Analytical And Diagnostic Techniques For Semiconductor Materials Devices And Processes

.".. ALTECH 2003 was Symposium J1 held at the 203rd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Paris, France from April 27 to May 2, 2003 ... Symposium M1, Diagnostic Techniques for Semiconductor Materials and Devices, was part of the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 21 to 25, 2002 ..."--p. iii.

Diagnostic characterization techniques for semiconductor materials, devices and device processing are addressed at this symposium. It will cover new techniques as well as advances in routine analytical technology applied to semiconductor process development and manufacture. The hardcover edition includes a CD-ROM of ECS Transactions, Volume 10, Issue 1, Analytical Techniques for Semiconductor Materials and Process Characterization 5 (ALTECH 2007). The PDF edition also includes the ALTECH 2007 papers.

Reviews current research in the development and application of diagnostic techniques for advanced materials analysis and fabrication process control. Contributions discuss the emergence and evaluation of in situ optical diagnostic techniques, such as photoreflectance and spectroellipsometry.

The proceedings of ALTECH 2009 address recent developments and applications of analytical techniques for semiconductor materials, processes and devices. The papers comprise techniques of elemental and structural analysis for bulk and surface impurities and defects, thin films as well as dopants in ultra-shallow junctions.

This Third Edition updates a landmark text with thelatest findings The Third Edition of the internationally laudedSemiconductor Material and Device Characterization bringsthe text fully up-to-date with the latest developments in the fieldand includes new pedagogical tools to assist readers. Not only doesthe Third Edition set forth all the latest measurementtechniques, but it also examines new interpretations and newapplications of existing techniques. Semiconductor Material and Device Characterizationremains the sole text dedicated to characterization techniques formeasuring semiconductor materials and devices. Coverage includesthe full range of electrical and optical characterization methods,including the more specialized chemical and physical techniques.Readers familiar with the previous two editions will discover athoroughly revised and updated Third Edition, including: Updated and revised figures and examples reflecting the mostcurrent data and information 260 new references offering access to the latest research anddiscussions in specialized topics New problems and review questions at the end of each chapter totest readers' understanding of the material In addition, readers will find fully updated and revisedsections in each chapter. Plus, two new chapters have been added: Charge-Based and Probe Characterization introduces charge-basedmeasurement and Kelvin probes. This chapter also examinesprobe-based measurements, including scanning capacitance, scanningKelvin force, scanning spreading resistance, and ballistic electronemission microscopy. Reliability and Failure Analysis examines failure times anddistribution functions, and discusses electromigration, hotcarriers, gate oxide integrity, negative bias temperatureinstability, stress-induced leakage current, and electrostaticdischarge. Written by an internationally recognized authority in the field,Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization remainsessential reading for graduate students as well as forprofessionals working in the field of semiconductor devices andmaterials. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all theproblems in the book is available from the Wiley editorialdepartment.

The fabrication of Si- and compound semiconductor-based devices involves a number of steps ranging from material growth to pattern definition by lithography, and ultimately, pattern transfer by etching/deposition. The key to device manufacturing, however, is reproducibility, low cost and high yield. Diagnostic techniques allow correlation between processing and actual device performance to be established. Researchers from universities, industry and government come together in this book to examine the advances in diagnostic techniques that provide critical information on structural, optical and electrical properties of semiconductor devices, as well as monitoring techniques for equipment/processes for control and feedback. The overriding goal is for rapid, accurate materials characterization, both in situ and ex situ. Topics include: in situ diagnostics; proximal probe microscopies; optical probes of devices and device properties; spectroscopic ellipsometry/structural diagnostics; and material analysis - X-ray techniques, strain measurements and passivation.