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Granted Patent B2
US 12,482,661 · App. 17/899,832 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Semiconductor device having deuterium diffused into the substrate and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Hwanyeol Park (Seoul, KR); Sejun Park (Seoul, KR); Junhyoung Cho (Seoul, KR); Sejin Kyung (Seoul, KR); Daewee Kong (Yongin-si, KR); Taemin Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L21/3003
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Patent No.
US 12,482,661
App. No.
17/899,832
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes preparing a substrate including cell regions and a scribe lane region, forming circuit blocks in the cell regions of the substrate, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface, forming a bias pad on the first surface of the substrate, such that the bias pad is in the scribe lane region of the substrate, bonding a deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate, implanting deuterium into the deuterium exchange structure using plasma processing, and applying a first voltage to the bias pad, such that the deuterium is diffused from the deuterium exchange structure into the substrate through the second surface of the substrate.

Claims (51)

1 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

preparing a substrate including cell regions and a scribe lane region;

forming circuit blocks in the cell regions of the substrate, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface;

forming a bias pad on the first surface of the substrate, such that the bias pad is in the scribe lane region of the substrate;

bonding a deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate;

implanting deuterium into the deuterium exchange structure using plasma processing; and

applying a first voltage to the bias pad, such that the deuterium is diffused from the deuterium exchange structure into the substrate through the second surface of the substrate.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the deuterium exchange structure is formed of a porous metal plate and a hydrogen ion exchange membrane on the porous metal plate.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the porous metal plate is formed of a porous palladium plate.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the hydrogen ion exchange membrane is formed of a perfluorinated compound.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein bonding the deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate includes using a hot press process, such that the hydrogen ion exchange membrane is attached to the second surface of the substrate.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising, after the deuterium is diffused from the deuterium exchange structure into the substrate, removing the deuterium exchange structure from the second surface of the substrate.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising, before bonding the deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate:

bonding an ion exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate;

applying a second voltage to the bias pad, such that impurities diffuse from the second surface of the substrate into the ion exchange structure; and

removing the ion exchange structure from the substrate.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the ion exchange structure is formed of:

a metal plate including a first region and a second region;

a cation exchange membrane on the first region of the metal plate; and

an anion exchange membrane on the second region of the metal plate.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the cation exchange membrane includes a polymer having an anion fixed charge, and the anion exchange membrane includes a polymer having a cation fixed charge.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the anion fixed charge includes at least one of SO 3 − , COO − , PO 3 2− , PO 3 H − , and C 6 H 4 O − , and the cation fixed charge includes at least one of NH 3 + , NRH 2 + , NR 3 H + , NR 3+ , and PR 3+ , where R is hydrocarbon.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein applying the first voltage to the bias pad to have the deuterium diffuse into the substrate includes diffusing a first deuterium content into the substrate, such that the first deuterium content in a first portion of the substrate adjacent to the second surface of the substrate is greater than a second deuterium content in a second portion of the substrate adjacent to the first surface of the substrate.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein forming the bias pad includes forming the bias pad directly in direct contact with the first surface of the substrate in the scribe lane region.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein forming the bias pad includes:

forming an insulating layer on the first surface of the substrate in the scribe lane region, such that the insulating layer has a first thickness; and

forming the bias pad on the insulating layer, such that the insulating layer is between the bias pad and the first surface of the substrate.

14 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming circuit blocks on a substrate, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface;

forming a bias pad on the first surface of the substrate;

bonding a deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate, the deuterium exchange structure including a porous metal plate and a hydrogen ion exchange membrane on a top surface of the porous metal plate;

implanting deuterium into the deuterium exchange structure using plasma processing; and

diffusing the deuterium from the deuterium exchange structure into the substrate through the second surface of the substrate by applying a first voltage to the bias pad.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein bonding the deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate includes using a hot press process, such that the hydrogen ion exchange membrane is attached to the second surface of the substrate.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein diffusing the deuterium into the substrate includes diffusing a first deuterium content into the substrate, such that the first deuterium content in a first portion of the substrate adjacent to the second surface of the substrate is greater than a second deuterium content in a second portion of the substrate adjacent to the first surface of the substrate.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising, before bonding the deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate:

bonding an ion exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate, the ion exchange structure including a metal plate having a first region and a second region, a cation exchange membrane on the first region, and an anion exchange membrane on the second region; and

diffusing impurities from the second surface of the substrate into the ion exchange structure by applying a second voltage to the bias pad.

18 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein forming the bias pad includes forming the bias pad in direct contact with the first surface of the substrate.

19 . The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein forming the bias pad includes:

forming an insulating layer on the first surface of the substrate, such that the insulating layer has a first thickness; and

forming the bias pad on the insulating layer, such that the insulating layer is between the bias pad and the first surface of the substrate.

20 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming circuit blocks on a substrate, the substrate including a first surface and a second surface;

forming a bias pad on the first surface of the substrate;

bonding an ion exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate;

diffusing impurities in the substrate from the second surface of the substrate into the ion exchange structure;

removing the ion exchange structure;

bonding a deuterium exchange structure to the second surface of the substrate;

implanting deuterium into the deuterium exchange structure using plasma processing; and

diffusing the deuterium from the deuterium exchange structure into the substrate through the second surface of the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: PARK, HWANYEOL; PARK, SEJUN; CHO, JUNHYOUNG; KYUNG, SEJIN; KONG, DAEWEE; KIM, TAEMIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060949/0363 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0122772 · Sep 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230081402A1 · Mar 16, 2023
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