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US 7,635,617 · App. 12/053,912 · Granted Dec 22, 2009

Manufacturing method of semiconductor substrate and manufacturing method of semiconductor device

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,635,617
App. No.
12/053,912
Granted
Dec 22, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a process of forming a single-crystalline semiconductor layer bonded to a glass substrate by low-temperature heat treatment, before a bonding and separation step in which the single-crystalline semiconductor layer is bonded to the glass substrate, the glass substrate is heated at a temperature higher than a heat temperature in the bonding and separation step. In a bonding step between the single-crystalline semiconductor layer and the glass substrate, the single-crystalline semiconductor layer is heated at a temperature close to a strain point of the glass substrate, specifically at a temperature in a range from minus 50° C. to plus 50° C. of a strain point. Accordingly, the glass substrate is subjected to heat treatment in advance at a temperature higher than the temperature close to the strain point, specifically, at a temperature higher than the temperature in a range from minus 50° C. to plus 50° C. of the strain point.

Claims (51)

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

conducting a first heat treatment to a glass substrate;

forming a separation layer at a predetermined depth from a surface of a single-crystalline semiconductor substrate;

forming a silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition;

superposing the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate to which the first heat treatment is conducted on each other with the silicon oxide film interposed therebetween and bonding the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate to the glass substrate;

conducting a second heat treatment at a temperature close to a strain point of the glass substrate with the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate superposed on each other, to generate a crack at the separation layer; and

separating the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate from the glass substrate so that a single-crystalline semiconductor layer remains on the glass substrate,

wherein the first heat treatment is conducted at a temperature higher than that of the second heat treatment.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein after formation of the single-crystalline semiconductor layer over the glass substrate, a third heat treatment is conducted to the glass substrate and the single-crystalline semiconductor layer at a temperature lower than that of the first heat treatment.

3. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon oxide film is formed over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition using an organic silane gas.

4. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the organic silane gas is one selected from the group consisting of ethyl silicate, trimethylsilane, tetramethylsilane, tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, hexamethyldisilazane, triethoxysilane, and trisdimethylaminosilane.

5. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a temperature in formation of the silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition is such that an element introduced to form the separation layer is not separated, and

wherein the second heat treatment is conducted at a temperature by which the element introduced to form the separation layer is separated.

6. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a temperature in formation of the silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition is equal to or less than 350° C., and

wherein the second heat treatment is conducted at equal to or greater than 400° C.

7. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

conducting a first heat treatment to a glass substrate;

forming a separation layer at a predetermined depth from a surface of a single-crystalline semiconductor substrate;

forming a silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition;

superposing the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate to which the first heat treatment is conducted on each other with the silicon oxide film interposed therebetween and bonding the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate to the glass substrate;

conducting a second heat treatment at a temperature in a range from minus 50° C. to plus 50° C. of a strain point of the glass substrate with the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate superposed on each other, to generate a crack at the separation layer; and

separating the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate from the glass substrate so that a single-crystalline semiconductor layer remains on the glass substrate,

wherein the first heat treatment is conducted at a temperature higher than that of the second heat treatment.

8. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein after formation of the single-crystalline semiconductor layer over the glass substrate, a third heat treatment is conducted to the glass substrate and the single-crystalline semiconductor layer at a temperature lower than that of the first heat treatment.

9. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the silicon oxide film is formed over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition using an organic silane gas.

10. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the organic silane gas is one selected from the group consisting of ethyl silicate, trimethylsilane, tetramethylsilane, tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, hexamethyldisilazane, triethoxysilane, and trisdimethylaminosilane.

11. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein a temperature in formation of the silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition is such that an element introduced to form the separation layer is not separated, and

wherein the second heat treatment is conducted at a temperature by which the element introduced to form the separation layer is separated.

12. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein a temperature in formation of the silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition is equal to or less than 350° C., and

wherein the second heat treatment is conducted at equal to or greater than 400° C.

13. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

conducting a first heat treatment to a glass substrate;

forming a separation layer at a predetermined depth from a surface of a single-crystalline semiconductor substrate;

forming a silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition;

superposing the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate to which the first heat treatment is conducted on each other with the silicon oxide film interposed therebetween and bonding the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate to the glass substrate;

conducting a second heat treatment at a temperature equal to or greater than 580° C. and equal to or less than 680° C. with the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate superposed on each other, to generate a crack at the separation layer; and

separating the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate from the glass substrate so that a single-crystalline semiconductor layer remains on the glass substrate,

wherein the first heat treatment is conducted at a temperature higher than that of the second heat treatment.

14. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein after formation of the single-crystalline semiconductor layer over the glass substrate, a third heat treatment is conducted to the glass substrate and the single-crystalline semiconductor layer at a temperature lower than that of the first heat treatment.

15. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the silicon oxide film is formed over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition using an organic silane gas.

16. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the organic silane gas is one selected from the group consisting of ethyl silicate, trimethylsilane, tetramethylsilane, tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, hexamethyldisilazane, triethoxysilane, and trisdimethylaminosilane.

17. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein a temperature in formation of the silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition is such that an element introduced to form the separation layer is not separated, and

wherein the second heat treatment is conducted at a temperature by which the element introduced to form the separation layer is separated.

18. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein a temperature in formation of the silicon oxide film over the single-crystalline semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition is equal to or less than 350° C., and

wherein the second heat treatment is conducted at equal to or greater than 400° C.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2008
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020706/0076 →
Continuity (1)
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