Rapid thermal processing method of making a semiconductor device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5036023
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07394600

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The inventive method of producing a device having non-alloyed ohmic contacts of common composition to both an n-doped and a p-doped region of a semiconductor body comprises deposition of a Ti/Pt layer on the p-doped as well as the n-doped region, followed by rapid thermal processing (RTP). Exemplarily, the device is a semiconductor laser, the n-doped region is InP, the p-doped region is InGaAs or InGaAsP, and RTP involves heating in the range 425.degree.-475.degree. C. for 10-100 seconds. The method comprises fewer processing steps than typical prior art methods, reduces the danger of fabrication error and of wafer breakage and, significantly, results in contacts that can be relatively thermally stable and can have very low specific contact resistance (exemplarily as low as 10.sup.-7 .OMEGA..multidot.cm.sup.2).

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AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY A CORP OF NY550 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022-3201
BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES INCORPORATED U S A A CORP OF NY600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE MURRAYHILL NJ 07974-2070

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dautremont-Smith, William C Westfield, NJ 12 163
Katz, Avishay Cranford, NJ 12 303
Koszi, Louis A Scotch Plains, NJ 17 211
Segner, Bryan P Piscataway, NJ 4 69
Thomas, Peter M Berkeley Heights, NJ 4 44

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