摘要:
An improved planarization process includes the steps of forming recessed regions (38) and elevated regions (34) in a semiconductor substrate (30). The substrate is oxidized to form an oxide liner (39) overlying the recessed regions, and a fill material (40) is deposited to overlie the substrate (30) filling the recessed regions (38). An etching process is used to remove portions of the fill material (40) and to expose portions of a first planarization layer (44) overlying the elevated regions (34) of the substrate (30). The fill material is etched and a second planarization layer (46) is deposited to overlie dielectric portions (42), and portions (44) of first planarization layer (32) exposed by the etching process. A chemical-mechanical-polishing process is then carried out to form a planar surface (47), and remaining portions of the planarization layers and fill material are removed.
摘要:
A VAPOR PHASE EPITAXIAL PROCESS FOR FORMING A SUPERLATTICE STRUCTURE COMPRISING ALTERNATE LAYERS OF DIFFERENT SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS ON A SUBSTRATE. IN THE SUPERLATTICE, THE PROPORTION OF ONE COMPONENT IS CAUSED TO PERIODICALLY VARY FROM A DESIRED MAXIMUM TO A DESIRED MINIMUM OVER AN EXTREMELY SMALL PERIOD. FOR AN N COMPONENT SYSTEM, THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY FORMING A STREAM COMPRISING N-1 COOPONENTS AND INJECTING PULSES OF THE NTH COMPONENT IN A CARRIER GAS SEPARATED BY PULSES OF CARRIER GAS INTO THE N-1 COMPONENT STREAM, TO THEREBY PROVIDE AT THE SUBSTRATE ALTERNATE, DISCRETE BURSTS OF GAS COMPRISING N COMPONENTS AND N-1 COMPONENTS, RESPECTIVELY. BY CRITICALLY CONTROLLING DIFFUSION OF ADJACENT PULSES AND BURSTS, THE PROPORTION OF THE NTH COMPONENT IN THE SUPERLATTICE STRUCTURE CAN BE VARIED FROM A MAXIMUM TO A MINUMUM WITHIN AN EXTREMELY SMALL PERIOD. HIGH TEMPERATURE, VAPOR PHASE EPITAXIAL DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING SUCH A REPETITIVE SUPERLATTICE STRUCTURE: BASICALLY A PULSING CHAMBER TO RECEIVE THE N-1 COMPONENT STREAM; PULSING MEANS TO PERIODICALLY PULSE THE NTH COMPONENT INTO THE N-1 COMPONENT STREAM, WHEREBY THE BURSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE FORMED; AND DEPOSITION MEANS CONTAINING A SUBSTRATE TO RECEIVE SAID BURSTS FOR THE FORMATION OF SAD SUPERLATTICE. ALL ELEMENTS ARE CORRELATED TO PERMIT DIFFUSION TO BE CRITICALLY CONTROLLED.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes an InP substrate, an intrinsic InGaAs channel layer formed on the InP substrate and lattice matched to the InP substrate, a doped GaAsSb carrier supply layer formed on the intrinsic InGaAs channel layer and lattice matched to the InP substrate, a gate electrode formed on the doped GaAsSb carrier supply layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode which are respectively formed on the doped GaAsSb carrier supply layer and located on both sides of the gate electrode.
摘要:
III-V films are grown on large automatically perfect terraces of III-V substrates which have a different lattice constant, with temperature and Group II and V arrival rates chosen to give a Group III element stable surface. The growth is pulsed to inhibit Group III metal accumulation to low temperature, and to permit the film to relax to equilibrium. The method of the invention 1) minimizes starting step density on sample surface; 2) deposits InAs and GaAs using an interrupted growth mode (0.25 to 2 mono-layers at a time); 3) maintains the instantaneous surface stoichiometry during growth (As-stable for GaAs, In-stable for InAs); and 4) uses time-resolved RHEED to achieve aspects (1)-14 (3).
摘要:
A transmission photocathode comprising a crystal substrate transparent to the radiation to be detected, at least one epitaxial crystalline intermediate layer having a lattice constant close to that of the detector layer and transparent to the radiation to be detected, and a p-type group III-V compound detector layer. Preferably the intermediate layer is p-type.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises the steps of forming the first semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a surface protection layer of antimony (Sb) or the material having Sb as its main component, executing the other steps necessary for the fabrication of the semiconductor device, removing the surface protection layer, and forming, on the first semiconductor layer thus exposed, the second semiconductor layer.
摘要:
This invention relates to ultra-thin semiconductor films which can be in the submicron range formed from semiconductor materials such as silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide. The films are formed by creating a thin slightly damaged surface on the polished reverse side of a film (e.g., a wafer) of the semiconductor by low dose ion implantation and then etching the semiconductor material on the front side of the film to remove the semiconductor material down to the ion implanted damaged layer. While the implanted ions can be chosen from functionally desirable ions which upon annealing remain in the film to alter the original electrical characteristics, the implanted ions can also be chosen so that upon annealing, the resultant ultra-thin semiconductor film has the same electrical characteristics as the original semiconductor material.The ion implantation changes the etching characteristics of the ion implanted layer. Thus, when the partially damaged semiconductor material is exposed to an etchant the etching rate in the damaged region is decreased by a factor of several thousand as compared to the undamaged semiconductor material.