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Controlled boron doping of silicon
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1986-04-29
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Granted: 1987-06-30
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Expires: 2006-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A technique is described for doping a silicon body with boron. The surface to be doped is typically a trench sidewall, to be used as a storage capacitor or for isolation. By providing a silicon dioxide diffusion control layer, and a polysilicon source layer that incorporates the boron, well-controlled boron doping over a wide concentration range can be obtained. Control of the doping transfer can be obtained by the choice of ambients, either dry or steam. Furthermore, removal of the silicon dioxide and polysilicon layers following the doping process is facilitated due to the etch selectivity possible between SiO 2 and Si. If desired, the layers may remain on the silicon body.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert M. Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:14
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/102; H10D62/112; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/62; H10D1/66; H10D1/665; H10P; H10P32/00; H10P32/10; H10P32/14; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/014; H10W10/0148; H10W10/10; H10W10/17; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/035; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/914; Y10S438/923
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of making an integrated circuit by steps comprising doping at least a portion of a silicon body with boron characterized by steps comprising: forming a layer of silicon dioxide on a surface of said silicon body; forming a layer of silicon comprising boron on at least a portion of said layer of silicon dioxide; heating said layer of silicon in an atmosphere comprising water molecules to oxidize at least a portion of said layer of silicon and substantially promote the transfer of a portion of the boron from said layer of silicon through said layer of silicion dioxide and into said silicon body.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of making an integrated circuit by steps comprising doping at least a portion of a silicon body with boron characterized by steps comprising: forming a layer of silicon dioxide on a surface of said silicon body; forming a layer of silicon comprising boron on at least a portion of said layer of silicon dioxide; heating said layer of silicon in an atmosphere comprising water molecules to oxidize at least a portion of said layer of silicon and substantially promote the transfer of a portion of the boron from said layer of silicon through said layer of silicion dioxide and into said silicon body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing an oxidized portion of said layer of silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a portion of said layer of silicon remains unoxidized following said heating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of removing an unoxidized portion of said layer of silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing at least a portion of said layer of silicon dioxide from the surface of said silicon body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said forming a layer of silicon comprising boron is accomplished by steps comprising depositing boron while depositing silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said forming a layer of silicon comprising boron is accomplished by steps comprising depositing silicon and thereafter implanting at least a portion of the deposited silicon with boron.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said implanting is accomplished in a first portion of said deposited silicon, and thereafter heating said deposited silicon to redistribute boron into a second portion of said deposited silicon.
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