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Semiconductor device simulation method, semiconductor device simulator, computer program for semiconductor device simulation, and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device

US6467066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2001
Grant dateOct 15, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/23
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A simulation method simulates a self-aligned silicide (SALICIDE) process according to heat treatment temperature and changes in the composition of a silicide film during first and second heat treatments. The simulation method separately simulates silicide reactions in the first and second heat treatments according to species (metal or silicon) diffusing through a silicide, to thereby improve the accuracy of simulations.

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