Patent · US Expired

Semiconductor processing facility for providing enhanced oxidation rate

US4599247A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1985
Grant dateJul 8, 1986
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02255
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method of growing thermal oxide on silicon wherein the oxide is grown at an increased rate, at reduced temperature or a combination thereof. This is accomplished by operating in an hermetic quartz tube capable of withstanding high pressure with steam or oxygen at super atmospheric pressure.

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