Abstract:
A METHOD OF CONCURRENTLY FORMING A SHALALOW, FLAT FRONT DIFFUSION LAYER AND A HIGH SURFACE IMPURITY CONCENTRATION IN A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, BY PREHEATING THE WAFER TO DIFFUSION TEMPERATURE IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT WILL NOT FORM ANY FILM, SUCH AS AN OXIDE OR NITRIDE LAYER, UPON TH SURFACE OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER; CARRYING THE DIFFUSANT,
SUCH AS AS OR P, IN A CARRIER GAS SUCH AS ARGON THAT WILL NOT INTERFERE BY LAYER FORMATION WITH THE DIFFUSION; DIFFUSING THE AS OR P TO A DEPTH NOT EXCEEDING 20 MICROINCHES; AND THEN COOLING IN AN INERT ATOMSPHERE.
Abstract:
Autodoping is minimized during epitaxial deposition by sputtering a primary or initial film on a doped semiconductor substrate prior to epitaxial deposition.