Thermal annealing of semiconductor devices

摘要

A method of processing a semiconductor device in which a microwave field is generated to surround the semiconductor device while a focussed electron beam or ion beam is applied to the substrate of the device whereby the presence of the electron or ion beam creates a conductive region which increases the microwave field intensity in that region, so that the intensified microwave field creates a local heating effect in the substrate to perform a local annealing action.