Abstract:
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR POLISHING GALLIUM ARSENIDE PLANAR SURFACES IS DISCLOSED COMPRISING POSITIONING GALLIUM ARSENIDE WAFERS OR SLICES IN CLOSE ADJACENCY TO A POLISHING MEDIUM PROVIDING A RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN SAID WAFER AND POLISHING MEDIUM WHILE PROVIDING A CONTROLLED PREDETERMINED FLOW OF ALKALI METAL HYPOCHLORITE AND ALKALI CARBONATE SOLUTION TO SAID WAFERS AND POLISHING MEDIUM AND CONTINUING THE RELATIVE MOTION UNTIL THE WAFER SURFACE
IS POLISHED TO A SMOOTH AND FEATURELESS CONDITION WHEREUPON THE WAFERS ARE WASHED AND REMOVED FROM THE POLISHING MECHANISM.
Abstract:
A SIMULTANEOUS DOUBLE DIFFUSION METHOD WHEREIN A COATING CONTAINING A SILICON OXIDE AND THE OXIDES OF A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVITY-DETERMINING IMPURITIES HAVING DIFFERENT DIFFUSIVITY RATES IS FORMED ON THE SURFACE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE USING A TEMPERATURE AT WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY NO DIFFUSION OF THE IMPURITIES INTO THE SUBSTRATE WILL TAKE PLACE. THEN, THE SUBSTRATE IS HEATED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DIFFUSE THE IMPURITIES INTO THE SUBSTRATE TO FORM A PLURALITY OF ABUTTING REGIONS IN THE SUBSTRATE SEPARATED BY JUNCTIONS. THE SEQUENCE OF REGIONS IN DISTANCE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBSTRATE SURFACE, IS CONTROLLED BY THE DIFFUSIVITY RATES OF THE SELECTED CONDUCTIVITY-DETERMINING IMPURITIES. THE COATING MAY BE A SINGLE LAYER OR A PLURALITY OF LAYERS, AT LEAST TWO OF WHICH CONTAIN DIFFERENT CONDUCTIVITY-DETERMINING IMPURITIES. D R A W I N G
Abstract:
THE METHOD DISCLOSED DESCRIBES A PROCEDURE FOR CONTROLLING JUNCTION DEPTH AND SURFACE CONCENTRATION IN DIFFUSION OF ZINC IN GALLIUM ARSENIDE COMPRISING UTILIZING AN ALLOY OF SILICON AND ARSENIC WHEREIN THE TOTAL ARSENIC PRESENT IS BETWEEN ABOUT TWO AND FIFTY ATOMIC PERCENT AND UTILIZING A DIFFUSION TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 800 AND 1000*C.
Abstract:
A process for the protecton of gallium arsenide surfaces comprises treating the surface with sodium oxychloride solution to form an interim protective film and subsequently removing the protective film utilizing sodium oxychloride and sodium carbonate prior to further processing.
Abstract:
An improved method for polishing gallium phosphide planar surfaces is disclosed comprising positioning gallium phosphide wafers or slices in close adjacency to a polishing medium providing a relative motion between said wafer and polishing medium while providing a controlled predetermined flow of OBr ions to said wafers and polishing medium and continuing the relative motion until the wafer surface is polished to a smooth and featureless condition whereupon the wafers are washed and removed from the polishing mechanism.