Abstract:
Autodoping from a diffused region in a substrate during growth of an epitaxial layer is prevented by growing a thin epitaxial layer over the entire surface of the substrate and then removing the epitaxial layer except for the portion over the diffused region. A second epitaxial layer is then grown over the surface of the substrate and the first epitaxial layer. The first epitaxial layer caps the diffused region to prevent autodoping into the second epitaxial layer during growth thereof over the surface of the substrate not having the diffused region therein.