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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Julian Blake, Gloucester, MA (US);
Dale Stone, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Julian Blake, Gloucester, MA (US);
Dale Stone, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., Gloucester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/425 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of implanting ions into a workpiece without the formation of junctions, which impact the performance of the workpiece, is disclosed. To counteract the effect of dopant being implanted into the edge of the workpiece, components made of material having an opposite conductivity are placed near the workpiece. As ions from the beam strike these components, ions from the material are sputtered. These ions have the opposite conductivity as the implanted ions, and therefore inhibit the formation of junctions.