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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheng-Che Lee, Taichung County, TW;
Chung-Chih Liu, Hsin-chu, TW;
Assignee:
ProMOS Technologies, Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
Abstract
A method for forming a layer of silicon nitride that includes providing at least one silicon wafer in a first chamber with ammonia gas, wherein the first chamber is substantially enclosed, and the at least one silicon wafer reacts with the ammonia gas to form a first layer of silicon nitride on the at least one silicon wafer, providing a second chamber with the ammonia gas, moving the at least one silicon wafer into the second chamber, and forming a second layer of silicon nitride on the silicon wafer.