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Selective deposition process of a refractory metal silicide onto silicon areas

US4871691A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1988
Grant dateOct 3, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S148/147
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A selective deposition process of a refractory metal silicide onto the silicon apparent surfaces of a wafer partially coated with SiO.sub.2, comprising the following steps: flowing in a cold-wall airtight chamber comprising said wafer a gaseous silane composite at a partial pressure P.sub.Si.sbsb.x.sub.H.sbsb.y and an halogenide of said metal at a partial pressure P.sub.Me ; heating the wafer to a first temperature (T1) for a first duration (t1), P.sub.Si.sbsb.x.sub.H.sbsb.y and P.sub.Me being chosen so as to allow a metal silicide deposition to be formed on the wafer, the silicon being overstoichiometric; and, heating the wafer to a second temperature (T2) lower than the first one for a second duration (t2), T2 being chosen as a function of P.sub.Si.sbsb.x.sub.H.sbsb.y and P.sub.Me so as to allow a stoichiometric metal silicide deposition to be formed on the wafer.

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