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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Kotaro Kataoka, Tenri, JP;
Hiroshi Iwata, Nara, JP;
Masayuki Nakano, Tenri, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/322 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
By removing halogen atoms existing on the surface of the silicon layer and in the subsurface thereof so that the concentration of halogen atoms becomes 100 ppm or lower and forming an electrode on the resulting silicon layer, the electrode which has a low resistance can be produced, and a highly reliable semiconductor device can be produces as well.