LED用图形化蓝宝石衬底的干法刻蚀工艺

近年来,图形化蓝宝石衬底(PSS)作为GaN基LED外延衬底材料被广泛应用。采用感应耦合等离子体(ICP)技术对涂覆有光刻胶阵列图案的蓝宝石衬底进行刻蚀。通过研究及优化不同ICP刻蚀工艺参数对刻蚀速率和选择比的影响,分别成功制备出蒙古包形和圆锥形图形化蓝宝石衬底片,并在其表面完成InGaN/GaN多量子阱外延及芯片工艺。借助光致发光和电致发光等手段测试其LED器件的光电学性能。实验结果发现圆锥形的图形化蓝宝石衬底拥有更强的光功率和更窄的半峰宽,说明这种形貌的衬底在GaN外延时有效减少了晶格失配造成的缺陷,提高了晶体质量,从而更有效地增加LED出光效率。     

垂直结构GaN基LED的侧壁优化技术

为了提升垂直结构LED提取效率,针对器件侧壁出光的研究越发引起研究人员的关注。由于GaN的高折射率,大部分有源区发出的光线将被限制在GaN层内横向传输。对不同刻蚀倾角侧面的光提取效率进行分析模拟,模拟结果显示,LED的提取效率可以通过侧壁倾斜角度的优化得以提升。实验结果表明,特定侧壁倾角器件的提取效率相比较垂直侧壁提高了18.75%,电致发光光谱测试(EL)结果表明,实验结论与理论计算值基本吻合。本结论对垂直结构GaN基LED器件的优化设计与性能提升有重要指导意义。     

表面粗化对GaN基垂直结构LED出光效率的影响

用加热后的KOH水溶液腐蚀GaN材料的N极性面,用以提高GaN基垂直结构发光二极管(LED)的出光效率。经过湿法腐蚀后,构成N极性面的表面晶粒尺寸和密度成为影响垂直结构LED提取效率的主要因素,通过分析不同腐蚀条件下晶粒尺寸和密度与出光效率间的关系,得到最优化的粗化条件,使得器件的提取效率达到最佳。经由浓度为30%、温度为60℃的KOH溶液腐蚀后,未封装的垂直结构LED芯片的提取效率增加了近1倍。     

图形化蓝宝石衬底GaN基LED的研究进展

蓝宝石衬底作为发光二极管最常用的衬底,经过不断发展,在克服其与GaN间晶格失配和热膨胀失配问题上,研究人员不断提出解决方案。近期发展起来的图形化衬底技术,除了能减少生长在蓝宝石衬底上GaN之间的差排缺陷,提高磊晶质量以解决失配问题,更能提高LED的出光效率。从衬底图形的形状、尺寸、制备工艺出发,回顾了图形化蓝宝石衬底GaN基LED的研究进展,详细介绍了近年来关于图形化衬底技术与其他技术在提高LED性能方面的结合,总结了图形化蓝宝石衬底应用于大尺寸芯片的优势,并对其未来在大功率照明市场的应用进行了展望。     

基于图形化蓝宝石衬底的HB-LED研究进展

为了制作高亮度LED,需要在图形化蓝宝石衬底上生长GaN材料。通过光刻在平坦蓝宝石衬底上制作掩膜图形,通过刻蚀将图形转移到蓝宝石衬底,得到图形化蓝宝石衬底。在图形化蓝宝石衬底上进行GaN的侧向外延生长,并做后续处理,就制成了基于图形化蓝宝石衬底的高亮度LED。图形化蓝宝石衬底上GaN的侧向外延生长使得外延材料的位错密度从1010 cm-2降低到107 cm-2,这减少了发生非辐射复合的载流子,多量子阱发射更多的光子,LED的内量子效率提高。此外,图形化蓝宝石衬底能够有效散射从多量子阱射出的光线,使得出射光射到逃离区的几率更大,从而提高光萃取率。内量子效率和光萃取率的提高大大改善了LED的光电特性。     

GaN基LED的图形衬底优化研究

设计了方形和阶梯状两大类的图形化蓝宝石衬底(PSS), 使用Crosslight公司的工艺软件CSuprem建立了三维的方形和阶梯状两类图形衬底GaN LED器件, 然后使用APSYS软件模拟计算出它们的光电特性。并且对方形图形衬底的刻蚀深度进行了优化, 通过对模拟结果的比较得到刻蚀深度与边长的比值为0.4时, 这种方形图形衬底GaN LED的光提取效率最高, 且比平面衬底提高了20.13%。对阶梯状图形衬底的阶梯层数进行了比较, 发现随着阶梯层数的增加, 光提取效率也随着增加, 阶梯状层数为5时, 光提取效率比平面衬底提高了30.03%。并对方形PSS LED进行了实验验证。     

GaN外延用蓝宝石衬底的图形化研究进展

因蓝宝石具有良好的稳定性能,且其生产技术成熟,是目前异质外延GaN应用最广泛的衬底材料之一.采用图形化蓝宝石衬底技术可以降低GaN外延层材料的位错密度,提高LED的内量子效率,同时提高LED出光效率提高,近年来引起了国内外的广泛关注.概述了图形化蓝宝石衬底的研究进展,包括图形化蓝宝石衬底的制备工艺、图形尺寸、图形形状及图形化蓝宝石衬底的作用机理;详细介绍了凹槽状、圆孔状、圆锥形、梯形和半球状5种图形形状,并分析了GaN材料在不同图形形状的图形化蓝宝石衬底上的生长机理及不同图形形状对GaN基LED器件性能的影响.对图形化蓝宝石衬底技术的研究方向进行了展望,提出了亟待研究和解决的问题.     

倒装GaN基发光二极管阵列微透镜的粗化技术

通过模拟计算,分析了阵列微透镜粗化对倒装结构GaN基LED提取效率的影响.并采用感应耦合等离子(ICP)干法刻蚀技术在蓝宝石表面制备阵列微透镜,实现倒装结构GaN基LED出光面粗化.测试结果表明,相对于普通倒装结构,阵列微透镜表面粗化可以使LED提取效率提高约50%,测试结果与模拟计算值相符合.     

倒装GaN基发光二极管阵列微透镜的粗化技术

通过模拟计算,分析了阵列微透镜粗化对倒装结构GaN基LED提取效率的影响.并采用感应耦合等离子(ICP)干法刻蚀技术在蓝宝石表面制备阵列微透镜,实现倒装结构GaN基LED出光面粗化.测试结果表明,相对于普通倒装结构,阵列微透镜表面粗化可以使LED提取效率提高约50%,测试结果与模拟计算值相符合.     

p-AlGaN/GaN超晶格做p型层350 nm紫外AlGaN基LED

使用p-AlGaN/p-GaN SPSLs作为LED的p型层,在蓝宝石衬底上生长出发光波长为350 nm的AlGaN基紫外LED。[JP+1]由于AlGaN/GaN超晶格的极化效应,使得Mg受主的电离能降低,大幅提高了器件的光学和电学性能。在工作电流为350 mA下发光亮度达到了22.66 mW,相应的工作电压为3.75 V,LEDs的光功率满足了实际应用需求。     

Resolution Enhancement Technology:Integrated Process Solutions using OPC

DUV lithography, using the 248 nm wavelength, is a viable manufacturing option for devices with features at 130 nm and less. Given the low kl value of the lithography, integrated process development is a necessary method for achieving acceptable process latitude. The application of assist features for rule based OPC requires the simultaneous optimization of the mask, illumination optics and the resist.Described in this paper are the details involved in optimizing each of these aspects for line and space imaging.A reference pitch is first chosen to determine how the optics will be set. The ideal sigma setting is determined by a simple geometrically derived expression. The inner and outer machine settings are determined, in turn,with the simulation of a figure of merit. The maximum value of the response surface of this FOM occurs at the optimal sigma settings. Experimental confirmation of this is shown in the paper.Assist features are used to modify the aerial image of the more isolated images on the mask. The effect that the diffraction of the scattering bars (SBs) has on the image intensity distribution is explained. Rules for determining the size and placement of SBs are also given.Resist is optimized for use with off-axis illumination and assist features. A general explanation of the material' s effect is discussed along with the affect on the through-pitch bias. The paper culminates with the showing of the lithographic results from the fully optimized system.     

Preparation and Characterization of TaN ALD Precursors

High purity organic-tantalum precursors for thin film ALD TaN were synthesized and characterized.Vapor pressure and thermal stability of these precursors were studied.From the vapor pressure analysis,it was found that TBTEMT has a higher vapor pressure than any other published liquid TaN precursor,including TBTDET,TAITMATA,and IPTDET.Thermal stability of the alkyl groups on the precursors was investigated using a 1H NMR technique.The results indicated that the tertbutylimino group is the most stable group on TBTDET and TBTEMT as compared to the dialkylamido groups.Thermal stability of TaN precursors decreased in the following order:TBTDET ＞ PDMAT ＞ TBTEMT.In conclusion,precursor vapor pressure and thermal stability were tuned by making slight variations in the ligand sphere around the metal center.     

Curved crystal spectrometer for the measurement of X-ray lines from laser-produced plasmas

In order to diagnose the laser-produced plasmas, a focusing curved crystal spectrometer has been developed for measuring the X-ray lines radiated from a laser-produced plasmas. The design is based on the fact that the ray emitted from a source located at one focus of an ellipse will converge on the other focus by the reflection of the elliptical surface. The focal length and the eccentricity of the ellipse are 1350 mm and 0.9586, respectively. The spectrometer can be used to measure the X- ray lines in the wavelength range of 0.2-0.37 nm, and a LiF crystal （200） （2d = 0.4027 nm） is used as dispersive element covering Bragg angle from 30° to 67.5°. The spectrometer was tested on Shengnang- Ⅱ which can deliver laser energy of 60-80 J/pulse and the laser wavelength is 0.35 μm. Photographs of spectra including the 1 s2p ^1P1-1s^2 ^1S0 resonance line（w）, the 1s2p ^3P2-1s^2 1S0 magnetic quadrupole line（x）, the 1s2p ^3P1-1 s^2 ^1S0 intercombination lines（y）, the 1 s2p ^3S~1-1 s^2 ^1S0 forbidden line（z） in helium-like Ti Ⅹ Ⅺ and the 1 s2s2p ^2P3/2-1 s622s ^2S1/2 line（q） in lithium-like Ti Ⅹ Ⅹhave been recorded with a X-ray CCD camera. The experimental result shows that the wavelength resolution（λ/△ 2） is above 1000 and the elliptical crystal spectrometer is suitable for X-ray spectroscopy.     

Cost-effective test solutions for smart card and other integrated flash applications

From its emergence in the late 1980s as a lower cost alternative to early EEPROM technologies, flash memory has evolved to higher densities and speedsand rapidly growing acceptance in mobile applications.In the process, flash memory devices have placed increased test requirements on manufacturers. Today, as flash device test grows in importance in China, manufacturers face growing pressure for reduced cost-oftest, increased throughput and greater return on investment for test equipment. At the same time, the move to integrated flash packages for contactless smart card applications adds a significant further challenge to manufacturers seeking rapid, low-cost test.     

An improved parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations

The parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations is improved in this paper. By analyzing the notions of connected components and passes, a conclusion is drawn that the number of passes and the number of eight-connected components are equal. Then the expression of the number of eight-connected components is obtained which replaces the old one in the algorithm. And a reserving condition is proposed by experiments, which alleviates the excess deletion where a diagonal line and a beeline intersect. The experimental results demonstrate that the thinned curve is almost located in the middle of the original curve connectivelv with single pixel width and the processing speed is high.     

Theoretical analysis of the relationship between the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain in the optical-fiber sensors

The relation between the power of the Brillouin signal and the strain is one of the bases of the distributed fiber sensors of temperature and strain. The coefficient of the Bfillouin gain can be changed by the temperature and the strain that will affect the power of the Brillouin scattering. The relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is thought to be linear by many researchers. However, it is not always linear based on the theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Therefore, errors will be caused if the relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is regarded as to be linear approximately for measuring the temperature and the strain. For this reason, the influence of the parameters on the Brillouin gain coefficient is proposed through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation.     

Novel fiber-optical interferometer with miniaturized probe for in-hole measurements

Today, micro-system technology and the development of new MEMS （Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems） are emerging rapidly. In order for this development to become a success in the long run, measurement systems have to ensure product quality. Most often, MEMS have to be tested by means of functionality or destructive tests. One reason for this is that there are no suitable systems or sensing probes available which can be used for the measurement of quasi inaccessible features like small holes or cavities. We present a measurement system that could be used for these kinds of measurements. The system combines a fiber optical, miniaturized sensing probe with low-coherence interferometry, so that absolute distance measurements with nanometer accuracy are possible.     

Study of waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers

This paper presents a new method to increase the waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers. We find that the propagation constant of the InGaAsP emitting layer can be equal to that of the Si resonant layer through improving the design size of the InP waveguide. The coupling power achieves 42% of the total power in the hybrid lasers when the thickness of the bonding layer is 100 nm. Our result is very close to 50% of the total power reported by Intel when the thickness of the thin bonding layer is less than 5 nm. Therefore, our invariable coupling power technique is simpler than Intel＇s.     

Electronic Structure of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

This paper reviews our recent development of the use of the large-scale pseudopotential method to calculate the electronic structure of semiconductor nanocrystals, such as quantum dots and wires, which often contain tens of thousands of atoms. The calculated size-dependent exciton energies and absorption spectra of quantum dots and wires are in good agreement with experiments. We show that the electronic structure of a nanocrystal can be tuned not only by its size,but also by its shape. Finally,we show that defect properties in quantum dots can be significantly different from those in bulk semiconductors.     

Critical Stage Rule-Based Real Time Dispatch（RTD）System in Highly-Mixed-Products （HMP） FAB

An improving utilization and efficiency of critical equipments in semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities are concerned. Semiconductor manufacturing FAB is one of the most complicated and cost sensitive environments. A good dispatching tool will make big difference in equipment utilization and FAB output as a whole. The equipment in this paper is In-Line DUV Scanner. There are many factors impacting utilization and output on this equipment group. In HMP environment one of the issues is changing of reticule in this area and idle counts due to load unbalance between equipments. Here we'll introduce a rule-based RTD system which aiming at decreasing the number of recipe change and idle counts among a group of scanner equipment in a high-mixed-products FAB.