Fundamentals of Semiconductor Physics 万 歆 Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics Fall 2006
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Chapter 2. Silicon Technology Two foundations of successful engineering: –Mastery of physics concepts –Perfect technology – means to transfer concepts into useful structures. Total 3 hours.
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Si, Ge & GaAs Technological evolution began with gemanium in 1940s. –Band gap E g = 0.67 eV –At 300 K, intrinsic carrier density n i = 2.5 x cm -3 –n i arises fast with T, due to small E g – ~10 15 cm -3 at 400 K –Device not useful when intrinsic carrier concentration is comparable to dopant density. Research efforts shifted to silicon (E g = 1.12 eV) and GaAs (E g = 1.42 eV) in 1950s.
Advantages of Silicon Key: ability to form on silicon a stable, controllable oxide film (silicon oxide, SiO 2 ) that has excellent insulating properties. Selective etching: HF dissolves SiO 2 not Si SiO 2 shields Si from doping (photosensitive polymer films are used to define shielded regions).
Wafer – Chips - Devices
The Whole Process
Planar Process Formation of a masking oxide layer Its selective removal Deposition of dopant atoms on or near the wafer surface Their diffusion into the exposed silicon regions
Czochralski Process
Single-Crystal Ingots of Silicon
Dopant Concentration
Floating-Zone Process
Primary & Secondary Flat
Silicon Wafers
MOSFET: An Example
Lithography & Pattern Transfer
Why Clean Room?
Thermal Oxidation
Silicon-Silicon Dioxide
Contact & Proximity Printing
Projection Printing
Positive & Negative Photoresist
Lift-off
Pattern Transfer
Doping: Gaseous Deposition
Doping: Ion Implantation
Doping Comparison
Metallization