System and method for modeling epitaxial growth in a 3-D virtual fabrication environment

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A virtual fabrication environment for semiconductor device structure development is discussed that enables the use of a selective epitaxy process to virtually model epitaxial growth of a crystalline material layer. The epitaxial growth occurs on a crystalline substrate surface of a virtually fabricated model device structure. A surface growth rate may be defined over possible 3D surface orientations of the virtually fabricated device structure by modeling the growth rates of the three major families of crystal planes. Growth rates along neighboring non-crystalline material may also be modeled.

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COVENTOR INC1000 CENTREGREEN WAY SUITE 200 CARY NC 27513

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Breit, Stephen R Wayland, US 9 82
Faken, Daniel Peabody, US 10 80
Fried, David M South Salem, US 72 3273
Greiner, Kenneth B Arlington, US 16 135

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