TY - BOOK AU - Ghandhi, Sorab K AU - Ghandhi, Sorab K TI - VLSI Fabrication Principles ; Silicon..Arsenide SN - 9788126517909 PY - 1994/// CY - New Delhi PB - Wiley India N1 - 1 Material Properties 1 1.1 Physical Properties 3 1.2 Crystal Structure 13 1.3 Crystal Axes and Planes 16 1.4 Orientation Effects 19 1.5 Point Defects 23 1.6 Dislocations 45 1.7 Electronic Properties of Defects 53 Tables 58 References 64 Problems 67 2 Phase Diagrams and Solid Solubility 69 2.1 Unitary Diagrams 70 2.2 Binary Diagrams 70 2.3 Solid Solubility 88 2.4 Ternary Diagram 91 References 99 Problem 100 3 Crystal Growth and Doping 102 3.1 Starting Growth and Doping 102 3.2 Growth from the Melt 106 3.3 Considerations for Proper Crystal Growth 113 3.4 Doping in the Melt 120 3.5 Semi-Insulating Gallium Arsenide 129 3.6 Properties of Melt-Grown Crystals 132 3.7 Solution Growth 134 3.8 Zone Processes 135 3.9 Properties of Zone-Processed Crystals 141 Tables 142 References 145 Problems 149 4 Diffusion 150 4.1 The Nature of Diffusion 151 4.2 Diffusion in a Concentration Gradient 154 4.3 The Diffusion Equation 171 4.4 Impurity Behavior: Silicon 183 4.5 Impurity Behavior: Gallium Arsenide 197 4.6 Diffusion Systems 202 4.7 Diffusion Systems for Silicon 209 4.8 Special Problems in Silicon Diffusion 217 4.9 Diffusion Systems for Gallium Arsenide 224 4.10 Evaluation Techniques for Diffused Layers 235 Tables 246 References 251 Problems 256 5 Epitaxy 258 5.1 General Considerations 261 5.2 Molecular Beam Epitaxy 273 5.3 Vapor-Phase Epitaxy 283 5.4 VPE Processes for Silicon 296 5.5 VPE Processes for Gallium Arsenide 313 5.6 Liquid-Phase Epitaxy 330 5.7 LPE Systems 340 5.8 Heteroepitaxy 345 5.9 Evaluation of Epitaxial Layers 348 Tables 356 References 358 Problems 366 6 Ion Implantation 368 6.1 Penetration Range 370 6.2 Implantation Damage 389 6.3 Annealing 393 6.4 Ion Implantation Systems 407 6.5 Process Considerations 416 6.6 High-Energy Implants 430 6.7 High-Current Implants 431 6.8 Application to Silicon 432 6.9 Application to Gallium Arsenide 437 Tables 442 References 443 Problems 449 7 Native Films 451 7.1 Thermal Oxidation of Silicon 452 7.2 Thermal Nitridation of Silicon 483 7.3 Thermal Oxidation of Gallium Arsenide 485 7.4 Anodic Oxidation 487 7.5 Plasma Processes 495 7.6 Evaluation of Native Films 498 Tables 500 References 503 Problems 508 8 Deposited Films 510 8.1 Film Deposition Methods 511 8.2 Film Characteristics 522 8.3 Films for Protection and Masking 527 8.4 Films for Doping 546 8.5 Films for Interconnections 548 8.6 Films for Ohmic Contacts 556 8.7 Films for Schottky Diodes 570 Tables 576 References 578 9 Etching and Cleaning 587 9.1 Wet Chemical Etching 589 9.2 Dry Physical Etching 613 9.3 Dry Chemical Etching 620 9.4 Reactive Ion Etching 625 9.5 Chemically Assisted Ion Beam Techniques 636 9.6 Etching-Induced Damage 638 9.7 Cleaning 639 Tables 646 References 654 Problems 661 10 Lithographic Processes 662 10.1 Photoreactive Materials 664 10.2 Pattern Generation and Mask-Making 669 10.3 Pattern Transfer 674 10.4 Advanced Techniques 685 10.5 Problem Areas 696 11 Device and Circuit Fabrication 704 11.1 Isolation 705 11.2 Self-Alignment 712 11.3 Local Oxidation 714 11.4 Planarization 721 11.5 Metallization 726 11.6 Gettering 728 11.7 Mos-Based Silicon Microcircuits 730 11.8 BJT-Based Silicon Microcircuits 749 11.9 Gallium Arsenide Microcircuits 778 Tables 790 References 790 Appendix The Mathematics of Diffusion 801 A.1 Solutions for a Constant Diffusion Coefficient 802 A.2 Solution for a Time-Dependent Diffusion Coefficient 811 A.3 Solution for Concentration-Dependent Diffusion Coefficients 813 A.4 Determination of the Diffusion Constant 815 References 817 Index 819 UR - https://books.google.co.in/books?id=G-NPOd_BXZkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=vlsi+fabrication+principles+by+gandhi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik1ODH0a7hAhVvU98KHVCoAjsQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=vlsi%20fabrication%20principles%20by%20gandhi&f=false ER -