Abstract: Plasma doping is performed by exposing a support substrate 11 made of a semiconductor to a plasma generated from a mixed gas of boron 51 which is an impurity and hydrogen 52 and helium 53 which are diluents so as to implant the boron 51 into the support substrate 11. Then, a preliminary heating step is performed by heating the support substrate 11 so that doses of the hydrogen 52 and the helium 53 are smaller than that of the boron 51 in the support substrate 11 by utilizing a difference between a thermal diffusion coefficient of the boron 51 in the support substrate 11 and those of the hydrogen 52 and the helium 53. Then, a laser heating step is performed for electrically activating the boron 51 implanted into the support substrate 11 using a laser.

Abstract: An amount of leakage of a substrate-cooling gas into a vacuum container is measured by using a flow-rate measuring device so that the flow rate of a diluting gas that is the same as the substrate-cooling gas is controlled by a control device or a plasma doping time is prolonged, in accordance with the amount of leakage.

Abstract: It is an object to prevent functions expected originally from being unexhibited when impurities to be introduced into a solid sample are mixed with each other, and to implement plasma doping with high precision. In order to distinguish impurities which may be mixed from impurities which should not be mixed, first of all, an impurity introducing mechanism of a core is first distinguished. In order to avoid a mixture of the impurities in very small amounts, a mechanism for delivering a semiconductor substrate to be treated and a mechanism for removing a resin material to be formed on the semiconductor substrate are used exclusively.

Abstract: First and second gate insulating films are formed so as to cover at least the upper corner of first and second fin-shaped semiconductor regions. The radius of curvature r1? of the upper corner of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region located outside the first gate insulating film is greater than the radius of curvature r1 of the upper corner of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region located under the first gate insulating film and is less than or equal to 2×r1. The radius of curvature r2? of the upper corner of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region located outside the second gate insulating film is greater than the radius of curvature r2 of the upper corner of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region located under the second gate insulating film and is less than or equal to 2×r2.

Abstract: It is an object to prevent functions expected originally from being unexhibited when impurities to be introduced into a solid sample are mixed with each other, and to implement plasma doping with high precision. In order to distinguish impurities which may be mixed from impurities which should not be mixed, first of all, an impurity introducing mechanism of a core is first distinguished. In order to avoid a mixture of the impurities in very small amounts, a mechanism for delivering a semiconductor substrate to be treated and a mechanism for removing a resin material to be formed on the semiconductor substrate are used exclusively.

Abstract: A method for introducing impurities includes a step for forming an amorphous layer at a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a step for forming a shallow impurity-introducing layer at the semiconductor substrate which has been made amorphous, and an apparatus used therefore. Particularly, the step for forming the amorphous layer is a step for irradiating plasma to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the step for forming the shallow impurity-introducing layer is a step for introducing impurities into the surface which has been made amorphous.

Abstract: The invention provides a nondestructive measuring method and measuring apparatus that assures a high noise immunity and is capable of performing high-accuracy beam current measurements. The inventive beam current measuring apparatus includes a magnetism shielding part for shielding an external magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor arranged in the shielding space generated by said magnetism shielding part, said beam current measuring apparatus measuring, by using said magnetic field sensor, a magnetic field where a beam current to be measured is generated, characterized in that said magnetic field sensor has a magnetic flux/feedback current conversion coefficient of 8×10?15 Wb/A or above.

Abstract: On an upper wall of a vacuum container opposing a sample electrode, a plasma-invasion prevention-and-electron beam introducing hole is installed which is communicated with an electron beam introducing tube, and is used for introducing an electron beam toward a substrate in the vacuum container, as well as for preventing invasion of plasma into the electron beam introducing tube. In this structure, supposing that the Debye length of the plasma is set to ?d and that a thickness of the sheath is set to Sd, the electron beam introducing hole has a diameter D satisfying a following equation: D?2?d+2Sd.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for plasma processing which can accurately monitor an ion current applied to the surface of a sample. Predetermined gas is exhausted via an exhaust port by a turbo-molecular pump while introducing the gas within the vacuum chamber from a gas supply device, and the pressure within the vacuum chamber is kept at a predetermined value by a pressure regulating valve. A high-frequency power supply for a plasma source supplies a high-frequency power to a coil provided near a dielectric window to generate inductively coupled plasma within the vacuum chamber. A high-frequency power supply for the sample electrode for supplying the high-frequency power to the sample electrode is provided. A matching circuit for the sample electrode and a high-frequency sensor are provided between the sample electrode high-frequency power supply and the sample electrode. An ion current applied to the surface of a sample can be accurately monitored buy using the high-frequency sensor and an arithmetic device.

Abstract: An impurity region is formed in a surface of a substrate by exposing the substrate to a plasma generated from a gas containing an impurity in a vacuum chamber. In this process, a plasma doping condition is set with respect to a dose of the impurity to be introduced into the substrate so that a first one of doses in a central portion and in a peripheral portion of the substrate is greater than a second one of the doses during an initial period of doping, with the second dose becoming greater than the first dose thereafter.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a plasma doping method and apparatus which are superior in the controllability of the concentration of an impurity that is introduced into a surface layer of a sample. A prescribed gas is introduced into a vacuum container 1 from a gas supply apparatus 2 while being exhausted by a turbomolecular pump 3 as an exhaust apparatus. The pressure in the vacuum container 1 is kept at a prescribed value by a pressure regulating valve 4. High-frequency electric power of 13.56 MHz is supplied from a high-frequency power source 5 to a coil 8 disposed close to a dielectric window 7 which is opposed to a sample electrode 6, whereby induction-coupled plasma is generated in the vacuum container 1. A high-frequency power source 10 for supplying high-frequency electric power to the sample electrode 6 is provided. Every time a prescribed number of samples have been processed, a dummy sample is subjected to plasma doping and then to heating.

Abstract: Before a plasma doping process is performed, there is generated a plasma of a gas containing an element belonging to the same group in the periodic table as the primary element of a silicon substrate 9, e.g., a monosilane gas, in a vacuum chamber 1. Thus, the inner wall of the vacuum chamber 1 is covered with a silicon-containing film. Then, a plasma doping process is performed on the silicon substrate 9.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of doping impurities that includes a step of doping impurities in a solid base substance by using a plasma doping method, a step of forming a light antireflection layer that functions to reduce light reflection on the surface of the solid base substance, and a step of performing annealing by light radiation. According to the method, it is possible to reduce the reflectance of light radiated during annealing, to efficiently apply energy an impurity doped layer, to improve activation efficiency, to prevent diffusion, and to reduce sheet resistance of the impurity doped layer.

Abstract: A plasma doping method and a plasma doping apparatus, having a superior in-plane uniformity of an amorphous layer formed on a sample surface, are provided. In the plasma doping method by which plasma is generated within a vacuum chamber, and impurity ions contained in the plasma are caused to collide with the surface of the sample so as to quality-change the surface of the sample into an amorphous state thereof, a plasma irradiation time is adjusted in order to improve an in-plane uniformity. If the plasma irradiation time becomes excessively short, then a fluctuation of the plasma is transferred to depths of an amorphous layer formed on a silicon substrate, so that the in-plane uniformity is deteriorated. On the other hand, if the irradiation time becomes excessively long, then an effect for sputtering the surface of the silicon substrate by using the plasma becomes dominant, then the in-plane uniformity is deteriorated.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a plasma doping method and a plasma doping apparatus in which uniformity of concentration of impurities introduced into a sample surface are excellent. The plasma doping apparatus of the invention introduces a predetermined mass flow of gas from a gas supply device (2) into a vacuum chamber (1) while discharging the gas through an exhaust port (11) by a turbo-molecular pump (3), which is an exhaust device in order to maintain the vacuum chamber (1) under a predetermined pressure by a pressure adjusting valve (4). A high-frequency power source (5) supplies high-frequency power of 13.56 MHz to a coil (8) disposed in the vicinity of a dielectric window (7) opposite a sample electrode (6) in order to generate an inductively coupled plasma in the vacuum chamber (1). A high-frequency power source (10) for supplying high-frequency power to the sample electrode (6) is provided.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a plasma doping method excellent in the uniformity of concentration of impurities introduced into the surface of a sample and a plasma processing device capable of uniformly performing plasma processing of a sample. In a plasma doping device according to the invention, a vacuum chamber (1) is evacuated with a turbo-molecular pump (3) as an exhaust device via a exhaust port 11 while a predetermined gas is being introduced from a gas supply device (2) in order to maintain the inside of the vacuum chamber (1) to a predetermined pressure with a pressure regulating valve (4). A high-frequency power of 13.56 MHz is supplied by a high-frequency power source (5) to a coil (8) provided in the vicinity of a dielectric window (7) opposed to a sample electrode (6) to generate inductive-coupling plasma in the vacuum chamber (1). A high-frequency power source (10) for supplying a high-frequency power to the sample electrode (6) is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a charge neutralizing device which is capable of being applied to a substrate 13 having a large area and in which electrons having low energy of 5 eV or less, and preferably 2 eV, are supplied so that charge due to ion implantation and damage by the electrons are avoided with respect to a cusp device. The charge neutralizing device includes a microwave generating unit, a plasma generating unit that generates electron plasma using a microwave generated from the microwave generating unit, and a contact unit that brings the electron plasma generated from the plasma generating unit into contact with a beam plasma region including an ion beam.

Abstract: A method of introducing an impurity and an apparatus for introducing the impurity forms an impurity layer easily in a shallower profile. Component devices manufactured taking advantage of these method or apparatus are also disclosed. When introducing a material to a solid substance which has an oxidized film or other film sticking at the surface, the present method and apparatus first removes the oxidized film and other film using at least one means selected from among the group consisting of a means for irradiating the surface of solid substance with plasma, a means for irradiating the surface of solid substance with gas and a means for dipping the surface of solid substance in a reductive liquid; and then, attaches or introduces a certain desired particle. The way of attaching, or introducing, a particle is bringing a particle-containing gas to make contact to the surface, which surface has been made to be free of the oxidized film and other film.

Abstract: It is an object to prevent functions expected originally from being unexhibited when impurities to be introduced into a solid sample are mixed with each other, and to implement plasma doping with high precision. In order to distinguish impurities which may be mixed from impurities which should not be mixed, first of all, an impurity introducing mechanism of a core is first distinguished. In order to avoid a mixture of the impurities in very small amounts, a mechanism for delivering a semiconductor substrate to be treated and a mechanism for removing a resin material to be formed on the semiconductor substrate are used exclusively.

Abstract: A method for performing plasma doping which is high in uniformity. A prescribed gas is introduced into a vacuum container from gas supply apparatus while being exhausted through an exhaust hole by a turbomolecular pump as an exhaust apparatus. The pressure in the vacuum container is kept at a prescribed value by a pressure regulating valve. High-frequency power of 13.56 MHz is supplied from a high-frequency power source to a coil which is disposed close to a dielectric window which is opposed to a sample electrode, whereby induction-coupled plasma is generated in the vacuum container. The dielectric window is composed of plural dielectric plates, and grooves are formed in at least one surface of at least two dielectric plates opposed to each other. Gas passages are formed by the grooves and a flat surface(s) opposed to the grooves, and gas flow-out holes which are formed in the dielectric plate that is closest to the sample electrode communicate with the grooves inside the dielectric window.