发明名称 Method of spatially selective laser-assisted doping of a semiconductor
摘要 A method utilizing spatially selective laser doping for irradiating predetermined portions of a substrate of a semiconductor material is disclosed. Dopants are deposited onto the surface of a substrate. A pulsed, visible beam is directed to and preferentially absorbed by the substrate only in those regions requiring doping. Spatial modes of the incoherent beam are overlapped and averaged, providing uniform irradiation requiring fewer laser shots. The beam is then focused to the predetermined locations of the substrate for implantation or activation of the dopants. The method provides for scanning and focusing of the beam across the substrate surface, and irradiation of multiple locations using a plurality of beams. The spatial selectivity, combined with visible laser wavelengths, provides greater efficiency in doping only desired substrate regions, while reducing the amount of irradiation required. Savings in cost and manufacturing throughput can be achieved, particularly with respect to doping poly-crystalline silicon.
申请公布号 US7799666(B1) 申请公布日期 2010.09.21
申请号 US20090509621 申请日期 2009.07.27
申请人 POTOMAC PHOTONICS, INC. 发明人 DOUDOUMOPOULOS NICHOLAS A.;CHRISTENSEN C. PAUL;WICKBOLDT PAUL
分类号 H01L21/42;H01L21/26;H01L21/38 主分类号 H01L21/42
代理机构 代理人
主权项
地址