Abstract:
A TECHNIQUE FOR THE PREPARATION OF TANTALUM-ALUMINUM ALLOY FILMS MANIFESTING RESISTIVITIES WITHIN THE RANGE OF 10-**3 TO 10-**2 OHM-CENTIMETERS WHICH ARE STABLE AT TEMPERATURES OF THE ORDER OF 400*C. INVOLVES DEPOSITING TANTALUM-ALUMINUM ALLOY FILMS BY CONVENTIONAL CONDENSATION TECHNIQUES, IMPLANTING NITROGEN OR OXYGEN IONS IN THE DEPOSITED FILM AND ANNEALING THE RESULTANT ASSEMBLY. THE FILMS SO PRODUCED ARE THE FIRST HIGH RESISTIVITY FILMS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE FABRICATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WHICH ARE NORMALLY SUBJECTED TO TEM-
PERATURES RANGING UP TO 100*V. DURING THE PROCESSING SEQUENCE WHICH MANIFEST SUPERIOR STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS.
Abstract:
The specification describes processes using ion implantation for preparing silicon diode array targets for video camera tubes. Bulk silicon prepared in the conventional way has sufficient nonuniformity over the target area to produce contrast patterns in the video output. This effect can be eliminated by initially preparing high resistivity bulk material and implanting the bulk impurities to obtain the desired bulk resistivity. Advantageous procedures for implanting the diodes are also described.