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IMPURITY DIFFUSION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diffused junction
1, record 1, English, diffused%20junction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A junction formed by the solid-state diffusion of an impurity into a semiconductor of the opposite type. 1, record 1, English, - diffused%20junction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jonction par diffusion
1, record 1, French, jonction%20par%20diffusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jonction diffusée 2, record 1, French, jonction%20diffus%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Chemistry)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Physics of Solids
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diffusion reactor
1, record 2, English, diffusion%20reactor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A diffusion reactor has a reaction tube or a reaction chamber which is cylindrically shaped. A plurality of semiconductor wafers are placed in the reaction chamber. The reaction chamber is heated at a predetermined temperature and further predetermined gases such as phosphate, nitrogen and oxygen are supplied to the reaction chamber, so that an impurity such as phosphorus is diffused into the semiconductor wafers. 1, record 2, English, - diffusion%20reactor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Chimie)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Physique des solides
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réacteur de diffusion
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20de%20diffusion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réacteur à diffusion 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20diffusion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthodes de diffusion. On place les plaquettes de silicium dans un four à haute température [...] Le réacteur de diffusion est à tube fermé ou à tube ouvert. Dans le premier cas, on met le semiconducteur et sa source en dopant dans un tube scellé qu'on introduit dans un four. Dans le système à tube ouvert, un flux gazeux inerte contenant les espèces dopantes balaye le réacteur durant toute la diffusion [...] 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20de%20diffusion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-07-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- impurity diffusion
1, record 3, English, impurity%20diffusion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introduction of impurities into semiconductor material by a solid-state diffusion process. 2, record 3, English, - impurity%20diffusion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- diffusion d'impuretés
1, record 3, French, diffusion%20d%27impuret%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- diffusion des impuretés 2, record 3, French, diffusion%20des%20impuret%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introduction d'impuretés dans un semiconducteur par un procédé de diffusion à l'état solide. 3, record 3, French, - diffusion%20d%27impuret%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-10-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- drive-in
1, record 4, English, drive%2Din
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The second part of a two-part diffusion. It is the part of the operation in which the diffusant deposited during predeposition is diffused further into the wafer to achieve the desired impurity profile. 2, record 4, English, - drive%2Din
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Techniques industrielles
- Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- diffusion en profondeur
1, record 4, French, diffusion%20en%20profondeur
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- diffusion profonde 1, record 4, French, diffusion%20profonde
feminine noun
- redistribution 1, record 4, French, redistribution
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deuxième étape de la diffusion, au cours de laquelle on porte les tranches à une température voisine de 1 200°C, sans apport supplémentaire de dopant, afin de le faire pénétrer plus profondément dans le substrat les atomes d'impuretés déposés pendant la prédiffusion. 1, record 4, French, - diffusion%20en%20profondeur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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