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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph A Logan, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156656 ; 148187 ; 156657 ; 156662 ; 156667 ; 204 / ;
Abstract
The use of gallium arsenide as an electronic material is increasing in popularity. However, its utility for planar MOS technology is hindered by the fact that its native oxide stabilizes upon heating and becomes etch resistant. I have discovered that it is the vaporization of arsenic containing compounds in the oxide which renders the oxide insoluble. A technique is described wherein an inert capping layer is disposed on a layer of the native oxide prior to heat exposure. This prevents evaporation of arsenic, and both the capping layer and the oxide are capable of subsequent dissolution in a weak acid or base.