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Process for producing a semiconductor article
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-13
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Granted: 1991-01-08
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Expires: 2010-04-13
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a semiconductor article comprises applying crystal formation treatment to a substrate having a free surface on which a nonnucleation surface exhibiting a smaller nucleation density and a nucleation surface of an amorphous material exhibiting a larger nucleation density and having a sufficiently minute area so as to allow only a single nucleus to be formed thereon are disposed next to each other whereby a semiconductor monocrystal is permitted to grow from the nucleus, the production conditions during said crystal formation treatment being varied to form semiconductor crystal regions different in their characteristics within at least part of said semiconductor monocrystal.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Yamagata
- 👤 Takeshi Ichikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:35
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/124; H10D62/126; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; H10P14/276; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2921; H10P14/32; H10P14/3202; H10P14/3204; H10P14/3211; H10P14/3214; H10P14/3221; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10P14/3414; H10P14/3418; H10P14/3421; H10P14/3438; H10P14/3441; H10P14/3442; H10P14/3444; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S117/00; Y10S117/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A process for producing a semiconductor article comprising a monocrystal having at least two crystal regions differing in electrical characteristics, said process comprising the steps of: preparing a substrate having a free surface including a nonnucleation surface and an adjacently positioned nucleation surface of an amorphous material having a greater nucleation density than said nonnucleation surface and having a surface area sufficiently small so as to form only a single nucleus from which said monocrystal is grown; applying a first set of crystal growing conditions to said substrate during single nucleus formation to form a first crystal region of said monocrystal which is grown from said amorphous nucleation surface; and applying a second set of crystal growing conditions to said substrate to form a second crystal region of said monocrystal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for producing a semiconductor article comprising a monocrystal having at least two crystal regions differing in electrical characteristics, said process comprising the steps of: preparing a substrate having a free surface including a nonnucleation surface and an adjacently positioned nucleation surface of an amorphous material having a greater nucleation density than said nonnucleation surface and having a surface area sufficiently small so as to form only a single nucleus from which said monocrystal is grown; applying a first set of crystal growing conditions to said substrate during single nucleus formation to form a first crystal region of said monocrystal which is grown from said amorphous nucleation surface; and applying a second set of crystal growing conditions to said substrate to form a second crystal region of said monocrystal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said monocrystal is then flattened to expose said crystal regions different in their electrical characteristics.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least one of said crystal regions is divided by use of the fine working technique to form a plurality of crystal regions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said crystal regions are doped with desired impurities in the step of permitting a monocrystal to grow.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the condition of said doping is varied stepwise to form continuously crystal regions of desired conduction types.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said nucleation surface is formed by patterning.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said nucleation surface is formed by forming a deposition film of said amorphous material on the substrate surface exhibiting said larger nucleation density and making an opening in said film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said nucleation surface is formed by applying ion implantation to the substrate surface exhibiting said smaller nucleation density.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said nucleation surface and nonnucleation surface are formed on a desired underlying material.
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