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Silicon oxynitride film

US6303520A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1998
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02238
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An oxynitride film on the surface of a silicon or silicon germanium substrate is described where film is substantially an oxide film at the film oxide interface, and the nitrogen content of the film increases with the distance away from the substrate. The film is made by a process of rapidly processing a clean silicon wafer in an atmosphere of a nitrogen containing gas containing a very small percentage of oxygen containing gas.

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