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Process for producing semiconductor article

US6326279A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2000
Grant dateDec 4, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76259
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To lessen the number of steps and reduce cost in the manufacture of high-quality SOI substrate, a process for producing a semiconductor article comprises the steps of forming a porous semiconductor layer at at least one surface of a first substrate, forming a non-porous single-crystal semiconductor layer on the porous semiconductor layer, bonding the first substrate to a second substrate with the former's non-porous single-crystal semiconductor layer facing the latter in contact, to form a bonded structure, and dividing the bonded structure at the porous semiconductor layer, wherein the process further comprises the step of previously forming on the one surface of the first substrate an epitaxial silicon layer in a thickness at least n-times (n.gtoreq.2) the thickness of the porous semiconductor layer.

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