Abstract:
THERE IS DISCLOSED A LIQUID SILICA SOURCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DIFFUSIONS WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION 54-64% ETHYL ALCOHOL, 11-21% ETHYL ACETATE, 13-63% TETRAETHYLORTHOSILICATE, AND 3-10% WATER AND 1-8% VINYL TRICHLOROSILANE, SAID PERCENTAGES BEING BY WEIGHT. THE LIQUID SILICA SOURCE MAY BE READILY COATED ONTO THE SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER EITHER BY PAINTING, SPRAYING OR PERFERABLY SPINNING.
Abstract:
THERE IS DISCLOSED A LIQUID DIFFUSION DOPANT SOURCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DIFFUSIONS WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION 54-64% ETHYL ALCOHOL, 15-25% ETHYL ACETATE, 7-17% TETRAETHYLSILICATE, 3-10% WATER AND 0.1-10% OF A DOPING ATOM SORUCE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE COMPOUNDS OF ARSENIC, PHOSPHORUS, BORON ANTIMONY, ZINC, ALUMINUM, PLATINUM, GOLD AND GALLIUM. THE LIQUID DOPANT SOURCE MAY BE READILY COATED ONTO THE SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER EITHER BY PAINTING, SPRAYING OR PREFERABLY SPINNING. AFTER DRYING OF THE COATING, DIFFUSION OF THE DOPANT ATOMS INTO THE WAFER IS READILY CONDUCTED IN A STANDARD DIFFUSION FURNACE.
Abstract:
It is known to deposit zirconium dioxide, ZrO2, on a substrate comprising a chip or wafer by providing zirconium oxychloride, ZrOCl2, vapor at about 550* C, the chip or wafer being at 450* C, in an atmosphere containing water vapor. Zirconium dioxide, ZrO2, and hydrochloric acid, HCl, are produced and a layer of the ZrO2 is deposited on the chip. The ZrO2 layer acts as a passivation material having high resistivity and very good impermeability to sodium which can be destructive of the circuit on the chip or wafer. According to this invention, the ZrO2 may be deposited on a substrate at a lower temperature from a liquid solution of the zirconium oxychloride, whereby the substrate may be paper or plastic and whereby the substrate if it includes a circuit will not be injured by the temperature needed by the prior art high temperature treatment, and therefore the possible injury to the substrate or to the circuit therein by the prior art high temperature treatment is avoided.