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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device and its manufacturing method of which a stress is adjusted for improved performance. SOLUTION: A gate electrode 104 is electrically insulated from a semiconductor substrate (bulk silicon substrate, SOI layer, or the like) 102. A first side wall spacer 110 is formed along the side wall of the gate electrode 104. A sacrifice side wall spacer is so formed as to adjoin the first side wall spacer 110. The sacrifice side wall spacer and the first side wall spacer 110 cover the semiconductor substrate 102. A flattened layer is formed to cover the semiconductor substrate 102 so that a part of the flattened layer adjoins the sacrifice side wall spacer. The sacrifice side wall spacer is removed, and a recess is formed in the semiconductor substrate 102 by etching. The recess is substantially arranged between the first side wall spacer 110 and a part of the flattened layer. A semiconductor material (SiGe, SiC, or the like) 116 is deposited in the recess. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Dielectric layers are formed on a substrate by performing Subatmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition (SACVD) of ozone-tetraethoxysilane (O 3 -TEOS) to form a layer of O 3 -TEOS on the substrate, and treating the layer of O 3 -TEOS with ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The UV radiation treatment can increase the tensile stress in the O 3 -TEOS layer by reducing the amount of water in the layer. Moreover, the UV treatment may also reduce the amount of silanol in the O 3 -TEOS layer, which can also increase reliability of the device.
Abstract:
Dielectric layers are formed on a substrate by performing Subatmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition (SACVD) of ozone-tetraethoxysilane (O 3 -TEOS) to form a layer of O 3 -TEOS on the substrate, and treating the layer of O 3 -TEOS with ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The UV radiation treatment can increase the tensile stress in the O 3 -TEOS layer by reducing the amount of water in the layer. Moreover, the UV treatment may also reduce the amount of silanol in the O 3 -TEOS layer, which can also increase reliability of the device.
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ULTRAVIOLET (UV) RADIATION TREATMENT METHODS FOR SUBATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (SACVD) OF OZONE-TETRAETHOXYSILANE (03-TEOS) Dielectric layers are formed on a substrate by performing Subatmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition (SACVD) of ozone-tetraethoxysilane (03-TEOS) to form a layer of 03-TEOS on the substrate, and treating the layer of 03-TEOS with ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The UV radiation treatment can increase the tensile stress in the 03-TEOS layer by reducing the amount of water in the layer. Moreover, the UV treatment may also reduce the amount of silanol in the 03-TEOS layer, which can also increase reliability of the device.
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Process for solder-stop structuring protrusions on wafers (3) such as three dimensional contact structures (1) in the form of elastic or flexible contact bumps comprises depositing a resist on the tip of the three dimensional structure, depositing a solder-stop layer over a metallization including the resist, and removing the resist on the tip of the three dimensional structure including the solder-stop layer covering it.