Method of forming buried layers by ion implantation

摘要

A method is described for forming buried layers by ion implantation which includes removal of the damaged region in the semiconductor crystal resulting from such implants. Impurity ions are implanted near the surface of a silicon substrate. The substrate is then heated in an oxidizing ambient for a sufficient length of time to allow the impurities to diffuse further into the crystal while an oxide layer grows on the surface consuming the damaged region. The oxide is removed leaving the impurities in defect-free material upon which may be grown an epitaxial layer.