Abstract:
A substrate for radiofrequency microelectronic devices comprises a carrier substrate made of a semi-conductor, a sintered composite layer disposed on the carrier substrate and formed from powders of at least a first dielectric material and a second dielectric different from the first material, the sintered composite layer having a thickness larger than 5 microns and a thermal expansion coefficient that is matched with that of the carrier substrate to plus or minus 30%.
Abstract:
A support for a semiconductor structure includes a base substrate, a first silicon dioxide insulating layer positioned on the base substrate and having a thickness greater than 20 nm, and a charge trapping layer having a resistivity higher than 1000 ohm·cm and a thickness greater than 5 microns positioned on the first insulating layer.
Abstract:
A support for a semiconductor structure includes a base substrate, a first silicon dioxide insulating layer positioned on the base substrate and having a thickness greater than 20 nm, and a charge trapping layer having a resistivity higher than 1000 ohm·cm and a thickness greater than 5 microns positioned on the first insulating layer.
Abstract:
A substrate for radiofrequency microelectronic devices comprises a carrier substrate made of a semi-conductor, a sintered composite layer disposed on the carrier substrate and formed from powders of at least a first dielectric material and a second dielectric different from the first material, the sintered composite layer having a thickness larger than 5 microns and a thermal expansion coefficient that is matched with that of the carrier substrate to plus or minus 30%.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate to substrates comprising a base wafer, an insulating layer and a top semiconductor layer, wherein the insulating layer comprises at least a zone wherein a density of charges is in absolute value higher than 1010 charges/cm2. The invention also relates to processes for making such substrates.
Abstract translation:本发明的实施例涉及包括基底晶片,绝缘层和顶部半导体层的基板,其中绝缘层至少包括电荷密度高于1010电荷/ cm 2的绝对值的区域。 本发明还涉及制造这种基材的方法。
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for fabricating a locally passivated germanium-on-insulator substrate wherein, in order to achieve good electron mobility, nitridized regions are provided at localised positions. Nitridizing is achieved using a plasma treatment. The resulting substrates also form part of the invention.
Abstract:
A method for minimizing harmonic distortion and/or intermodulation distortion of a radiofrequency signal propagating in a radiofrequency circuit formed on a semiconductor substrate coated with an electrically insulating layer, wherein a curve representing the distortion as a function of a power of the input or output signal exhibits a trough around a given power (PDip), the method comprises applying, between the radiofrequency circuit and the semiconductor substrate, an electrical potential difference (VGB) chosen so as to move the trough toward a given operating power of the radiofrequency circuit.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for testing a semiconductor substrate (1) for radiofrequency applications, characterized in that the electrical resistivity profile of the substrate as a function of depth, is measured and, using the profile, a criterion is calculated, defined by the formula (I): where D is the integration depth, σ(x) is the electrical conductivity measured at a depth x in the substrate, and L is a characteristic attenuation length of the electric field in the substrate. The invention also relates to a method for selecting a semiconductor substrate (1) for radiofrequency applications and to a device for implementing these methods.
Abstract:
A method for dissolving a buried oxide in a silicon-on-insulator wafer comprises providing a silicon-on-insulator wafer having a silicon layer attached to a carrier substrate via a buried oxide layer, and annealing the silicon-on-insulator wafer to at least partially dissolve the buried oxide layer. The method further comprises a step of providing an oxygen scavenging layer on or over the silicon layer before the annealing step.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a high-resistivity semiconductor-on-insulator substrate comprising the steps of: a) forming a dielectric layer and a semiconductor layer over a high-resistivity substrate, such that the dielectric layer is arranged between the high-resistivity substrate and the semiconductor layer; b) forming a hard mask or resist over the semiconductor layer, wherein the hard mask or resist has at least one opening at a predetermined position; c) forming at least one doped region in the high-resistivity substrate by ion implantation of an impurity element through the at least one opening of the hard mask or resist, the semiconductor layer and the dielectric layer; d) removing the hard mask or resist; and e) forming a radiofrequency, RF, circuit in and/or on the semiconductor layer at least partially overlapping the at least one doped region in the high-resistivity substrate.