• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 유기절연재료 전자세라믹 방전플라즈마 일렉트렛트 및 응용기술
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• pp.83-87
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• 2002

Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposited (PECVD) silicon nitride ($SiN_X$) is widely used as a gate dielectric material for the hydrogenated amorphous silicon(a-Si:H) thin film transistors (TFT's). We investigated $SiN_X$ films were deposited PECVD at low temperature ($300^{\circ}C$). The reaction gases were used pure nitrogen and a helium diluted of silane gas(20% $SiH_4$, 80% He). Experimental investigations were carried out with the variation of $N_2/SiH_4$ flow ratios from 3 to 50 and the rf power of 200 W. This article presents the $SiN_X$ gate dielectric studies in terms of deposition rate, hydrogen content, etch rate and C-V, leakage current density characteristics for the gate dielectric layer of thin film transistor applications. Electrical properties were analyzed through high frequency (1MHz) C-V and current-voltage (I-V) measurements. The thickness and the refractive index on the films were measured by ellipsometry and chemical bonds were determined by using an FT-IR equipment.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.304-311
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• 2005

We report on the fabrication of an AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) using a dielectric-defined process. This process was utilized to fabricate $0.12\;{\mu}m\;{\times}\;100 {\mu}m$ T-gate PHEMTs. A two-step etch process was performed to define the gate footprint in the $SiN_x$. The $SiN_x$ was etched either by dry etching alone or using a combination of wet and dry etching. The gate recessing was done in three steps: a wet etching for removal of the damaged surface layer, a dry etching for the narrow recess, and wet etching. A structure for the top of the T-gate consisting of a wide head part and a narrow lower layer part has been employed, taking advantage of the large cross-sectional area of the gate and its mechanically stable structure. From s-parameter data of up to 50 GHz, an extrapolated cut-off frequency of as high as 104 GHz was obtained. When comparing sample C (combination of wet and dry etching for the $SiN_x$) with sample A (dry etching for the $SiN_x$), we observed an 62.5% increase of the cut-off frequency. This is believed to be due to considerable decreases of the gate-source and gate-drain capacitances. This improvement in RF performance can be understood in terms of the decrease in parasitic capacitances, which is due to the use of the dielectric and the gate recess etching method.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.9
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• pp.168-168
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• 2008

Dimension of a transistor has rapidly shrunk to increase the speed of device and to reduce the power consumption. However, it is accompanied with several problems like direct tunneling through the gate dioxide layer and low conductivity characteristic of poly-Si gate in nano-region. To cover these faults, study of new materials is urgently needed. Recently, high dielectric materials like $Al_2O_3$, $ZrO_2$, and $HfO_2$ are being studied for equivalent oxide thickness (EOT). However, poly-Si gate is not compatible with high-k materials for gate-insulator. Poly Si gate with high-k material has some problems such as gate depletion and dopant penetration problems. Therefore, new gate structure or materials that are compatible with high-k materials are also needed. TiN for metal/high-k gate stack is conductive enough to allow a good electrical connection and compatible with high-k materials. According to this trend, the study on dry etching of TiN for metal/high-k gate stack is needed. In this study, the investigations of the TiN etching characteristics were carried out using the inductively coupled $BCl_3$-based plasma system and adding $Cl_2$ gas. Dry etching of the TiN was studied by varying the etching parameters including $BCl_3$/Ar gas mixing ratio, RF power, DC-bias voltage to substrate, and $Cl_2$ gas addition. The plasmas were characterized by optical emission spectroscopy analysis. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the etching profile.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.1393-1398
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• 2009

본 연구는 LCD용 비정질 실리콘박막트랜지스터의 제조공정중 가장 중요한 식각 공정에서 각 박막의 특성에 맞는 습식 및 건식식각공정을 개발하여 소자의 특성을 안정시키고자 한다. 본 연구의 수소화 된 비정질 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터는 Inverted Staggered 형태로 게이트 전극이 하부에 있다. 실험 방법은 게이트전극, 절연층, 전도층, 에치스토퍼 및 포토레지스터층을 연속 증착한다. 스토퍼층을 게이트 전극의 패턴으로 남기고, 그 위에 n+a-Si:H 층 및 NPR(Negative Photo Resister)을 형성시킨다. 상부 게이트 전극과 반대의 패턴으로 NPR층을 패터닝하여 그것을 마스크로 상부 n+a-Si:H 층을 식각하고, 남아있는 NPR층을 제거 한다. 그 위 에 Cr층을 증착한 후 패터닝 하여 소오스-드레인 전극을 위한 Cr층을 형성시켜 박막 트랜지스터를 제조한다. 여기서 각 박막의 패터닝은 식각 공정으로 각단위 박막의 특성에 맞는 건식 및 습식식각 공정이 필요하다. 제조한 박막 트랜지스터에서 가장 흔히 발생되는 문제는 주로 식각 공정시 over 및 under etching 이며, 정확한 식각을 위하여 각 박막에 맞는 식각공정을 개발하여 소자의 최적 특성을 제공하고자한다. 이와 같이 공정에 보다 엄격한 기준의 건식 및 습식식각 공정 그리고 세척 등의 처리공정을 정밀하게 실시하여 소자의 특성을 확실히 개선 할 수 있었다.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 드레인 부근의 채널 영역에서 접합 전계를 줄이는 Buffered deposition 구조의 소자를 제안하였다. Buffered deposition 구조의 소자 제작은 첫 번째 게이트를 식각한 후에 NM1(N-type Minor1) 이온주입을 하고 다시 HLD막과 질화막을 덮어 식각하여 제작하였다. 이러한 Buffered deposition 구조는 전계를 줄이기 위한 버퍼층으로 되어 있으며 Buffered deposition 소자의 여러 가지 구조의 Hot carrier 수명을 비교하였으며 열화 특성도 분석하여 10년간의 Hot carrier 수명을 만족함을 증명하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.55-61
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• 1986

Phosphosilicate glass(PSG) films have been used as fusable deposited dielectrics in silicon gate MOS integrated circuits. But in this experiment BPSG(borophosphosilicate glass) will be optimized for more efficient utilization of the reactants. The BPSG films were deposited on silicon wafers by the oxidation of the hydrides at 430$^{\circ}$C in conventional atmospheric-pressure chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) systems. Physical and chemical properties of CVD BPSG films have been characterized both for as-deposited and for fused films The. relationship between deposited BPSG film composition and infra-red absorption solution etch rate and fusion temperature is discussed and examples of BPSG composition that can be fused at 900~95$0^{\circ}C$ and 800~85$0^{\circ}C$ are given. In addition to having lower fusion temperature than PSG films BPSG films have lower as-deposited intrinsic tensile stress and low aqueous chemical etch rate they have been considered for applications where these characteristics are advantageous.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.169-172
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• 2009

We investigated the dry-etching mechanism of the TiN thin film using a $Cl_2$/Ar inductively coupled plasma system. To understand the effect of the $Cl_2$/Ar gas mixing ratio, we etched the TiN thin film by varying $Cl_2$/Ar gas mixing ratio. When the gas mixing ratio was 100% $Cl_2$, the highest etch rate was obtained. The chemical reaction on the surface was investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine etched profiles of the TiN thin film.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제48권7호
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• pp.521-524
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• 1999

Nb silicide was formed on the Si micro-tip arrays in order to improve field emission properties of Si-tip field emitter array. After silicidization of the tips, the etch-back process, by which gate insulator, gate electrode and photoresist were deposited sequentially and gate holes were defined by removing gradually the photoresist by $O_2$ plasma from the surface, was applied. Si nitride film was used as a protective layer in order to prevent oxygen from diffusion into Nb silicide layer and it was identified that the NbSi2 was formed through annealing in $N_2$ ambient at $1100^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. By the Nb silicide coating on Si tips, the turn-on voltage was decreased from 52.1 V to 32.3 V and average current fluctuation for 1 hour was also reduced from 5% to 2%. Also, the fabricated Nb silicide-coated Si tip FEA emitted electrons toward the phosphor and light emission was obtained at the gate voltage of 40~50 V.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2009

반도체 소자의 실리콘 게이트 전극 식각공정은 산화막에 대한 높은 식각 선택비와 정확한 식각형상 제어 등의 공정요구 조건을 충족시키기 위해 고밀도 플라즈마 식각공정을 사용하나 식각 후 notching이 발생되는 문제점을 보이고 있다. 특이하게 도핑 되지 않은 비정질 실리콘을 게이트 전극 물질로 사용한 경우 발생된 notching의 위치가 가장 외곽에 위치한 게이트 전극선의 바깥쪽에서 주로 발생되는 것이 관찰 되었다. 본 연구에서는 $Cl_2/HBr/O_2$의 식각기체 구성으로 notching 발생이 식각변수들에 따라 받는 경향성을 파악하고, 식각장치 내에서 실리콘 기판에 도달하는 식각 이온들의 진행경로를 분석하였다. 주 원인은 플라즈마 내의 식각 활성종 이온들이 대전효과에 의하여 궤적의 왜곡이 일어나 notching 현상이 발생되는 것으로 파악되었다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 도핑 되지 않은 비정질 실리콘 게이트 식각에서 발생하는 notching의 형성기구를 정성적으로 설명하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.213-216
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• 2002

A double-heterostructure AIGaAs/GaAs PHEMT (Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor) using digital recess has been successfully realized. Futhermore, the differences of gm,nax, fT, fmax between two samples are as low as 0.62%, 1.58% and 2.56 % respectively. Experimental results are presented demonstrating the etch rate and Process invariability with respect to hydrogen peroxide and acid exposure times with uniformity among devices on a sample.