Abstract:
A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE IN GOOD REPRODUCIBILITY AND YIELD WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING A SINGLE CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE OF ZINC BLENDE TYPE HAVING A (001) PLANE IN WHICH A $001$ ORIENTATION IS DEFINED AS A FOURFOLD ROTATION INVERSION AXIS, COATING THE (001) PLANE WITH A PROTECTIVE FIL, REMOVING BY MEANS OF A REACTION-LIMITED ETCHING SOLUTION THAT PART OF THE PROTECTIVE FILM WHICH IS DISPOSED BETWEEN TWO STRAIGHT LINES PARALLEL WITH THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE AFOREMENTIONED (001) PLANE CAN BE ETCHED AT A UNIFORM SPEED SO AS TO FORM AN ETCHED GROOVE, AND FORMING AN EPITAXIALLY GROWN LAYER OF ANOTHER SINGLE CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR IN THE ETCHED GROOVE.
Abstract:
A compound semiconductor device is provided with at least one inwardly splayed groove by a method of etching which takes into account the crystal orientation of the semiconductor material.
Abstract:
THE DISCLOSURE RELATES TO A DIELECTRICALLY ISOLATED SILICON DIODE ARRAY VIDICON TARGET WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATES THE LATERAL DIFFUSION SPREAD OF PHOTO CARRIERS, THEREBY PROVIDING A NON-BLOOMING CAMERA PICKUP TUBE.
Abstract:
THE METHOD OF MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FOR AND PASSIVATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDES THE STEPS OF DEPOSITING THEREOVER A LAYER OF POLYCRYSSTALLINE SILICON MATERIAL AND SELECTIVELY DOPING THE POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON MATERIAL AT LOCATIONS WHEREAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE TO BE MADE TO RENDER IT CONDUCTIVE THEREAT. IN THE CASE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING A PASSIVATING LAYER OF SIO2 OR THE LIKE THEREOVER, THE SIO2 MUST FIRST BE REMOVED IN THOSE AREAS WHEREAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE TO BE FORMED.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a parasitic channel stopper, in which a major surface of the semiconductor substrate lies in a plane parallel to a (100) plane; a predetermined portion of the major surface in which a parasitic channel is induced is converted into a (111) plane by etching the (100) plane; since the converted portion under a passivation film, such as silicon dioxide film is a substantially highly doped region (N ), it acts as a P parasitic channel stopper.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating dielectric isolated integrated devices which allows the formation of a truly planar surface. The method includes etching isolation channels in a semiconductor substrate through a suitable mask. The mask pattern is designed to enhance deeper etching at certain locations in the isolation channels. A dielectric layer is formed over the exposed surfaces of the isolation channels and a semiconductor material is grown in the channels. The deeper etched locations which are now filled with dielectric isolation are used as a depth guide in the formation of a dielectric layer from the semiconductor substrate surface opposite to the one from which the etching took place. The depth guide can be used in either a deep etch or lap-back process. The last isolation step is then to continue the dielectric layer past the depth guide to the major portion of the isolation channels to produce the fully isolated islands of semiconductor material in the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A technique is described for the fabrication of a novel planar millimeter wave beam lead Schottky barrier device. The inventive technique involves the growth of a 6 to 7 micron layer of epitaxial gallium arsenide doped to 3 to 5 X 1018 atoms/cc on a semi-insulating gallium arsenide substrate by the arsenic trichloride-gallium-hydrogen vapor transport technique. Following, the epitaxial layer is etched in the same ambient by adding helium and establishing a doping level of 5 X 1015 to 2 X 1017 atoms/cc. Growth of a 0.1 to 0.2 micron thick layer of gallium arsenide is then effected. The technique results in the formation of an abrupt doping profile and in a device manifesting enhanced frequency.
Abstract:
A high frequency field effect transistor is made by first epitaxially growing semiconductor channel and drain layers over a source layer. An oxide layer is formed on the upper drain layer which acts as a mask during etching of the epitaxial layers. Anisotropic etching of the semiconductor forms a mesa configuration of the channel and drain layers which is overlapped by the upper oxide layer. Metal is then evaporated onto the mesa from a point opposite the oxide layer. The overhanging oxide layer masks part of the mesa, particularly the drain layer, to define precisely the area covered by the evaporated gate contact, as required for high frequency operation. Other embodiments are also described.
Abstract:
Silicon semiconductor devices containing boron doped regions are produced using borosilicate glass as a doping source and silica glass as a masking layer. After the device is heated to produce boron diffusion into the silicon surface, a preferential etchant is used to remove the borosilicate glass while leaving the masking layer substantially in place for use in subsequent processing steps. The etchant is an aqueous solution of HF and HNO3.
Abstract:
Poly-silicon electrodes are provided for use with source and drain regions of insulated gate field-effect transistors as well as a method for contacting silicon gate devices utilizing polysilicon electrodes and a single etching step. The single etching step obviates the use of an additional masking operation for forming preohmic holes in the vicinity of the source and drain regions for the device. The provision of preohmic holes at the source and drain regions necessitates large area source and drain regions so as to permit clearance for the metallization through preohmic holes. These large areas decrease packing density. The subject method however permits high density packing of the silicon gate devices because small area source and drain regions and small area electrodes can be used. Because of the use of poly-silicon electrodes, the process allows the probing of the chip at intermediate stages in device fabrication. This allows the elimination of those chips which have not satisfied design limitations at an intermediate step in the fabrication process. In the process the source and drain regions and the electrodes are doped simultaneously in a diffusion step. In this diffusion process part of the source and drain regions are diffused through that portion of the poly-silicon contact extending over the source or drain region. In this manner ohmic contact is made between the electrodes and the underlying source or drain regions.