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Method of making semiconductor device using polycrystal thin film for impurity diffusion

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1972-03-13
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Granted: 1974-01-01
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Expires: 1992-03-13
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Abstract

Abstract 1. IN A METHOD OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THERE IS FORMED AN APPROXIMATELY 1U THICK P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE SILICON POLYCRYSTAL THIN FILM LAYER HAVING IMPURITIES PCONDUCTIVITY TYPE BORON AND ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL IV GROUP GERMANIUM IN A SPECIFIC REGION ON AN N-CONDUCTIVITY TY SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, THE SPECIFIC RESISTANCE OF WHICH IS 5 TO 10$ CM. A HEAT TREATMENT IS APPLIED TO THE SUBSTRATE AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE, TO THEREBY SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSE THE BORON AND GERMANIUM IMPURITIES CONTAINED IN THE THIN FILM LAYER INTO THE SUBSTRATE, THUS FORMING A P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION WHICH CAUSES LITTLE LATICE STRAIN. THEN PHOSPHORUS AND GERMANIUM ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSED INTO THE P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION, FORMING AN N-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION CAUSING LITTLE LATTICE STRAIN.

Inventors

  • 👤 H Higuchi
  • 👤 M Maki
  • 👤 M Nanba
  • 👤 Y Takano

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 12:17
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B31/00; C30B31/02; H; H10; H10P; H10P95/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/018; Y10S148/097; Y10S148/122; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/938

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 122 words
IN A METHOD OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THERE IS FORMED AN APPROXIMATELY 1U THICK P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE SILICON POLYCRYSTAL THIN FILM LAYER HAVING IMPURITIES PCONDUCTIVITY TYPE BORON AND ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL IV GROUP GERMANIUM IN A SPECIFIC REGION ON AN N-CONDUCTIVITY TY SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, THE SPECIFIC RESISTANCE OF WHICH IS 5 TO 10$ CM. A HEAT TREATMENT IS APPLIED TO THE SUBSTRATE AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE, TO THEREBY SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSE THE BORON AND GERMANIUM IMPURITIES CONTAINED IN THE THIN FILM LAYER INTO THE SUBSTRATE, THUS FORMING A P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION WHICH CAUSES LITTLE LATICE STRAIN. THEN PHOSPHORUS AND GERMANIUM ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSED INTO THE P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION, FORMING AN N-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION CAUSING LITTLE LATTICE STRAIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 122 words
IN A METHOD OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THERE IS FORMED AN APPROXIMATELY 1U THICK P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE SILICON POLYCRYSTAL THIN FILM LAYER HAVING IMPURITIES PCONDUCTIVITY TYPE BORON AND ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL IV GROUP GERMANIUM IN A SPECIFIC REGION ON AN N-CONDUCTIVITY TY SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, THE SPECIFIC RESISTANCE OF WHICH IS 5 TO 10$ CM. A HEAT TREATMENT IS APPLIED TO THE SUBSTRATE AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE, TO THEREBY SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSE THE BORON AND GERMANIUM IMPURITIES CONTAINED IN THE THIN FILM LAYER INTO THE SUBSTRATE, THUS FORMING A P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION WHICH CAUSES LITTLE LATICE STRAIN. THEN PHOSPHORUS AND GERMANIUM ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSED INTO THE P-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION, FORMING AN N-CONDUCTIVITY TYPE IMPURITY DIFFUSION REGION CAUSING LITTLE LATTICE STRAIN.

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