Method for calibrating optical sensor used to measure the temperature of a substrate during rapid thermal process
US6132081A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L22/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of forming titanium silicide by subjecting a silicon substrate having titanium formed thereon to a thermal process, such as rapid thermal process. The silicon substrate and the titanium are being heated to at least a selected annealing temperature, which is the minimum temperature on and after which the titanium silicide displays generally constant sheet resistivity and resistance non-uniformity. The selected annealing temperature is determined by heating the silicon substrate and the titanium from an initial temperature to a final temperature to create titanium silicide and measuring the sheet resistance and/or resistance non-uniformity at selected temperature intervals between the initial temperature and the final temperature. The temperature on and after which the sheet resistance and resistance non-uniformity is generally constant is the selected annealing temperature. The temperature of the silicon substrate and titanium can be measured by an optical sensor such as an optical pyrometer. The selected annealing temperature can be used to calibrate the optical sensor for more accurate measurement of the temperature during the thermal proces…
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