Paper Title:

Ultra-Rapid Thermal Process for ULSIs

Periodical Materials Science Forum (Volumes 573 - 574)
Main Theme Rapid Thermal Processing and beyond: Applications in Semiconductor Processing
Edited by W. Lerch and J. Niess
Pages 319-324
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.573-574.319
Citation Kyoichi Suguro, 2008, Materials Science Forum, 573-574, 319
Online since March, 2008
Authors Kyoichi Suguro
Keywords Activation, Annealing, Defect, Defect Annihilation, Diffusion, Flash Lamp Annealing, Impurity Atoms, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET), Rapid Thermal Annealing (RTA), Thermal Budget, Ultra Shallow Junction
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Abstract

This paper reports on the ultra-rapid thermal annealing of next generation MOSFETs. In ultra-rapid thermal annealing, the most important issue is to achieve a good balance between electrical activation and impurity diffusion. Another issue of annealing implantation damages is also discussed: Optimized annealing combined with millisecond annealing and conventional halogen lamp annealing is necessary for annealing out defects at end-of range region. Application possibilities of millisecond annealing for deep junction activation and oxidation are also discussed.