partially forming a mask oxide film 23 on the surface of a substrate 12 constituted of single crystal silicon, oxygen ions 16 are implanted into the surface of the substrate through the mask oxide film, and the substrate is annealed to form an buried oxide film 13 inside the substrate. Further included is a step of forming a predetermined-depth concave portion 12c deeper than substrate surface 12b serving as a bulk area on which the mask oxide film is formed on the substrate surface 12a serving as an SOI area by forming a thermally grown oxide film 21 on the substrate surface 12a serving as an SOI area on which the mask oxide film is not formed between the step of forming the mask oxide film and the step of implanting oxygen ions.
摘要:
A substrate surface serving as an SOI region and a substrate surface serving as a bulk region are made to form the same plane easily and highly accurately, a thickness of a buried oxide film is made uniform, and the buried oxide film is also prevented from being exposed on the substrate surface. After partially forming a mask oxide film (19) on a surface of a silicon substrate (12), an oxygen ions (16) are implanted into the surface of the substrate through this mask oxide film, and the substrate is further subjected to annealing treatment to form a buried oxide film (13) inside the substrate. Between the step of forming the mask oxide film and the step of implanting the oxygen ions, a recess portion (12c) with a predetermined depth deeper than a substrate surface (12b) serving as the bulk region where the mask oxide film has been formed is formed in a substrate surface (12a) serving as the SOI region where the mask oxide film is not formed.
摘要:
A process for manufacturing a silicon-on-insulator substrate comprising a single-crystal silicon substrate in which an oxide layer has been locally buried includes forming a step on the silicon substrate so that a region corresponding to the oxide layer has a greater surface height than other regions; then implanting oxygen ions in the silicon substrate so as to form the oxide layer.
摘要:
Oxygen ion is implanted into a silicon substrate to remain a silicon layer on a surface of the silicon substrate. In this state, a silicon oxide layer is formed under the silicon layer. Silicon oxide particles are formed and remained in the residual silicon layer. While maintaining this state, the silicon substrate is heated to a predetermined temperature not less than 1300.degree. C. Alternatively, the silicon substrate is heated at a high temperature-rise rate to 900-1100.degree. C., and thereafter is heated at a low temperature-rise rate to the temperature not less than 1300.degree. C. The silicon substrate is held at the predetermined temperature not less than 1300.degree. C. for a predetermined time, whereby crystallinity of the residual silicon layer is restored. A pinning effect of the silicon oxide particles prevents the rise of dislocation to the surface of the SOI layer, and also suppresses a rate per a unit time at which interstitial silicon generates during the heating to the high temperature region. Therefore, a dislocation density of the SOI layer can be reduced.
摘要:
Oxygen ion is implanted into a silicon substrate to remain a silicon layer on a surface of the silicon substrate. In this state, a silicon oxide layer is formed under the silicon layer. Silicon oxide particles are formed and remained in the residual silicon layer. While maintaining this state, the silicon substrate is heated to a predetermined temperature not less than 1300.degree. C. Alternatively, the silicon substrate is heated at a high temperature-rise rate to 900.degree.-1100.degree. C., and thereafter is heated at a low temperature-rise rate to the temperature not less than 1300.degree. C. The silicon substrate is held at the predetermined temperature not less than 1300.degree. C. for a predetermined time, whereby crystallinity of the residual silicon layer is restored. A pinning effect of the silicon oxide particles prevents the rise of dislocation to the surface of the SOI layer, and also suppresses a rate per a unit time at which interstitial silicon generates during the heating to the high temperature region. Therefore, a dislocation density of the SOI layer can be reduced.
摘要:
A high power laser transmitting fluoride glass fiber of an enhanced 2.94- .mu.m laser damage threshold value is disclosed, in which either of the core with a high refractive index and the cladding with a low refractive index is formed of fluoride glass which contains fluorine (F) as a component but has it substituted with 0 to 4.1 mol % of bromine (Br), chlorine (Cl), or bromine and chlorine. The optical fiber of the present invention may have its core formed of fluoride glass and its cladding formed of fluorine-contained resin, and the core glass has a composition that 70 to 80% of fluorine (F) is substituted with 0 to 4.1 mol % of bromine (Br), or chlorine (Cl), or bromine and chlorine.