Passivation of silicon oxide during photoresist burnoff
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsCharles G. Meador, Eddie H. Breashears
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Abstract
A method of removal of photoresist in a manufacturing process for semiconductor devices utilizes burnoff in an oxidizing atmosphere. In order to reduce contamination of underlying silicon dioxide layers, chlorine in the atmosphere getters Na+ ions, etc. The chlorine gas is obtained from HCL added to the oxidizing atmosphere.
Claims7
A method of manufacture of semiconductor devices comprising the steps of:
- forming a layer of silicon oxide on a face of a semiconductor body,
- applying a coating of photoresist on said face over said layer of silicon oxide,
- exposing and developing said coating of photoresist to define a pattern then performing an operation on said face using such pattern as a mask,
- and thereafter removing the remaining parts of said coating of photoresist by exposing said body to an atmosphere of oxygen and HCl at elevated temperature whereby the oxygen burns off the photoresist and chlorine freed by reaction of oxygen and HCl getters contaminants of the silicon oxide.
A method of removing photoresist from a face of a silicon body in manufacture of semiconductor devices, comprising the step of exposing said face to an atmosphere of oxygen and HCl at a temperature in the range of 400.degree. to 800.degree. C. to burn off said photoresist and getter contaminants.
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