Recent developments in rapid thermal processing

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Abstract

Rapid thermal annealing (RTA) with a short dwell time at maximum temperature is used with ion implantation to form shallow junctions and polycrystalline-Si gate electrodes in complementary, metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Si processing. Wafers are heated by electric lamps or steady heat sources with rapid wafer transfer. Advanced methods use "spike anneals," wherein high-temperature ramp rates are used for both heating and cooling while also minimizing the dwell time at peak temperature to nominally zero. The fast thermal cycles are required to reduce the undesirable effects of transient-enhanced diffusion (TED) and thermal deactivation of the dopants. Because junction profiles are sensitive to annealing temperature, the challenge in spike annealing is to maintain temperature uniformity across the wafer and repeatability from wafer to wafer. Multiple lamp systems use arrayed temperature sensors for individual control zones. Other methods rely on process chambers that are designed for uniform wafer heating. Generally, sophisticated techniques for accurate temperature measurement and control by emissivity-compensated infrared pyrometry are required because processed Si wafers exhibit appreciable variation in emissivity.

Identifier

0036809676 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Electronic Materials

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-002-0031-9

ISSN

03615235

First Page

981

Last Page

987

Issue

10 SPEC.

Volume

31

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