Abstract:
A method of preparing a single crystal semiconductor handle wafer in the manufacture of a semiconductor-on-insulator device is provided. The single crystal semiconductor handle wafer is prepared to comprise a charge trapping layer, which is oxidized. The buried oxide layer in the resulting semiconductor-on-insulator device comprises an oxidized portion of the charge trapping layer and an oxidized portion of the single crystal semiconductor device layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor on insulator multilayer structure is provided. The multilayer comprises a high resistivity single crystal semiconductor handle substrate, an optionally relaxed semiconductor layer comprising silicon, germanium, or silicon germanium, an optional polycrystalline silicon layer, a dielectric layer, and a single crystal semiconductor device layer.
Abstract:
Methods for assessing the quality of a semiconductor structure having a charge trapping layer (CTL) to, for example, determine if the structure is suitable for use as a radiofrequency device are disclosed. Embodiments of the assessing method may involve measuring an electrostatic parameter at an initial state and at an excited state in which charge carriers are generated.
Abstract:
A cost effective process flow for manufacturing semiconductor on insulator structures is parallel is provided. Each of the multiple semiconductor-on-insulator composite structures prepared in parallel comprises a charge trapping layer (CTL).
Abstract:
A semiconductor on insulator multilayer structure is provided. The multilayer comprises a high resistivity single crystal semiconductor handle substrate, a textured oxide, nitride, or oxynitride layer, a polycrystalline silicon layer, a dielectric layer, and a single crystal semiconductor device layer. The multilayer structure is prepared in a manner that reduces wafer bow.
Abstract:
A high resistivity single crystal semiconductor handle structure for use in the manufacture of SOI structure is provided. The handle structure comprises an intermediate semiconductor layer between the handle substrate and the buried oxide layer. The intermediate semiconductor layer comprises a polycrystalline, amorphous, nanocrystalline, or monocrystalline structure and comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Si 1-x Ge x , Si 1-x C x , Si 1-x-y Ge x Sn y , Si 1-x-y-z Ge x Sn y C z , Ge 1-x Sn x , group IIIA-nitrides, semiconductor oxides, and any combination thereof.
Abstract:
A method for preparing a single crystal silicon ingot and a wafer sliced therefrom are provided. The ingots and wafers comprise nitrogen at a concentration of at least about 1x1014 atoms/cm3 and/or germanium at a concentration of at least about 1x1019 atoms/cm3, interstitial oxygen at a concentration of less than about 6 ppma, and a resistivity of at least about 1000 ohm cm.
Abstract translation:提供了用于制备单晶硅锭和从中切割的晶片的方法。 晶锭和晶片包含浓度至少约1×10 14原子/ cm 3的氮和/或浓度至少约1×10 19原子/ cm 3的锗,浓度低于约6ppma的间隙氧,电阻率为 至少约1000欧姆厘米。 p>
Abstract:
A multilayer composite structure and a method of preparing a multilayer composite structure are provided. The multilayer composite structure comprises a semiconductor handle substrate having a minimum bulk region resistivity of at least about 500 ohm-cm and the front surface of the single crystal semiconductor handle substrate has a surface roughness of at least about 0.1 micrometers as measured according to the root mean square method over a surface area of at least 30 micrometers by 30 micrometers. The composite structure further comprises a charge trapping layer in contact with the front surface, the charge trapping layer comprising poly crystalline silicon, the poly crystalline silicon comprising grains having a plurality of crystal orientations; a dielectric layer in contact with the charge trapping layer; and a single crystal semiconductor device layer in contact with the dielectric layer.
Abstract:
A method of preparing a semiconductor-on-insulator (e.g., silicon-on-insulator) structure, and more particularly a method for producing an integrated circuit device on a semiconductor-on-insulator structure is provided. The method comprises forming multiple integrated circuit device types on a semiconductor-on-insulator structure in different regions of the device layer. The integrate circuit device types include a module of radiofrequency devices and a module of CMOS devices.