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Method for heat-treating silicon single crystal wafer

US11408092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 25, 2018
Grant dateAug 9, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/324
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for heat-treating a silicon single crystal wafer to control a BMD density thereof to achieve a predetermined BMD density by performing an RTA heat treatment on a silicon single crystal wafer composed of an Nv region in a nitriding atmosphere, and then performing a second heat treatment, the method including: formulating a relational equation for a relation between BMD density and RTA temperature in advance; and determining an RTA temperature for achieving the predetermined BMD density according to the relational equation. Consequently, a method for heat-treating a silicon single crystal wafer for manufacturing an annealed wafer or an epitaxial wafer each having defect-free surface and a predetermined BMD density in a bulk portion thereof.

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