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Selective deposition of amorphous and polycrystalline silicon
Assignee: NXP USA Inc
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Filing: 1989-04-24
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Granted: 1990-10-16
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Expires: 2009-04-24
Abstract
Abstract A method for selectively depositing amorphous or polycrystalline silicon wherein a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon is placed into a CVD reactor and subjected to a silicon containing gas and a halogen containing gas, at least one of which flows into the reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas. Amorphous silicon may be selectively deposited in the range of approximately 200 to 550 degrees centigrade while polycrystalline silicon may be selectively deposited in the range of approximately 550 to 750 degrees centigrade. It is also possible to deposit polycrystalline silicon at temperatures in the range of approximately 750 to 1000 degrees centigrade by employing another embodiment of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Hang M. Liaw
- 👤 Christian A. Seelbach
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 22:56
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10P14/24; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/025; Y10S148/026; Y10S148/122; Y10S148/169
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for selectively depositing amorphous or polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; and subjecting said wafer to gas mixture consisting essentially of a silicon containing gas and a halogen containing gas, at least one of said gases flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for selectively depositing amorphous or polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; and subjecting said wafer to gas mixture consisting essentially of a silicon containing gas and a halogen containing gas, at least one of said gases flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the reactor temperature is in the range of approximately 200 to 550 degrees centigrade for the selective deposition of amorphous silicon and in the range of approximately 550 to 750 degrees centigrade for the selective deposition of polycrystalline silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the reactor pressure is in the range of approximately 100 millitorr to 100 torr.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the silicon containing gas is a silane and halogen containing gas is hydrogen chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the gases flow into the reactor simultaneously, both gases flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein polycrystalline silicon is selectively deposited by the silicon containing gas and the halogen containing gas being derived from a single gas containing both silicon and a halogen, said silicon and halogen containing gas flowing into the reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the reactor temperature is in the range of approximately 750 to 1000 degrees centigrade.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the silicon and halogen containing gas has a higher halogen content initially for seeding and a lower halogen content following seeding for the remainder of the deposition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the silicon and halogen containing gas maintains the same composition throughout deposition and the initial seeding occurs at a lower temperature than the remainder of the deposition.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for selectively depositing amorphous or polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said rector to a temperature in the range of approximately 200 to 550 degrees centigrade for the selective deposition of amorphous silicon or in the range of approximately 550 to 750 degrees centigrade for the selective deposition of polycrystalline silicon; and subjecting said wafer to a silane and a halogen containing gas, at least one of said gases flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for selectively depositing amorphous or polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said rector to a temperature in the range of approximately 200 to 550 degrees centigrade for the selective deposition of amorphous silicon or in the range of approximately 550 to 750 degrees centigrade for the selective deposition of polycrystalline silicon; and subjecting said wafer to a silane and a halogen containing gas, at least one of said gases flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the reactor pressure is in the range of approximately 100 millitorr to 100 torr.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the halogen containing gas is hydrogen chloride.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the silane and the hydrogen chloride flow into the reactor simultaneously with a hydrogen carrier gas.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for selectively depositing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said reactor to a temperature in the range of approximately 750 to 1000 degrees centigrade; and subjecting said wafer to a gas including silicon and a halogen, said gas flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas, said gas further having a higher halogen content initially for seeding and a lower halogen content following seeding for the remainder of the deposition.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for selectively depositing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said reactor to a temperature in the range of approximately 750 to 1000 degrees centigrade; and subjecting said wafer to a gas including silicon and a halogen, said gas flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas, said gas further having a higher halogen content initially for seeding and a lower halogen content following seeding for the remainder of the deposition.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the reactor pressure is in the range of approximately 100 millitorr to 100 torr.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the gases employed are from the group comprising chlorosilane, dichlorosilane, trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for selectively depositing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said reactor to a temperature of approximately 850 degrees centigrade and setting the reactor pressure at approximately 55 torr; subjecting said wafer to silicon tetrachloride gas flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas at a hydrogen flow rate in the range of 15 to 32 liters/minute for approximately 5 minutes; and subjecting said wafer to a gas mixture of, dichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for selectively depositing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said reactor to a temperature of approximately 850 degrees centigrade and setting the reactor pressure at approximately 55 torr; subjecting said wafer to silicon tetrachloride gas flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas at a hydrogen flow rate in the range of 15 to 32 liters/minute for approximately 5 minutes; and subjecting said wafer to a gas mixture of, dichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for selectively depositing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said reactor to a temperature in the range of approximately 750 to 1000 degrees centigrade; and subjecting said wafer to a gas including silicon and a halogen, said gas flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas, said gas further maintaining the same composition throughout deposition and the initial seeding occurring at a lower temperature than the remainder of the deposition.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for selectively depositing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of: placing a wafer having exposed silicon regions thereon into a CVD reactor; heating said reactor to a temperature in the range of approximately 750 to 1000 degrees centigrade; and subjecting said wafer to a gas including silicon and a halogen, said gas flowing into said reactor with a hydrogen carrier gas, said gas further maintaining the same composition throughout deposition and the initial seeding occurring at a lower temperature than the remainder of the deposition.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the reactor pressure is in the range of approximately 100 millitorr to 100 torr.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the gas employed is one of the group comprising chlorosilane, dichlorosilane, trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride.
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