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Impurity doping method with adsorbed diffusion source

US5527733A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 1994
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/2254
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For effecting impurity doping, a chemically active semiconductor surface is covered with an adsorption layer composed of an impurity element which forms a dopant in the semiconductor or composed of a compound containing the impurity element. Thereafter, solid phase diffusion is effected using the adsorption layer as an impurity diffusion source so as to form an impurity-doped region having a desired density profile in the depth direction.

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