Method for manufacturing SOI substrate
An SOI substrate is manufactured by the following steps: a semiconductor substrate is irradiated with an ion beam in which the proportion of H 2 O + to hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%, preferably lower than or equal to 0.3%, whereby an embrittled region is formed in the semiconductor substrate; a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a surface of a base substrate are disposed so as to be in contact with each other, whereby the semiconductor substrate and the base substrate are bonded; and a semiconductor layer is separated along the embrittled region from the semiconductor substrate which is bonded to the base substrate by heating the semiconductor substrate and the base substrate, so that the semiconductor layer is formed over the base substrate.
1. A method for manufacturing an SOI substrate comprising the steps of:
forming an embrittled region in a semiconductor substrate by irradiating the semiconductor substrate with an ion beam in which a proportion of H 2 O + to hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%;
bonding the semiconductor substrate and a base substrate by being in contact with a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a surface of the base substrate; and
forming a semiconductor layer over the base substrate by heating the semiconductor substrate and the base substrate and separating the semiconductor layer along the embrittled region from the semiconductor substrate which is bonded to the base substrate.
2. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 1 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%.
3. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 1 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
4. A method for manufacturing an SOI substrate comprising the steps of:
irradiating a semiconductor substrate with an ion beam in which a proportion of H 2 O + to hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%, thereby forming an embrittled region in the semiconductor substrate;
bonding the semiconductor substrate and a base substrate by being in contact with a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a surface of the base substrate; and
separating a semiconductor layer along the embrittled region from the semiconductor substrate which is bonded to the base substrate by heating the semiconductor substrate and the base substrate, thereby forming the semiconductor layer over the base substrate.
5. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 4 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%.
6. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 4 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
7. A method for manufacturing an SOI substrate comprising the steps of:
forming a first insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate;
forming an embrittled region in the semiconductor substrate by irradiating the semiconductor substrate with an ion beam in which a proportion of H 2 O + to hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%;
bonding the semiconductor substrate and a base substrate by being in contact with the first insulating layer of the semiconductor substrate and a surface of the base substrate; and
separating a semiconductor layer along the embrittled region from the semiconductor substrate which is bonded to the base substrate by heating the semiconductor substrate and the base substrate, thereby forming the semiconductor layer and at least a portion of the first insulating layer over the base substrate.
8. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 7 , further comprising the step of forming a second insulating layer on the base substrate before the step of bonding.
9. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 7 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%.
10. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 7 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
11. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 7 , wherein the proportion of H 2 O + to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
12. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 11 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%.
13. The method for manufacturing an SOI substrate according to claim 11 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 +) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
14. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
forming an embrittled region in a semiconductor substrate by irradiating the semiconductor substrate with an ion beam in which a proportion of H 2 O + to hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%;
bonding the semiconductor substrate and a base substrate by being in contact with a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a surface of the base substrate; and
forming a semiconductor layer over the base substrate by heating the semiconductor substrate and the base substrate and separating the semiconductor layer along the embrittled region from the semiconductor substrate which is bonded to the base substrate.
15. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%.
16. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
17. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the proportion of H 2 O + to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.
18. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 17 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 3%.
19. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 17 , wherein, in the ion beam, a proportion of carbon (C) to the hydrogen ions (H 3 + ) is lower than or equal to 0.3%.