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80 results about "Thermal oxide" patented technology

Thermal Oxide or SiO2 is one of the "building block" films used in making both simple and complex semiconductor devices. Thermal oxide is grown at high temperatures from 800°C - 1100°C using either a "Wet" or "Dry" growth method.

Integrated cooling assemblies for advanced device packaging and methods of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a device package. The method comprises patterning a first substrate to form patterned regions comprising a thermal oxide layer. The method further comprises directly bonding the patterned regions of the first substrate to a second substrate to form a bonding interface. The bonded first and second substrates form an integrated cooling assembly comprising a coolant chamber volume. Portions of the first substrate exposed to the coolant chamber volume comprise a native oxide layer.
Owner:ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC

Manufacturing method of groove type semiconductor structure

PendingCN119997534ASemiconductor structureWafer
The invention provides a manufacturing method of a groove type semiconductor structure, which comprises the following steps: after forming a groove, growing a thermal oxide layer, depositing an oxide layer on the surface of the thermal oxide layer through chemical vapor deposition, the thickness of the thermal oxide layer is A, the total thickness of the thermal oxide layer and the chemical vapor deposition oxide layer is B, and the range of A / B is 38%-46%. According to the invention, the trench side wall oxide layer is manufactured by several times and by adopting different methods, the stacked trench side wall oxide layer is obtained, the film layer stress is reduced by adjusting the film layer thickness ratio of the thermal oxide layer to the chemical vapor deposition oxide layer, the wafer warping degree is weakened, and the process is optimized on the basis of not influencing the electrical property. In the optional scheme of the invention, the stress of the front surface film layer can be balanced by forming the back surface deposition layer on the back surface of the wafer, the warping degree is further reduced, the method is simple and convenient, the operability is high, and the front surface structure is not influenced.
Owner:SIEN (QINGDAO) INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CO LTD

Integrated cooling assemblies for advanced device packaging and methods of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a device package. The method comprises patterning a first substrate to form patterned regions comprising a thermal oxide layer. The method further comprises directly bonding the patterned regions of the first substrate to a second substrate to form a bonding interface. The bonded first and second substrates form an integrated cooling assembly comprising a coolant chamber volume. Portions of the first substrate exposed to the coolant chamber volume comprise a native oxide layer.
Owner:ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC

A heat-resistant Bi / Mg oxide for high-temperature iodine capture and its preparation method and use

The present invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of adsorbent materials, and specifically relates to a heat-resistant Bi / Mg oxide for high-temperature iodine capture, and its preparation method and use. The preparation method comprises the following steps: bismuth salt and magnesium salt are dissolved in water and mixed uniformly to obtain a mixed solution A; under stirring, citric acid is added to the mixed solution A, ethylene glycol is added to obtain a uniform mixed solution B; mixed solution B is stirred and preheated at 70-80°C, and then hydrothermally reacted at 120-140°C; the product obtained by the reaction is centrifuged, washed with deionized water, and dried, and Bi / Mg oxide is obtained after calcination. The obtained Bi / Mg oxide improves the thermal stability at high temperature (600-800°C), and this heat resistance makes the Bi / Mg oxide material have a high iodine capture performance of 367.72-528.87mg / g after 10h at 200°C, and the iodine capture capacity reaches 584.8mg / g after 26h at 200°C.
Owner:SHENZHEN MSU-BIT UNIVERSITY +1

Integrated cooling assemblies for advanced device packaging and methods of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a device package. The method comprises patterning a first substrate to form patterned regions comprising a thermal oxide layer. The method further comprises directly bonding the patterned regions of the first substrate to a second substrate to form a bonding interface. The bonded first and second substrates form an integrated cooling assembly comprising a coolant chamber volume. Portions of the first substrate exposed to the coolant chamber volume comprise a native oxide layer.
Owner:ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC

Polishing end point detection apparatus and method, and CMP apparatus

PendingCN120677030ALapping machinesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingLapping filmReflectance properties
[Problem] To provide a polishing end point detection device and method, and a CMP device capable of accurately detecting a polishing end point when polishing a workpiece having a thin film thickness. [Solution] A polishing end point detection device (70) is provided with: a measurement unit (71) that, during polishing of a workpiece (W), radiates measurement light onto the workpiece (W), disperses reflected light from the workpiece (W), and acquires a spectral waveform indicating the relationship between the wavelength and reflectance of the reflected light; the reflectivity is the ratio of the intensity of the reflected light to the reference intensity of each wavelength component obtained in advance; and a detection unit (72) that calculates the film thickness of the thermal oxide film by applying Fourier analysis to the spectral waveform. The reference intensity is calculated by bringing a sample workpiece having substantially the same reflectance characteristic as a substrate of a workpiece (W) into contact with a polishing pad (5) in a state where a CMP slurry is interposed between the polishing pad (5) and the sample workpiece, and irradiating the sample workpiece with measurement light through an observation window (80) of the polishing pad (5) by a measurement unit (71). And the reflected light from the sample workpiece is split.
Owner:TOKYO SEIMITSU CO LTD

Semiconductor device, electronic device, and manufacturing method

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device, an electronic device, and a manufacturing method capable of reducing leakage and shrinking a keep out zone.The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip and provided with a PN junction portion in a depth direction by forming an N-type well on a front surface of a substrate of P-type or forming a P-type well on a front surface of a substrate of N-type, and a through electrode provided in a through hole penetrating the substrate. The through electrode is configured such that a ferroelectric film or a thermal oxide film having an insulating property for at least the PN junction portion is provided along an inner wall surface of the through hole. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a stacked CMOS image sensor.
Owner:SONY SEMICON SOLUTIONS CORP

Multi-time programmable memory device for controlling short circuit and preparation method thereof

PendingCN120881994AThin membraneSemiconductor
The invention discloses a multi-time programmable memory device for controlling short circuit and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the field of semiconductors, the multi-time programmable memory device comprises a substrate, the surface of the substrate is provided with an epitaxial layer, and a buried oxide layer is arranged between the substrate and the epitaxial layer; a tunneling layer and a floating gate region are sequentially arranged at one end, far away from the buried oxide layer, of the epitaxial layer, and an insulating layer is deposited on the surface of the floating gate region; two sides of the floating gate region are respectively provided with a first groove and a second groove, and thermal oxide layers are formed in the first groove and the second groove; a control gate region is deposited on the surface, away from the tunneling layer, of the insulating layer, and a thin film oxide layer is deposited on the surface, close to the control gate region, of the multi-time programmable memory device for controlling short circuit; a drain region is formed in the first groove, and a source region is formed in the second groove; the surface of the drain region forms a cathode, and the surface of the source region forms an anode. According to the invention, the condition of short circuit between the control gate region and the floating gate region under the condition of long-time high-voltage programming is effectively avoided, and the service life of the storage unit is prolonged.
Owner:RICE MICROELECTRONICS

Liquid-containing industrial carbon monoxide waste gas treatment device

The utility model relates to the field of tail gas treatment, and discloses a liquid-containing industrial carbon monoxide waste gas treatment device which comprises a heat exchanger, a liquid separation tank, a wire mesh demister and an RTO combustion furnace which are sequentially connected in series through pipelines, and a diluent introduction pipeline is connected between the wire mesh demister and the RTO combustion furnace. Liquid-containing industrial carbon monoxide waste gas is cooled through the heat exchanger and then passes through the liquid separation tank and the wire mesh demister to obtain high-concentration carbon monoxide waste gas, a diluent is introduced through the diluent introduction pipeline to dilute the high-concentration carbon monoxide waste gas, and then the high-concentration carbon monoxide waste gas enters the RTO combustion furnace to be subjected to combustion treatment. The liquid-containing industrial carbon monoxide waste gas treatment device provided by the utility model can effectively solve the potential safety hazard in the industrial production process and ensure the safe operation of the industrial production.
Owner:CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP +1

Semiconductor device and forming method thereof

The invention relates to a semiconductor device and a forming method thereof. The forming method of the semiconductor device comprises the following steps of forming a substrate, wherein a first doping element is arranged in the substrate; injecting a second doping element into the substrate to form a first buried layer region, and taking the substrate at the periphery of the first buried layer region as a non-buried layer region; at least injecting auxiliary elements into the non-buried layer region to form a sacrificial layer exposed on the front surface of the substrate; processing the substrate by adopting a first thermal oxidation process to form a first thermal oxidation layer covering the front surface of the substrate, and activating the second doping element in the first buried layer region; the first thermal oxide layer is removed, the first buried layer area and the non-buried layer area are exposed, and the exposed surface of the first buried layer area is flush with the exposed surface of the non-buried layer area. According to the invention, the height difference between the first buried layer region and the non-buried layer region is avoided.
Owner:GTA SEMICON CO LTD

Corrosion tolerant micro-electromechanical fluid ejection device

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus including a circuit region and a fluidic region. In a particular example, the circuit region with logical circuits thereon, includes a thermal oxide layer on a silicon substrate, and a dielectric layer over the field oxide layer, the dielectric layer including a doped dielectric film. The microfluidic device further includes a fluidic region including fluid ports formed through a surface of the apparatus and including an un-doped dielectric film. The fluidic region includes an aperture in the dielectric layer, where the aperture is defined by a dielectric wall which forms part of the dielectric layer. A sealing film deposited over the dielectric wall may prevent the doped dielectric film from contacting fluid contained in the fluid port.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP

Single-wafer gate oxide module for mobility improvement in sic mosfets

The present subject matter relates to systems and methods for producing a MOSFET by applying a nitridation pre-treatment (e.g., plasma or thermal) directly on a silicon carbide surface. The nitridation pre-treatment can be followed by a deposited gate oxide. In this way, instead of using a thermal oxide and a thermal nitrogen oxide anneal, nitrogen is introduced at the interface to passivate traps without any thermal oxidation of the silicon carbide. In addition, the post-anneal step can be performed, resulting in an improvement in mobility.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Method for measuring resistivity of silicon single crystal

To provide a method for measuring the resistivity of a silicon single crystal, with which a precise resistivity derived from a dopant can be measured for a silicon single crystal with resistivity of 100 Ω cm or higher, the silicon single crystal being grown with addition of nitrogen by a MCZ method.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for measuring the resistivity of a silicon single crystal with resistivity of 100 Ω cm or higher, the silicon single crystal being grown with addition of nitrogen by an MCZ method. The method includes: performing oxidation heat treatment at a temperature of 1,100 to 1,250°C for 90 to 240 minutes on a substrate sliced from the silicon single crystal to form a thermal oxide film on a surface of the substrate; and measuring the resistivity of the substrate after removing the thermal oxide film from the surface of the substrate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI CO LTD

PZT target material and preparation process thereof

The invention relates to a PZT target material and a preparation process thereof, and relates to the technical field of PZT target materials. The preparation process of the PZT target material comprises the following steps: preparing an SOI silicon wafer; selecting a silicon wafer or a silicon-on-insulator wafer as a substrate; silicon wafer doping: doping silicon on the surface of the silicon wafer; depositing an insulating layer: growing a thermal oxide layer or a chemical vapor deposition SiNx layer on the surface, doped with silicon, of the silicon wafer to serve as the insulating layer; depositing a lower electrode layer; a PZT piezoelectric layer is deposited, specifically, radio frequency magnetron sputtering is conducted on the lower electrode layer at the sputtering temperature (500-600 DEG C), the deposition rate is 35-48 nm / min, and the PZT piezoelectric layer is formed; after sputtering, keeping the annealing temperature of 465 DEG C in the chamber and annealing for 5 minutes; etching the PZT piezoelectric layer; etching the lower electrode layer; depositing a top layer; etching the insulating layer; depositing a top layer electrode; etching the top layer silicon; and etching the bottom silicon and the silicon dioxide. The method has the effect of ensuring the piezoelectric property of the prepared PZT target material.
Owner:CHENLING SEMICONDUCTOR (JIAXING) CO LTD

Heterogeneous integrated electro-optic modulator based on write field stitching compensation and method of alignment thereof

This invention discloses a heterogeneous integrated electro-optic modulator and its alignment method based on write field splicing compensation, relating to the field of silicon-based optoelectronics technology. The modulator comprises, from bottom to top, a silicon substrate with a thermal oxide layer, a bottom patterned waveguide layer, an intermediate transition dielectric layer, a top electro-optic thin film layer, and a top traveling-wave electrode structure. The bottom waveguide layer has a write field splicing region along the light propagation direction, within which a thermal compensation structure is configured, and a dedicated alignment mark is provided within a designated area. This mark is formed synchronously with the waveguide layer and the compensation structure within the same photolithographic write field. The top traveling-wave electrode structure is overlaid across layers based on this mark, forming a predetermined spatial matching relationship with the write field splicing region. This invention can solve the problems of optical scattering loss caused by long-distance bottom waveguide field-separated exposure splicing and the limited accuracy of cross-layer overlay after heterogeneous bonding, and achieves precise overlay positioning of the cross-layer traveling-wave electrode.
Owner:SHANGHAI UNIV

Liquid-repellent member and method for producing the same

To provide a liquid-repellent member with excellent water-repellent performance and oil-repellent performance, and a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: A liquid-repellent member with a liquid-repellent surface on its surface comprises a metal member, and a liquid-repellent layer composed of a liquid-repellent material, the metal member having a thermal oxide film, and the liquid-repellent material containing at least either of a fluorine-containing compound and a silicon-containing compound. The thermal oxide film has a predetermined macro uneven portion on its surface and also has fine irregularities on a surface of the macro uneven portion. A method for producing the liquid-repellent member comprises: a thermal oxide film forming step for forming a predetermined thermal oxide film on a surface of a metal base that forms a metal member by a laser treatment of irradiating the film with laser beams; and a liquid-repellent layer forming step for forming a liquid-repellent layer on the outermost surface of the metal member by applying a liquid-repellent material to the thermal oxide film.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:NIPPON LIGHT METAL CO LTD

Device structure preparation method of SGT MOS tube

The present invention provides a method for preparing a device structure of an SGT MOS tube, the method comprising: sequentially forming a first thermal oxide layer, an isolation layer, and a trench oxide layer on the surface of an epitaxial layer and on the sidewalls of a first groove of the epitaxial layer; thinning the thickness of the first thermal oxide layer while meeting the thickness requirements of the trench sidewall oxide layer to reduce consumption of the epitaxial layer, thereby improving the voltage resistance of the SGT tube; depositing a first polysilicon layer in a groove formed by the trench oxide layer, and removing a portion of the trench oxide layer in the first groove; because the isolation layer is provided, an inter-gate oxide layer on the surface of the protruding portion of the first polysilicon layer can be formed to the required thickness, thereby reducing the gate-source capacitance of the SGT tube; depositing a second polysilicon layer and performing a first ion implantation and a second ion implantation on the epitaxial layer on both sides of the first groove; depositing an interlayer dielectric layer on the substrate to complete the preparation of the device structure.
Owner:上海芯导电子科技股份有限公司

Manufacturing process for semiconductor silicon wafers

Method for producing a semiconductor silicon wafer, which is composed of a silicon wafer substrate and a monocrystalline epitaxial silicon layer on it, comprising: a step (S2) of forming a silicon oxide layer with a thickness of at least 300 nm or thicker only on the back side of the silicon wafer substrate by the CVD process at a temperature of not more than 500 °C, wherein the silicon wafer substrate is produced from a monocrystalline silicon ingot grown by the Czochralski process, is doped with phosphorus, has a resistivity set to not more than 1.05 mΩ·cm, and a solid solution oxygen concentration of not more than 0.9×10 18 atoms / cm² 3 exhibits and on whose front surface a monocrystalline epitaxial silicon layer is to be formed; a heat treatment step (S4) after the step of forming the silicon oxide layer, in which the substrate is held in an oxidizing atmosphere at a constant temperature of at least 1100 °C and at most 1250 °C for at least 30 minutes and at most 120 minutes; a step (S5) of removing the surface oxide layer, which is formed as a thermal oxide layer on the front surface of the substrate during the heat treatment step, after the heat treatment step; and a step of depositing a monocrystalline epitaxial silicon layer on the substrate after the step of removing the surface oxide layer.
Owner:GLOBALWAFERS JAPAN

Structure for improving reliability of vertical power device and method of manufacturing the same

The application discloses a structure for improving the reliability of a vertical power device, wherein a trench gate penetrating a channel region and a source region formed on the surface of the channel region are arranged in a device unit region, a second trench structure penetrating the channel region is arranged in a terminal region, a first thermal oxide layer covers all regions of the terminal region and the device unit region, in the terminal region, the first thermal oxide layer is directly used to perform thermal oxidation on the material of a first epitaxial layer and the material of a second conductive material layer, in the device unit region, the first thermal oxide layer is directly used to perform thermal oxidation on the material of the first epitaxial layer and the material of a gate conductive material layer, the interface characteristics between the material of the first thermal oxide layer and the first epitaxial layer and the continuous extension structure of the first thermal oxide layer without etching are used to improve the reliability of the vertical power device. The application further discloses a manufacturing method of the structure for improving the reliability of the vertical power device. The application can improve the reliability and reduce the process cost.
Owner:SHENZHEN SANRISE TECH CO LTD

Ringing gate input / output engineering

A method of manufacturing a gate-all-around electronic device is described. The method includes forming a thermal oxide layer by enhancing in-situ steam generation processing in combination with atomic layer deposition of a low-K layer. The thin thermal oxide layer passivates the interface between the silicon layer and the dielectric layer of the gate-all-around (GAA). The passivation processing after deposition of the low-K layer reduces bulk traps and enhances the breakdown performance of the GAA transistor.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Preparation method of piezoelectric film structure

PendingCN119894348AThin membraneWaveguide
The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing, and discloses a preparation method of a piezoelectric film structure, and the preparation method comprises the steps: sequentially forming a first thermal oxide layer, a waveguide core and a first cladding on the surface of one side of a first substrate, and forming a waveguide substrate; the first cladding coats the surface of one side, back on to the second substrate, of the waveguide core and the side surface of the waveguide core; sequentially forming a second thermal oxidation layer, a first electrode layer, a buffer layer, a piezoelectric film layer and a second electrode layer on the surface of one side of a second substrate to form a piezoelectric film substrate; forming a bonding layer on the surface of one side of the first cladding or the second electrode layer; aligning and bonding the waveguide substrate and the piezoelectric film substrate up and down; the second electrode layer or the first wrapping layer is correspondingly contacted with the bonding layer and is connected with the bonding layer in a bonding manner; removing the second substrate and the second thermal oxide layer; and patterning to expose a part of the second electrode layer. Compared with the prior art, the quality and the piezoelectric performance of the piezoelectric film layer can be improved, and the performance and the reliability of the piezoelectric modulation device are further improved.
Owner:国科光芯金杏(北京)实验室科技有限公司

Method for evaluating silicon single crystal wafer and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

To provide a method for evaluating a silicon single crystal wafer, which is useful for suppressing the occurrence of dislocation at a place where a Line & Space pattern is formed.SOLUTION: Forming a plurality of L & S patterns on a surface of the Si single crystal wafer by a SiN film while changing a formation direction of the L & S patterns, forming a thermal oxide film on a surface of the Si single crystal wafer on a side where the L & S patterns are formed, performing a first process of removing the thermal oxide film, and performing a second process of visualizing dislocations existing at a formation position of the L & S patterns as dislocation pits by selective etching; The evaluation method of the Si single crystal wafer includes a process of measuring the density of dislocation pits for each L & S pattern, and a process of determining and evaluating the formation direction of the L & S pattern having the lowest density of dislocation pits as the optimum formation direction from the measurement result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI CO LTD

Method for forming thermal oxide film on semiconductor substrate

A method for forming a thermal oxide film on a semiconductor substrate, including: a correlation acquisition step of providing a plurality of semiconductor substrates; a substrate cleaning step of cleaning a semiconductor substrate; a thermal oxide film thickness estimation step of determining a constitution of a chemical oxide film formed on the semiconductor substrate by the cleaning in the substrate cleaning step and, based on the correlation, estimating a thickness of a thermal oxide film on a hypothesis that the semiconductor substrate has been subjected to a thermal oxidization treatment conditions in the correlation acquisition step; a thermal oxidization treatment condition determination step of determining thermal oxidization treatment conditions based on the thermal oxidization treatment conditions in the correlation acquisition step so that the thermal oxide film is a predetermined thickness; and a thermal oxide film formation step of forming a thermal oxide film on the semiconductor substrate.
Owner:SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI CO LTD

Monocrystalline silicon resistivity measurement method

The present invention is a method for measuring the resistivity of a single crystal silicon having a resistivity of 100 [Omega] cm or more grown by adding nitrogen by the MCZ method, characterized in that: a substrate cut from the single crystal silicon is subjected to an oxidation heat treatment at a temperature of 1100-1250 DEG C for 90-240 minutes to form a thermal oxide film on the surface of the substrate; after the thermal oxide film is removed from the surface of the substrate, the resistivity of the substrate is measured. As a result, provided is a method for measuring the resistivity of a single crystal silicon with which it is possible to measure the accurate resistivity derived from a dopant on a single crystal silicon having a resistivity of 100 [Omega] cm or more grown by adding nitrogen by the MCZ method.
Owner:SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI CO LTD

Nitride semiconductor device and fabrication method therefor

A nitride semiconductor device includes an electron transit layer that is formed of a nitride semiconductor, an electron supply layer that is formed on the electron transit layer, and formed of a nitride semiconductor and that has a recess which reaches the electron transit layer from a surface, a thermal oxide film that is formed on the surface of the electron transit layer exposed within the recess, a gate insulating film that is embedded within the recess so as to be in contact with the thermal oxide film, a gate electrode that is formed on the gate insulating film and that is opposite to the electron transit layer across the thermal oxide film and the gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are provided on the electron supply layer at an interval such that the gate electrode intervenes therebetween.
Owner:ROHM CO LTD

Nitride semiconductor device and fabrication method therefor

A nitride semiconductor device includes an electron transit layer that is formed of a nitride semiconductor, an electron supply layer that is formed on the electron transit layer, and formed of a nitride semiconductor and that has a recess which reaches the electron transit layer from a surface, a thermal oxide film that is formed on the surface of the electron transit layer exposed within the recess, a gate insulating film that is embedded within the recess so as to be in contact with the thermal oxide film, a gate electrode that is formed on the gate insulating film and that is opposite to the electron transit layer across the thermal oxide film and the gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are provided on the electron supply layer at an interval such that the gate electrode intervenes therebetween.
Owner:ROHM CO LTD

Preparation process of groove type silicon carbide gate oxide layer, groove type silicon carbide wafer with gate oxide layer and metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

The invention provides a preparation process of a groove type silicon carbide gate oxide layer, a groove type silicon carbide wafer with a gate oxide layer and a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The method comprises the following steps of: depositing and growing a thin oxide layer after etching a groove, depositing polycrystalline silicon, filling the whole groove with the polycrystalline silicon, only reserving the polycrystalline silicon at the bottom of the groove by adopting a polycrystalline silicon back-etching process, and finally performing a thermal oxidation process. Silicon carbide is oxidized in a high-temperature oxygen atmosphere, and polycrystalline silicon at the bottom of the groove is oxidized into an oxide layer; the method not only can ensure that a layer of high-quality thermal oxide is generated on the side wall of the trench as a gate oxide layer, but also can realize that the oxide layer formed by oxidation of polycrystalline silicon at the bottom of the trench is thicker than the oxide layer on the side wall of the trench, thereby improving the voltage endurance capability of the bottom of the trench device.
Owner:ZHUZHOU CRRC TIMES SEMICON CO LTD

Methods for preparing standard silicon wafers and calibration methods for flatness measurement equipment

This invention provides a method for preparing a standard silicon wafer and a method for calibrating a planarity measurement device, comprising: providing a silicon wafer; performing a first heat treatment on the silicon wafer to grow an oxide layer on the surface of the silicon wafer; and performing a second heat treatment on the silicon wafer after the oxide layer has grown to improve the surface roughness of the oxide layer through a high-temperature decomposition reaction; wherein the first heat treatment includes: heating to a first heat treatment temperature and maintaining the first heat treatment time in an atmosphere containing oxygen; the second heat treatment includes: heating to a second heat treatment temperature and maintaining the second heat treatment time in an atmosphere containing argon. The preparation method provided by this invention, by combining a two-step process of "thermal oxidation growth" and "high-temperature decomposition and reconstruction," creates a standard wafer surface that possesses both the purity of the thermal oxide layer and the specific and uniform surface roughness obtained through high-temperature decomposition, meeting the stringent calibration requirements of non-contact planarity measurement devices that are extremely sensitive to cleanliness.
Owner:ZING SEMICON CORP

Method for determining cleaning condition of semiconductor wafer and method for cleaning semiconductor wafer

Provided is a method for determining a cleaning condition for a semiconductor wafer, the method being capable of satisfactorily controlling the thickness of a thermal oxide film. A method for determining a cleaning condition of a semiconductor wafer according to the present invention comprises: a step for determining a cleaning correlation between a cleaning condition and the thickness and surface state of a chemical oxide film formed on each surface of a plurality of semiconductor wafers after a cleaning step; a step in which, for each of the one or more heat treatment conditions, the heat treatment correlation between the amount of increase in the thickness of the oxide film after the heat treatment step and the thickness and surface state of the chemical oxide film after the heat treatment step is determined for the thermal oxide film formed on the surface of each of the plurality of semiconductor wafers after the heat treatment step; a step for determining a heat treatment condition in the heat treatment step, and determining a target thickness of a thermal oxide film formed on the surface of the semiconductor wafer in the heat treatment step under the determined heat treatment condition; and a step for determining a cleaning condition under which the thickness of a thermal oxide film formed on the surface of the semiconductor wafer in the heat treatment step under the determined heat treatment condition becomes the target thickness.
Owner:SUMCO CORP

Mixed metal base plate for improved thermal expansion matching with thermal oxide spray coat

A base plate of a substrate support assembly for supporting a semiconductor substrate in a processing chamber includes a first component made of a first material including a metal and a non-metal. The first material has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A layer coating the first component is made of a second material. The second material has a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The first and second coefficients of thermal expansion are different.
Owner:LAM RES CORP