Optics: measuring and testing – With sample preparation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-07
2006-02-07
Nguyen, Tu T. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
With sample preparation
Reexamination Certificate
active
06995834
ABSTRACT:
A method for analyzing impurities present in a silicon substrate. The method includes the steps of accommodating a silicon substrate resting on a support, and a solution for decomposing a silicon substrate which comprises a mixture of hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid, in an air-tight reaction vessel, in such a way as to keep the silicon substrate from directly contacting with the decomposing solution; allowing the decomposing solution to vaporize, thereby causing the substrate to decompose through vapor-phase reaction for sublimation, without heating or pressurizing the reaction vessel; and recovering the residue left by the decomposed substrate, to analyze the impurities contained in the substrate. This method makes it possible to determine the content of impurities that are present in a silicon substrate extremely precisely in a comparatively short time by decomposing the substrate through vapor-phase reaction without resorting to heating or pressurization.
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Okuuchi Shigeru
Shabani Mohammad B.
Mitsubishi Materials Silicon Corp.
Nguyen Tu T.
Reed Smith LLP
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