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Method for depositing continuous pinhole free silicon nitride films and products produced thereby
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1976-08-30
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Granted: 1978-05-16
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Expires: 1996-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A substrate article coated with a pinhole free film of silicon nitride produced by reacting silane with a nitrogen containing compound which upon decomposition produces nascent nitrogen and sufficient amounts of a carrier gas that is inert to the reactants and heating said substrate to a temperature above about 500 DEG C to cause the deposition of silicon nitride film on said substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Ven Y. Doo
- 👤 Donald R. Nichols
- 👤 Gene A. Silvey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 08:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/69; H10P14/694; H10P14/6943; H10P14/69433; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/34; C23C16/345; H10P95/00; H10W; H10W74/00; H10W74/40; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6328; H10P14/6334; H10P14/66; H10P14/668; H10P14/6681; H10P14/6682; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A process for depositing a pin-hole free film of silicon nitride of substantially uniform thickness comprising the steps of: A. placing a substrate in a reaction zone, B. introducing into said zone a mixture consisting essentially of silane, a gaseous nitrogen containing compound which upon decomposition introduces nascent nitrogen wherein the ratio of said silane to said nitrogen compound is from about 3:4 to about 1:300 by volume, and a carrier gas inert to the reactants, wherein said carrier gas is present in an amount sufficient to retard the reaction of said silane and nitrogen compound in said reaction zone, and C. heating said substrate to a temperature of from 700°-1100° C to bring about the deposition of a pinhole-free film of silicon nitride of substantially uniform thickness of 0.1-2 microns on the surface of said substrate, wherein the deposition rate is from about 100 to about 400 Angstroms per minute.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A process for depositing a pin-hole free film of silicon nitride of substantially uniform thickness comprising the steps of: A. placing a substrate in a reaction zone, B. introducing into said zone a mixture consisting essentially of silane, a gaseous nitrogen containing compound which upon decomposition introduces nascent nitrogen wherein the ratio of said silane to said nitrogen compound is from about 3:4 to about 1:300 by volume, and a carrier gas inert to the reactants, wherein said carrier gas is present in an amount sufficient to retard the reaction of said silane and nitrogen compound in said reaction zone, and C. heating said substrate to a temperature of from 700°-1100° C to bring about the deposition of a pinhole-free film of silicon nitride of substantially uniform thickness of 0.1-2 microns on the surface of said substrate, wherein the deposition rate is from about 100 to about 400 Angstroms per minute.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said substrate is a body of semiconductor material and said film of silicon nitride has a thickness of from about 200 to about 1200 Angstroms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said nitrogen compound is ammonia.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the carrier gas is selected from H 2 , N 2 , A, He, Xe and Kr.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 1 further comprising masking said substrate so that part of the surface of said substrate is covered by said silicon nitride film and part is exposed, and diffusing a semiconductor impurity into said substrate through said exposed part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said nitrogen containing compound is ammonia, the ratio of said silane to said ammonia is 1:40, by volume, and the carrier gas is hydrogen, the flow rate of said hydrogen being about 1/minute.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said film is a diffusant mask which is substantially impermeable to volatile materials.
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