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Method for preventing substrate damage during semiconductor fabrication
Assignee: Promos Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1995-10-11
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Granted: 1998-09-08
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Expires: 2015-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A method for preventing substrate damage during semiconductor fabrication, comprising, forming a pad oxide layer on the substrate, depositing a polysilicon buffer layer on the pad oxide layer, ion-implanting fluorine into the polysilicon buffer layer, depositing a silicon nitride layer on the polysilicon buffer layer, defining an active region in the substrate, forming a local oxide layer beside the surface of the active region, removing the silicon nitride layer, removing the polysilicon buffer layer by dry etching, and etching the pad oxide layer to expose the substrate surface of active region.
Inventors
- 👤 Minn-Horng Juang
- 👤 Cheng-Tsung Ni
- 👤 Chih-Hsien Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:31
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/012; H10W10/10; H10W10/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for preventing substrate pitting during semiconductor fabrication, comprising: (i) forming a pad oxide layer over a substrate; (ii) forming a polysilicon buffer layer on said pad oxide layer; (iii) performing an ion-implantation with fluorine into said polysilicon buffer layer, for minimizing polysilicon grains of said polysilicon bufferlayer, enabling said polysilicon buffer layer to absorb stress; (iv) forming a silicon nitride layer on said polysilicon buffer layer; (v) patterning a photoresist to define an active region in said substrate; and (vi) forming a local oxide region on the region uncovered by said photoresist.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for preventing substrate pitting during semiconductor fabrication, comprising: (i) forming a pad oxide layer over a substrate; (ii) forming a polysilicon buffer layer on said pad oxide layer; (iii) performing an ion-implantation with fluorine into said polysilicon buffer layer, for minimizing polysilicon grains of said polysilicon bufferlayer, enabling said polysilicon buffer layer to absorb stress; (iv) forming a silicon nitride layer on said polysilicon buffer layer; (v) patterning a photoresist to define an active region in said substrate; and (vi) forming a local oxide region on the region uncovered by said photoresist.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps removing said polysilicon buffer layer by dry etching said polysilicon buffer layer; and etching said pad oxide layer to expose the surface of said active region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said pad oxide layer is in the range of 60˜120 angstroms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said polysilicon buffer layer is in the range of 500˜600 angstroms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said silicon nitride layer is in the range of 1500˜2000 angstroms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said local oxide region is formed by wet oxidation for 60˜100 minutes at the temperature of 1000° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, said local oxide region is in the range of 4500˜6000 angstroms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said implanting energy of said ion-implanting fluorine is in the range of 20 Kev, and the implanting dosage of said ion-implanting fluorine is in the range of 2E15 to 7E15 ions/cm 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said silicon nitride layer is removed by using hot phosphorus acid stripping solution.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
119 words
A method for preventing substrate pitting during semiconductor fabrication, comprising: forming a pad oxide layer over a substrate; forming a polysilicon buffer layer on said pad oxide layer; performing an ion-implantation with fluorine into said polysilicon buffer layer, for minimizing polysilicon grains of said polysilicon buffer layer, enabling said polysilicon buffer layer to absorb stress; forming a silicon nitride layer on said polysilicon buffer layer; patterning a photoresist to define an active region in said substrate; forming a local oxide region on the region uncovered by said photoresist; removing said silicon nitride layer; removing said polysilicon buffer layer by dry etching said polysilicon buffer layer; and etching said pad oxide layer to expose the surface of said active region.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
119 words
A method for preventing substrate pitting during semiconductor fabrication, comprising: forming a pad oxide layer over a substrate; forming a polysilicon buffer layer on said pad oxide layer; performing an ion-implantation with fluorine into said polysilicon buffer layer, for minimizing polysilicon grains of said polysilicon buffer layer, enabling said polysilicon buffer layer to absorb stress; forming a silicon nitride layer on said polysilicon buffer layer; patterning a photoresist to define an active region in said substrate; forming a local oxide region on the region uncovered by said photoresist; removing said silicon nitride layer; removing said polysilicon buffer layer by dry etching said polysilicon buffer layer; and etching said pad oxide layer to expose the surface of said active region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said pad oxide layer is in the range of 60˜120 angstroms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said polysilicon buffer layer is in the range of 500˜600 angstroms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said silicon nitride layer is in the range of 1500˜2000 angstroms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said local oxide region is formed by wet oxidation for 60˜100 minutes and at the temperature of 1000° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said local oxide layer is in the range of 4500˜6000 angstroms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said implanting energy of said ion-implanting fluorine is in the range of 20 Kev, and the implanting dosage of said ion-implanting fluorine is in the range of 2E15 to 7E15 ions/cm 2 .
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said silicon nitride layer is removed by using hot phosphorus acid stripping solution.
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