GB1572479A - Manufacture of elemental semiconductor material - Google Patents
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- GB1572479A GB1572479A GB30679/77A GB3067977A GB1572479A GB 1572479 A GB1572479 A GB 1572479A GB 30679/77 A GB30679/77 A GB 30679/77A GB 3067977 A GB3067977 A GB 3067977A GB 1572479 A GB1572479 A GB 1572479A
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- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 title claims description 30
- 239000004065 semiconductor Substances 0.000 title claims description 16
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title claims description 12
- 229910052710 silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 50
- 239000010703 silicon Substances 0.000 claims description 50
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 claims description 37
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 36
- 239000000155 melt Substances 0.000 claims description 34
- 230000008021 deposition Effects 0.000 claims description 33
- 239000003039 volatile agent Substances 0.000 claims description 18
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 9
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 claims description 9
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 claims description 9
- XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Argon Chemical compound [Ar] XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 8
- 229910021397 glassy carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000002912 waste gas Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000012159 carrier gas Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 239000002826 coolant Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 229910052732 germanium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 5
- GNPVGFCGXDBREM-UHFFFAOYSA-N germanium atom Chemical compound [Ge] GNPVGFCGXDBREM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 5
- 239000011148 porous material Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- ZDHXKXAHOVTTAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N trichlorosilane Chemical compound Cl[SiH](Cl)Cl ZDHXKXAHOVTTAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 5
- 239000005052 trichlorosilane Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000000137 annealing Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 229910052786 argon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 4
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000001307 helium Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910052734 helium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N helium atom Chemical compound [He] SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 150000002431 hydrogen Chemical group 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 claims 1
- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicon Chemical compound [Si] XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 49
- 239000008187 granular material Substances 0.000 description 7
- 150000003377 silicon compounds Chemical class 0.000 description 7
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 238000000354 decomposition reaction Methods 0.000 description 5
- 239000010453 quartz Substances 0.000 description 5
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon dioxide Inorganic materials O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 150000001875 compounds Chemical class 0.000 description 3
- 239000007792 gaseous phase Substances 0.000 description 3
- 229910021420 polycrystalline silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 3
- 239000012298 atmosphere Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000005266 casting Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000011261 inert gas Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 2
- LIVNPJMFVYWSIS-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon monoxide Chemical compound [Si-]#[O+] LIVNPJMFVYWSIS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910052581 Si3N4 Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- BLRPTPMANUNPDV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silane Chemical compound [SiH4] BLRPTPMANUNPDV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000012300 argon atmosphere Substances 0.000 description 1
- KOPOQZFJUQMUML-UHFFFAOYSA-N chlorosilane Chemical compound Cl[SiH3] KOPOQZFJUQMUML-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000009833 condensation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000005494 condensation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000112 cooling gas Substances 0.000 description 1
- MROCJMGDEKINLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N dichlorosilane Chemical compound Cl[SiH2]Cl MROCJMGDEKINLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- QUZPNFFHZPRKJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N germane Chemical compound [GeH4] QUZPNFFHZPRKJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052986 germanium hydride Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052736 halogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 230000002706 hydrostatic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009413 insulation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052756 noble gas Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229910000077 silane Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon nitride Chemical compound N12[Si]34N5[Si]62N3[Si]51N64 HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- FDNAPBUWERUEDA-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon tetrachloride Chemical compound Cl[Si](Cl)(Cl)Cl FDNAPBUWERUEDA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229920003002 synthetic resin Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000000057 synthetic resin Substances 0.000 description 1
- IEXRMSFAVATTJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N tetrachlorogermane Chemical compound Cl[Ge](Cl)(Cl)Cl IEXRMSFAVATTJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- LXEXBJXDGVGRAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N trichloro(trichlorosilyl)silane Chemical compound Cl[Si](Cl)(Cl)[Si](Cl)(Cl)Cl LXEXBJXDGVGRAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- MUDDKLJPADVVKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N trichlorogermane Chemical compound Cl[GeH](Cl)Cl MUDDKLJPADVVKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000004857 zone melting Methods 0.000 description 1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B33/00—Silicon; Compounds thereof
- C01B33/02—Silicon
- C01B33/021—Preparation
- C01B33/027—Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material
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- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- B01J8/00—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes
- B01J8/18—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes with fluidised particles
- B01J8/1818—Feeding of the fluidising gas
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- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- B01J8/18—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes with fluidised particles
- B01J8/1836—Heating and cooling the reactor
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- C01B33/00—Silicon; Compounds thereof
- C01B33/02—Silicon
- C01B33/021—Preparation
- C01B33/027—Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material
- C01B33/029—Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition of monosilane
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- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B33/00—Silicon; Compounds thereof
- C01B33/02—Silicon
- C01B33/021—Preparation
- C01B33/027—Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material
- C01B33/03—Preparation by decomposition or reduction of gaseous or vaporised silicon compounds other than silica or silica-containing material by decomposition of silicon halides or halosilanes or reduction thereof with hydrogen as the only reducing agent
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- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B41/00—Obtaining germanium
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- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
- C22B5/00—General methods of reducing to metals
- C22B5/02—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes
- C22B5/16—Dry methods smelting of sulfides or formation of mattes with volatilisation or condensation of the metal being produced
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- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B13/00—Single-crystal growth by zone-melting; Refining by zone-melting
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- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B15/00—Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method
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- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- B01J2208/00—Processes carried out in the presence of solid particles; Reactors therefor
- B01J2208/00008—Controlling the process
- B01J2208/00017—Controlling the temperature
- B01J2208/00106—Controlling the temperature by indirect heat exchange
- B01J2208/00168—Controlling the temperature by indirect heat exchange with heat exchange elements outside the bed of solid particles
- B01J2208/00176—Controlling the temperature by indirect heat exchange with heat exchange elements outside the bed of solid particles outside the reactor
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- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- B01J2208/00—Processes carried out in the presence of solid particles; Reactors therefor
- B01J2208/00008—Controlling the process
- B01J2208/00017—Controlling the temperature
- B01J2208/00106—Controlling the temperature by indirect heat exchange
- B01J2208/00168—Controlling the temperature by indirect heat exchange with heat exchange elements outside the bed of solid particles
- B01J2208/00203—Coils
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Silicon Compounds (AREA)
- Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19762636348 DE2636348A1 (de) | 1976-08-12 | 1976-08-12 | Verfahren zur herstellung von reinem, elementarem halbleitermaterial |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1572479A true GB1572479A (en) | 1980-07-30 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB30679/77A Expired GB1572479A (en) | 1976-08-12 | 1977-07-21 | Manufacture of elemental semiconductor material |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4132763A (enExample) |
| BE (1) | BE857689A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2636348A1 (enExample) |
| DK (1) | DK358077A (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2361151A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB1572479A (enExample) |
| NL (1) | NL7707755A (enExample) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2003035548A3 (de) * | 2001-10-19 | 2004-03-11 | Silicon Technologies As | Verfahren zur herstellung von hoch reinem silizium |
Families Citing this family (13)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4265859A (en) * | 1978-05-31 | 1981-05-05 | Energy Materials Corporation | Apparatus for producing semiconductor grade silicon and replenishing the melt of a crystal growth system |
| US4668493A (en) * | 1982-06-22 | 1987-05-26 | Harry Levin | Process for making silicon |
| US4590043A (en) * | 1982-12-27 | 1986-05-20 | Sri International | Apparatus for obtaining silicon from fluosilicic acid |
| FR2572312B1 (fr) * | 1984-10-30 | 1989-01-20 | Rhone Poulenc Spec Chim | Procede de fabrication de barreaux de silicium ultra-pur |
| US4921026A (en) * | 1988-06-01 | 1990-05-01 | Union Carbide Chemicals And Plastics Company Inc. | Polycrystalline silicon capable of yielding long lifetime single crystalline silicon |
| US5382419A (en) * | 1992-09-28 | 1995-01-17 | Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc. | Production of high-purity polycrystalline silicon rod for semiconductor applications |
| US5478396A (en) * | 1992-09-28 | 1995-12-26 | Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc. | Production of high-purity polycrystalline silicon rod for semiconductor applications |
| JPH0850720A (ja) * | 1994-06-01 | 1996-02-20 | Kao Corp | 記録媒体用ガラス状炭素基板の製造方法及び焼成用支持装置 |
| IL134891A0 (en) * | 2000-03-06 | 2001-05-20 | Yeda Res & Dev | Reactors for production of tungsten disulfide hollow onion-like nanoparticles |
| IL139266A0 (en) * | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-25 | Yeda Res & Dev | A method and apparatus for producing inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles |
| US7727483B2 (en) * | 2004-08-19 | 2010-06-01 | Tokuyama Corporation | Reactor for chlorosilane compound |
| FR2913884A1 (fr) * | 2007-03-21 | 2008-09-26 | Oralance Pharma Sa | Systeme galenique hydrophobe non ionisable |
| CN101837977B (zh) * | 2010-03-12 | 2013-02-13 | 江苏中能硅业科技发展有限公司 | 硅单质的生产方法及生产设备 |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA546346A (en) * | 1957-09-17 | M. Wilson Jack | Methods of producing silicon of high purity | |
| CA615899A (en) * | 1961-03-07 | G. Penhale Leighton | Production of silicon | |
| DE1017795B (de) * | 1954-05-25 | 1957-10-17 | Siemens Ag | Verfahren zur Herstellung reinster kristalliner Substanzen, vorzugsweise Halbleitersubstanzen |
| DE1025845B (de) * | 1955-07-29 | 1958-03-13 | Wacker Chemie Gmbh | Verfahren zur Herstellung von reinstem Silicium |
| GB878765A (en) * | 1956-11-05 | 1961-10-04 | Plessey Co Ltd | Improvements in and relating to processes for the manufacture of semiconductor materials |
| FR1194484A (fr) * | 1958-01-24 | 1959-11-10 | Electro Chimie Soc D | Procédé d'obtention de silicium pur par cristallisation fractionnée |
| NL238750A (enExample) * | 1958-05-14 | |||
| US4054641A (en) * | 1976-05-07 | 1977-10-18 | John S. Pennish | Method for making vitreous silica |
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1976
- 1976-08-12 DE DE19762636348 patent/DE2636348A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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1977
- 1977-06-29 US US05/811,029 patent/US4132763A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1977-07-12 NL NL7707755A patent/NL7707755A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1977-07-21 GB GB30679/77A patent/GB1572479A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-08-11 BE BE180081A patent/BE857689A/xx unknown
- 1977-08-11 FR FR7724702A patent/FR2361151A1/fr active Granted
- 1977-08-11 DK DK358077A patent/DK358077A/da not_active Application Discontinuation
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2003035548A3 (de) * | 2001-10-19 | 2004-03-11 | Silicon Technologies As | Verfahren zur herstellung von hoch reinem silizium |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| NL7707755A (nl) | 1978-02-14 |
| DE2636348A1 (de) | 1978-02-16 |
| US4132763A (en) | 1979-01-02 |
| DK358077A (da) | 1978-02-13 |
| FR2361151A1 (fr) | 1978-03-10 |
| BE857689A (fr) | 1978-02-13 |
| FR2361151B1 (enExample) | 1980-02-01 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| PS | Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949] | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |