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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1985
Thomas N Jackson, Peekskill, NY (US);
Gwen Pepper, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Richard F Rutz, Cold Spring, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing GaAs semiconductor devices includes the steps of emplacing doping impurities by ion implantation on at least one surface of a GaAs substrate, and a step of annealing to remove damage resulting from the implantation of the impurities in the GaAs material. Prior to the annealing, a silicon capping layer is deposited on the surface by either sputtering, evaporation, or vapor deposition to a thickness of 100-10,000 angstroms. Subsequent to the annealing, the silicon capping layer is removed by etching. The silicon cap prevents out-diffusion of arsenic from the GaAs, and has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is sufficiently close to that of the GaAs to inhibit the formation of cracks in the capping layer.