Development of an automated optical system for the analysis of etch pits density and distribution on semiconductor materials

Berenice Anina Dedavid; Eleani Maria da Costa; Andre Borin Soares

doi:10.1117/12.405816

2 November 2000 Development of an automated optical system for the analysis of etch pits density and distribution on semiconductor materials

Berenice Anina Dedavid, Eleani Maria da Costa, Andre Borin Soares

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Proceedings Volume 4099, Optical Metrology Roadmap for the Semiconductor, Optical, and Data Storage Industries; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405816
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we present results related to the development of an alternative and non-destructive method for determining and mapping the etch pits density, in real time, by using digital imaging processing in association with an optical system. The density and distribution of the dislocation etch pits were obtained by the specular reflection produced by either a He-Ne laser or a white light on an etched semiconductor material surface. As the pits related to dislocations have a typical geometric form according to crystallographic plane of the surface they become more evident than other defects and, as a consequence this allows to reach selectivity for this specific defect by the system. The efficiency of the suggested method was accomplished by comparing the results obtained with conventional analysis done by optical microscopy. The proposed automated system demonstrated to be capable of covering large surface areas very rapidly, if compared to a traditional method in view of the fact that by using optical microscopy the density and distribution of defects can be determined only in the small regions which makes the mapping of the entire sample laborious. Furthermore, this system can be easily adapted to a line production providing direct qualitative and quantitative information on the substrate quality.

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Berenice Anina Dedavid, Eleani Maria da Costa, and Andre Borin Soares "Development of an automated optical system for the analysis of etch pits density and distribution on semiconductor materials", Proc. SPIE 4099, Optical Metrology Roadmap for the Semiconductor, Optical, and Data Storage Industries, (2 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405816

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Etching

Semiconductor materials

Optical microscopy

Semiconductors

Crystals

Surface finishing

Helium neon lasers

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