Method for heat treating a silicon wafer
US8399341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/3225
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is to provide a method for heat treating a silicon wafer reducing grown-in defects while suppressing generation of slip during RTP and improving surface roughness of the wafer. The method performing a first heat treatment while introducing a rare gas, the first heat treatment comprising the steps of rapidly heating the wafer to T1 of 1300° C. or higher and the melting point of silicon or lower, keeping the wafer at T1, rapidly cooling the wafer to T2 of 400-800° C. and keeping the wafer at T2; and performing a second heat treatment while introducing an oxygen gas in an amount of 20-100 vol. %, the second heat treatment comprising the steps of keeping the wafer at T2, rapidly heating the wafer from T2 to T3 of 1250° C. or higher and the melting point of silicon or lower, keeping the wafer at T3 and rapidly cooling the wafer.
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