Selective laser annealing of semiconductor material

Details Selective laser annealing of semiconductor material Selective laser annealing of semiconductor material

2006-05-22

2009-10-20

Estrada, Michelle (Department: 2823)

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process

Introduction of conductivity modifying dopant into...

Diffusing a dopant

C438S535000, C438S554000, C257SE21135, C257SE21466

Reexamination Certificate

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07605064

ABSTRACT:
A method of manufacture for semiconductor electronic products and a circuit structure. A semiconductor material has a surface region and dopant is provided to a portion of the surface region. The portion of the surface region provided with the dopant is irradiated with sufficient energy to induce diffusion of the dopant from the portion of the surface region to another region of the semiconductor material.A method for manufacturing an electronic product with a semiconductor material having a surface and two spaced-apart regions along the surface for receiving dopant includes forming a field effect transistor gate structure is along the surface and over a third region of the surface between the two spaced-apart regions. Dopant is provided to the spaced-apart regions which are heated to a temperature at least 50 degrees C. higher than the peak temperature which results in the third region when the spaced-apart regions are heated.A circuit comprises a semiconductor material having a surface region for formation of devices, a field effect transistor gate structure formed on the surface region, the gate structure including a conductive layer and an amorphous insulative layer having a dielectric constant greater than five relative to free space. The insulative layer is formed between the conductive layer and the surface region. A source region is formed along the surface region and a drain region is also formed along the surface region. The gate structure, source region and drain region are configured to form an operable field effect transistor.

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