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Method for growing a low defect monocrystalline layer on a mask
Assignee: Intersil Corp
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Filing: 1982-02-26
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Granted: 1984-11-13
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Expires: 2002-02-26
Abstract
Abstract An apertured mask layer is disposed on a substrate having a monocrystalline portion at a surface thereof. Essentially all edges of the mask apertures are parallel to a predetermined crystallographic direction. A monocrystalline layer is then deposited such that it grows within the mask apertures and over the mask in a direction perpendicular to the aperture edges.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph T. McGinn
- 👤 Lubomir L. Jastrzebski
- 👤 John F. Corboy, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:13
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/18; H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; H10P14/276; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2902; H10P14/2905; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for forming a low-defect monocrystalline layer on a mask, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a monocrystalline surface portion of predetermined crystallographic orientation; forming a mask on the substrate, the mask including an aperture which is disposed over the monocrystalline surface portion and which is shaped such that substantially all of its edges are parallel to a predetermined crystallographic direction on the monocrystalline surface portion; and epitaxially depositing a crystalline material having crystallographic slip planes therein, such that the material forms a monocrystalline layer on the substrate surface portion and grows in a predetermined crystallographic direction over the mask, said predetermined crystallographic direction being perpendicular to said aperture edges and being the direction which is furthest from the slip planes within said monocrystalline layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for forming a low-defect monocrystalline layer on a mask, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a monocrystalline surface portion of predetermined crystallographic orientation; forming a mask on the substrate, the mask including an aperture which is disposed over the monocrystalline surface portion and which is shaped such that substantially all of its edges are parallel to a predetermined crystallographic direction on the monocrystalline surface portion; and epitaxially depositing a crystalline material having crystallographic slip planes therein, such that the material forms a monocrystalline layer on the substrate surface portion and grows in a predetermined crystallographic direction over the mask, said predetermined crystallographic direction being perpendicular to said aperture edges and being the direction which is furthest from the slip planes within said monocrystalline layer.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim l wherein the monocrystalline surface portion is a diamond cubic {100} plane and said mask aperture edges are parallel to a <001> direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein the substrate is silicon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein the mask is silicon dioxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein the aperture is substantially stripe-shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein the aperture is rectangularly shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein said epitaxially deposited material comprises silicon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the monocrystalline surface portion is a face centered cubic {100} plane and said mask aperture edges are parallel to a <001> direction.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claims 2 or 8 wherein said epitaxially deposited material comprises a diamond cubic material.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claims 2 or 8 wherein said epitaxially deposited material comprises a face centered cubic material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
In a method for forming monocrystalline material over an apertured mask layer disposed on a substrate, wherein a mask aperture is disposed over a {100} surface portion of the substrate, the monocrystalline material has {111} slip planes and the monocrystalline material extends from the substrate and overlaps the mask, the improvement comprising: forming the mask aperture such that substantially all of its edges are parallel to a predetermined <001> crystallographic direction in the formed monocrystalline material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
In a method for forming monocrystalline material over an apertured mask layer disposed on a substrate, wherein a mask aperture is disposed over a {100} surface portion of the substrate, the monocrystalline material has {111} slip planes and the monocrystalline material extends from the substrate and overlaps the mask, the improvement comprising: forming the mask aperture such that substantially all of its edges are parallel to a predetermined <001> crystallographic direction in the formed monocrystalline material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
76 words
In a method for forming monocrystalline material over an apertured mask layer disposed on a substrate, wherein a mask aperture is disposed over a {111} surface portion of the substrate, the monocrystalline material has {111} slip planes and the monocrystalline material extends from the substrate and overlaps the mask, the improvement comprising: forming the mask aperture such that substantially all of its edges are parallel to a predetermined <211> crystallographic direction in the formed monocrystalline material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
In a method for forming monocrystalline material over an apertured mask layer disposed on a substrate, wherein a mask aperture is disposed over a {111} surface portion of the substrate, the monocrystalline material has {111} slip planes and the monocrystalline material extends from the substrate and overlaps the mask, the improvement comprising: forming the mask aperture such that substantially all of its edges are parallel to a predetermined <211> crystallographic direction in the formed monocrystalline material.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claims 11 or 12 wherein the mask aperture is stripe-shaped.
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