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Method for manufacturing semiconductor device

US8772128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2008
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/0323
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A single crystal semiconductor substrate is irradiated with ions that are generated by exciting a hydrogen gas and are accelerated with an ion doping apparatus, thereby forming a damaged region that contains a large amount of hydrogen. After the single crystal semiconductor substrate and a supporting substrate are bonded, the single crystal semiconductor substrate is heated to be separated along the damaged region. While a single crystal semiconductor layer separated from the single crystal semiconductor substrate is heated, this single crystal semiconductor layer is irradiated with a laser beam. The single crystal semiconductor layer undergoes re-single-crystallization by being melted through laser beam irradiation, thereby recovering its crystallinity and planarizing the surface of the single crystal semiconductor layer.

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