US3945856A
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Method of ion implantation through an electrically insulative material
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1974-07-15
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Granted: 1976-03-23
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Expires: 1994-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A method of ion implantation into a semiconductor substrate which comprises forming a layer of an electrically insulative material, such as silicon dioxide, on the substrate over the region to be ion implanted. Then, a beam of ions having sufficient energy to pass through the layer of insulative material and to penetrate into the substrate is directed at a particular portion of the insulative layer. Before proceeding further, at least the upper half of the insulative layer, and preferably all of the upper portion of the insulative layer, in excess of a remaining thickness of 100A, is removed by etching. Then, the substrate is heated whereby the ions are driven further into the substrate to form the selected ion implanted region.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilfried G. Koenig
- 👤 James S. Makris
- 👤 Burton J. Masters
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P30/00; H10P30/20; H10P30/202; H10P30/204; H10P30/21; H10P30/212; H10W; H10W15/00; H10W15/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/007; Y10S148/037; Y10S148/06; Y10S148/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of ion implantation into a semiconductor substrate comprising forming a protective layer on said substrate over a region to be ion implanted, directing at said layer a beam of ions having sufficient energy to pass through said layer and penetrate said substrate, maintaining said substrate below 1000°C, removing at least the upper half of said layer through which said ions passed by etching, and, then heating said substrate whereby said penetrated ions are driven further into said substrate to form said ion implanted region.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of ion implantation into a semiconductor substrate comprising forming a protective layer on said substrate over a region to be ion implanted, directing at said layer a beam of ions having sufficient energy to pass through said layer and penetrate said substrate, maintaining said substrate below 1000°C, removing at least the upper half of said layer through which said ions passed by etching, and, then heating said substrate whereby said penetrated ions are driven further into said substrate to form said ion implanted region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said layer is an electrically insulative layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said remaining layer after said etching has a maximum thickness of 100A.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said layer is completely removed by said etching.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said substrate is silicon and said layer is silicon dioxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said implanted ions in said region have a concentration of at least 1 × 10 18 atoms/cm 3 after said drive-in.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said etching is chemical etching hydrofluoric acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said heating for drive-in is conducted in an oxidizing atmosphere whereby the removed portion of said silicon dioxide is regrown during said heating.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 8 comprising the further steps of removing the silicon dioxide layer after drive-in and epitaxially depositing a silicon layer on the exposed substrate.
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