• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.7-19
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• 1981

Anodization method is utilized in order to measure diffusion profiles of boron and arsenic in silicon. The solution used for silicon anodization is Ethylene glycol +KNO3(0.04N), The thickness of silicon which is consumed by a single 200V anodization is 460$\pm$40A regardless of wafer type. The profiles of boron and arsenic in silicon after predeposition process are investigated. The diffusion coefficients of both dopants depending on impurity concentration are extrated from these profiles. The base pull-in effect has been observed in prototype npn transistors with arsenic doped emitter.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.267-269
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• 2003

반도체 웨이퍼 및 각종 박막의 면/비저항(sheet/resistivity resistance)의 측정에 비교적 간단히 측정할 수 있고 측정정확도가 높은 4탐침(four-point probe)방법이 널리 사용되고 있다 또한 4탐침 측정방법은 높은 분해능의 contour map작성과 ion implantation의 doping accuracy 및 doping uniformity의 측정에도 사용된다. 최근 재료의 소형, 박막화 경향으로 볼 때 정확한 비저항 측정의 필요성이 요구되고 있으며 이에 따라 4탐침 측정기술인 single 및 dual configuration method로 실리콘 웨이퍼에 대한 비저항의 측정 정확도를 고찰한 결과 dual configuration 측정방법이 single configuration측정 방법에 비하여 정밀 정확도가 더 좋은 것으로 고찰되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.489-489
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• 2011

The effect of Si quantum dots for solar cell appications was investigated. The 5 ~ 10 nm Si nanoparticle was fabricated on p-type single and poly crystalline wafer by magnetron sputtering and laser irradiation process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force measurement (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that the Si QDs array were clearly embedded in insulating layer ($SiO_2$). Photoluminesence (PL) measurements reliably exhibited bandgap transitions with every size of Si QDs. The photo-current measurements were showed different result with size of QD and number of superlattice.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.33-35
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• 2016

In this study, a new plasma source was used in the ALD process. Line type plasma sources were analyzed by electric and magnetic field simulation. And the results were compared with plasma density and electron temperature measurement results. As a result, the results of the computer simulation and the diagnosis results of plasma density and electron temperature showed similar tendency. At this time, the plasma uniformity is 95.6 %. $Al_2O_3$ thin film was coated on 6 inch Si-wafer, using this plasma source. The uniformity of the thin film was more than 98% and the thin film growth rate was 0.13 nm/cycle.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.73-78
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• 2016

Contact pressure distribution between PVA brush and semiconductor wafer was measured by developing a test setup which could simulates the post CMP cleaning process. The test set-up used thin film type pressure sensor which could measure the pressure distribution of contact area with the resolution of $15.5ea/cm^2$. As the experimental results, it was verified that there had been severe contact pressure non-uniformity along the axis of the brush and between the adjacent projections on the brush's surface. These results should be considered when developing post CMP cleaning stage or designing the PVA brush.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.327-333
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• 2002

In order to obtain the oxidation layer for SiC MOS, the oxide layers by thermal oxidation process with dry and wet method were deposited and characterized. Deposition temperature for oxidation layer was $1100^{\circ}C$~130$0^{\circ}C$ by $O_2$ and Ar atmosphere. The oxide thickness, surface morphology, and interface characteristic of deposited oxide layers were measurement by ellipsometer, SEM, TEM, AFM, and SIMS. Thickness of oxidation layer was confirmed 50nm and 90nm to with deposition temperature at $1150^{\circ}C$ and $1200{\circ}C$ for dry 4 hours and wet 1 hour, respectively. For the high purity oxidation layer, the necessity of sacrificial oxidation which is etched for the removal of the defeats on the wafer after quickly thermal oxidation was confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.240-243
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• 1999

(Sr$\sub$0.85/Ca$\sub$0.15/)TiO$_3$thin films were deposited on Pt-coated TiO$_2$/SiO$_2$/Si wafer by the rf sputtering method. Experiments were conducted to investigate the electrical properties of SCT thin films with various top electrode. C-F and C-V measurements show that SCT thin films annnealed at 600$^{\circ}C$ have a larger capacitance than SCT thin films deposited at 400$^{\circ}C$ , and there is nearly no difference between top electrodes. I-V measurement show that Pt top electrode have a good leakage current density of < 10nA/$\textrm{cm}^2$,. making them suitable for DRAM application.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.28 no.11
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• pp.1807-1812
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• 2004

The application of chemical mechanical polishing(CMP) has a long history. Recently, CMP has been used in the planarization of the interlayer dielectric(ILD) and metal used to form the multilevel interconnections between each layers. Therefore, much research has been conducted to understand the basic mechanism of the CMP process. CMP performed by the down force and the relative speed between pad and wafer with slurry is typical tribo-system. In general, studies have indicated that removal rate is relative to energy. Accordingly, in this study, CMP results will be analyzed by a viewpoint of the friction energy using friction force measurement. The results show that energy would not constant in the same removal rate conditions

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.26-30
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• 2021

The impurity concentration is a crucial parameter for semiconductor thin films. Evaluating the impurity distribution in silicon thin film is another challenge. In this study, we have investigated the doping concentration of boron in silicon thin film using time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry in dynamic mode of operation. Boron doped silicon film was grown on i) p-type silicon wafer and ii) borosilicate glass using hot wire chemical vapor deposition technique for possible applications in optoelectronic devices. Using well-tuned SIMS measurement recipe, we have detected the boron counts 101~104 along with the silicon matrix element. The secondary ion beam sputtering area, sputtering duration and mass analyser analysing duration were used as key variables for the tuning of the recipe. The quantitative analysis of counts to concentration conversion was done following standard relative sensitivity factor. The concentration of boron in silicon was determined 1017~1021 atoms/㎤. The technique will be useful for evaluating distributions of various dopants (arsenic, phosphorous, bismuth etc.) in silicon thin film efficiently.

• KIPS Transactions on Software and Data Engineering
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.141-148
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• 2023

Accurate overlay metrology is essential to achieve high yields of semiconductor products. Overlay metrology performance is greatly affected by overlay target design and measurement method. Therefore, in order to improve the performance of the overlay target, measurement methods applicable to various targets are required. In this study, we propose a new algorithm that can measure image-based overlay. The proposed measurement algorithm can estimate the sub-pixel position by using a motion vector. The motion vector may estimate the position of the sub-pixel unit by applying a quadratic equation model through polynomial expansion using pixels in the selected region. The measurement method using the motion vector can calculate the stacking error in all directions at once, unlike the existing correlation coefficient-based measurement method that calculates the stacking error on the X-axis and the Y-axis, respectively. Therefore, more accurate overlay measurement is possible by reflecting the relationship between the X-axis and the Y-axis. However, since the amount of computation is increased compared to the existing correlation coefficient-based algorithm, more computation time may be required. The purpose of this study is not to present an algorithm improved over the existing method, but to suggest a direction for a new measurement method. Through the experimental results, it was confirmed that measurement results similar to those of the existing method could be obtained.