WO2023074423A1 - 接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer.
- the technology of separating only the semiconductor functional layer such as the epitaxial functional layer from the starting substrate and transferring it to another substrate is important for alleviating the restrictions caused by the physical properties of the starting substrate and increasing the degree of freedom in device system design.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of thermocompression bonding a semiconductor epitaxial substrate and a temporary support substrate via a dielectric layer and a technique of separating the temporary support substrate and the epitaxial functional layer by wet etching.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique of forming element isolation grooves to expose a sacrificial layer, performing bonding, and performing sacrificial layer etching to separate the starting substrate.
- the bonding material must be a solid material.
- the bonding interface is formed of a flexible or liquid material, the bonding layer is deformed by the pressure during bonding and leaks into the element isolation groove.
- the exuded bonding material fills the element isolation grooves, and as a result, the sacrificial layer, which is the purpose of forming the element isolation grooves, is covered with the bonding material, which hinders the etching of the sacrificial layer.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer in which element isolation grooves are formed in an epitaxial wafer and bonded to a substrate to be bonded via a flexible bonding material. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer that prevents sacrificial layer etching from being hindered by a bonding material leaking into element isolation grooves.
- the present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and fabricates an epitaxial wafer by epitaxially growing a sacrificial layer on a starting substrate and epitaxially growing an epitaxial layer having a semiconductor functional layer on the sacrificial layer. forming an element isolation trench by a selective etching method so that the sacrificial layer is exposed in a partial region of the epitaxial wafer; and forming a passivation film on a surface of the element isolation trench where at least the sacrificial layer is exposed.
- a method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer characterized by the following is provided.
- the substrate to be bonded is preferably made of any one of sapphire, synthetic quartz, quartz (natural quartz), glass, SiC, LiTaO 3 and LiNbO 3 .
- Such a substrate to be bonded can be selected so as to have particularly high laser transmittance, and is suitable for the substrate to be bonded in the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention.
- thermosetting bonding material is preferably one or more of silicone resin, epoxy resin, benzocyclobutene, spin-on glass, polyimide, and fluororesin.
- thermosetting bonding material such as these can be suitably used as a bonding material in a method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer.
- the thickness of the thermosetting bonding material is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.6 ⁇ m or less.
- thermosetting bonding material may not be thermoset.
- thermosetting bonding material is not thermally cured, it can be easily peeled off.
- the passivation film is a silicon oxide film.
- the passivation film used in the present invention is a silicon oxide film, it can be formed and removed relatively easily.
- etching for removing the silicon oxide film can be combined with sacrificial layer etching by using a fluorine-based solution.
- the bonding semiconductor wafer is used for micro LEDs.
- the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention is particularly advantageous when manufacturing small-sized devices such as those used in micro LEDs.
- the method of manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention in the method of manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer, element isolation grooves are formed in an epitaxial wafer, and a substrate to be bonded is bonded via a flexible thermosetting bonding material. , the presence of the passivation film can prevent the bonding material from leaking into the element isolation groove and hindering the etching of the sacrificial layer. Therefore, in the bonded semiconductor wafer, the yield of device manufacturing can be improved.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the first embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention.
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a schematic sectional drawing of an example of the bonding-type semiconductor wafer obtained by 1st embodiment of the manufacturing method of the bonding-type semiconductor wafer of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows a part of 2nd embodiment of the manufacturing method of the bonding type semiconductor wafer of this invention. It is a schematic sectional view showing another part of the second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional view showing another part of the second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic sectional view showing another part of the second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional view showing another part of the second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional view showing another part of the second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional view showing another part of the second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention. FIG.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a bonded semiconductor wafer obtained in a second embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention; It is a schematic sectional view showing a part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another part of the third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a bonded semiconductor wafer obtained in a third embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention
- It is a schematic sectional view showing a part of the fourth embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a bonded semiconductor wafer obtained in a fourth embodiment of the method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer of the present invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows a part of manufacturing method of the bonding-type semiconductor wafer of a comparative example. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows another part of the manufacturing method of the bonding-type semiconductor wafer of a comparative example.
- the present invention comprises the steps of epitaxially growing a sacrificial layer on a starting substrate, epitaxially growing an epitaxial layer having a semiconductor functional layer on the sacrificial layer to fabricate an epitaxial wafer, and selectively etching the epitaxial wafer. forming a device isolation trench so that the sacrificial layer is exposed in a partial region; forming a passivation film on at least a surface of the device isolation trench where the sacrificial layer is exposed; and the epitaxial layer of the epitaxial wafer.
- a method for manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer comprising: separating the starting substrate and the epitaxial layer by supplying an etchant to the device isolation groove of the bonded substrate to etch the sacrificial layer. be.
- each layer is formed on a starting substrate 11 to form each layer to fabricate an epitaxial wafer 20 .
- an epitaxial layer having the sacrificial layer 12 and the semiconductor functional layer 18 is produced. More specifically, each layer can be epitaxially grown as follows.
- a sacrificial layer 12 is epitaxially grown on a starting substrate 11 made of, for example, GaAs of the first conductivity type.
- the sacrificial layer 12 is formed, for example, by depositing a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer and then growing a first conductivity type GaInP first etch stop layer and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer. be able to.
- second conductivity type GaP window layer 16 is sequentially grown to prepare epitaxial wafer 20 having a light emitting device structure as semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 .
- the first clad layer 13 to the second clad layer 15 are referred to as a double hetero (DH) structure (FIG. 1).
- the material of the semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is not limited to these.
- the semiconductor functional layer 18 can have a light-emitting device structure as described above, and in that case, the method of manufacturing a bonded semiconductor wafer according to the present invention can be particularly suitably applied.
- element isolation grooves 21 are formed by selective etching so that the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed in a partial region of the epitaxial wafer 20 . More specifically, a mask is formed by a photolithographic method, the GaP window layer 16 to at least the first cladding layer 13 is etched (selective etching), and an element isolation step is performed to form an element isolation trench 21 ( Figure 2).
- FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed (exposed portion 12a) and not etched
- the state is not limited to this.
- the sacrificial layer 12 may be etched over the isolation pattern, and the depth of the etching groove may reach the starting substrate 11 . Even in such a state, the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed as part of the side surfaces of the isolation pattern.
- the present invention can also be applied in such cases.
- a passivation film 22 is formed on at least the surfaces (exposed portions 12a) of the isolation trenches 21 where the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, passivation (silicon oxide film) such as SiO 2 (silicon oxide film) is formed on the surface forming the outermost surface of the wafer (in the case of FIG. 3, the surface of the window layer 16) and inside the element isolation trenches 21. PSV) film 22 can be formed (FIG. 3).
- SiO 2 silicon oxide film
- a PSV pattern substrate is fabricated by removing the passivation film 22 in regions other than the inside of the isolation grooves 21 (FIG. 4).
- the bonding material seeps into the element isolation grooves 21 when bonding substrates to be bonded (bonded wafers) through the bonding material, as will be described later. , it is possible to prevent sacrificial layer etching from being hindered due to the grooves being blocked by the bonding material.
- the epitaxial layer having the semiconductor functional layer 18 of the epitaxial wafer 20 and the bonded substrate 31 transparent to visible light are bonded via a thermosetting bonding material 24.
- the bonding substrate 30 is manufactured. More specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the epitaxial wafer is spin-coated with, for example, benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding material (FIG. 5). Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 are bonded to each other by thermally compressing the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 with a thermosetting bonding material 24 (BCB).
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- a junction substrate (epitaxial junction substrate) 30 is produced by bonding via (FIG. 6).
- the thermosetting bonding material (BCB) is applied by spin coating, the designed film thickness is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.6 ⁇ m or less.
- the thermosetting bonding material 24 may not be thermoset. If the thermosetting bonding material 24 is not thermally cured, it can be easily peeled off.
- the substrate to be bonded 31 is not limited to sapphire, and any material can be selected as long as it ensures flatness and has a low absorption rate of excimer laser light.
- synthetic quartz, quartz (natural quartz), glass, SiC, LiTaO 3 and LiNbO 3 can be selected.
- thermosetting bonding material 24 is not limited to BCB, and any material can be selected as long as it has thermosetting properties.
- BCB silicone resin, epoxy resin, spin-on-glass (SOG), polyimide (PI), fluorine resin, and the like may be used.
- fluororesin an amorphous fluororesin such as CYTOP (registered trademark) can be used.
- the passivation film 22 of the bonding substrate 30 is removed by etching. More specifically, for example, the passivation film 22 can be etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 7). In the example of FIG. 7, the etchant is supplied from a direction nearly perpendicular to the paper surface. By this etching, the passivation film 22 is removed to expose the device isolation grooves 21 .
- the starting substrate 11 and the epitaxial layer are separated by supplying an etchant to the isolation grooves 21 of the bonding substrate 30 to etch the sacrificial layer 12. do. More specifically, the starting substrate 11 can be peeled off by etching the sacrificial layer 12 with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 8).
- a fluorine-based solution FOG. 8
- the passivation film removing process and the sacrificial layer etching process are described as separate processes as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, both the passivation film 22 and the sacrificial layer 12 are selectively etched with a fluorine-based solution.
- a material that is selectively etched with a fluorine-based solution as the passivation film 22 is, for example, SiO 2 as described above.
- Materials selectively etched with a fluorine-based solution for the sacrificial layer 12 are, for example, GaInP and GaAs as described above.
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 35 can be manufactured.
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 35 shown in FIG. 8 can be used for micro LEDs.
- the electrodes and the like of each element can be formed successively as follows.
- a passivation (PSV) film 42 such as SiO 2 is formed on the surface to cover the ends of the isolation grooves 21 and the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 14, and the first cladding layer 13 And a PSV pattern film processed so that a part of the second clad layer 15 is exposed is produced (FIG. 10).
- PSV passivation
- an electrode 44 is formed on the exposed portion of the passivation film 42, and heat treatment is performed to realize ohmic contact (FIG. 11).
- each layer is epitaxially grown as follows.
- a sacrificial layer 12 is epitaxially grown on a starting substrate 11 made of, for example, GaAs of the first conductivity type.
- the sacrificial layer 12 is formed, for example, by depositing a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer and then growing a first conductivity type GaInP first etch stop layer and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer. be able to.
- second conductivity type GaP window layer 16 is sequentially grown to prepare epitaxial wafer 20 having a light emitting device structure as semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 .
- semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is sequentially grown from the first clad layer 13 to the second clad layer 15 .
- the material of the semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is not limited to these.
- the semiconductor functional layer 18 can have a light emitting device structure as described above.
- element isolation trenches 21 are formed in a partial region of the epitaxial wafer 20 by selective etching so that the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed. More specifically, a mask is formed by a photolithographic method, the GaP window layer 16 to at least the first cladding layer 13 is etched (selective etching), and an element isolation step is performed to form an element isolation groove 21 ( Figure 13). This exposes the sacrificial layer 12 (exposed portion 12a).
- thermosetting bonding material such as benzocyclobutene (BCB) is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 (FIG. 14), and heat is applied at 250° C. for 1 hour to cure the BCB film.
- the cured thermosetting bonding material is shown as a cured bonding material 25).
- the hardened bonding material (hardened BCB portion) 25 in the isolation groove 21 is partially removed by photolithography to form an opening 26, exposing the exposed portion 12a of the sacrificial layer 12. (Fig. 15).
- a passivation (PSV) film 22 such as SiO 2 is formed on the surface (FIG. 16), and as shown in FIG. A substrate is produced (FIG. 17).
- PSV passivation
- the epitaxial wafer is spin-coated with benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding material 24 (FIG. 18).
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- thermosetting bonding material 24 (BCB)
- the designed film thickness is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.6 ⁇ m or less.
- the substrate to be bonded 31 is not limited to sapphire, and any material can be selected as long as it ensures flatness and has a low absorption rate of excimer laser light.
- synthetic quartz, quartz (natural quartz), glass, SiC, LiTaO 3 and LiNbO 3 can be selected.
- thermosetting bonding material 24 is not limited to BCB, and any material can be selected as long as it has thermosetting properties.
- BCB silicone resin, epoxy resin, spin-on-glass (SOG), polyimide (PI), fluorine resin, and the like may be used.
- the passivation film 22 of the bonding substrate 50 is removed by etching. More specifically, for example, the passivation film 22 can be etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 20). In the example of FIG. 20, the etchant is supplied from a direction nearly perpendicular to the paper surface. By this etching, the passivation film 22 is removed to expose the device isolation grooves 21 .
- the starting substrate 11 and the epitaxial layer are separated by supplying an etchant to the isolation grooves 21 of the bonding substrate 50 to etch the sacrificial layer 12. do. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the starting substrate 11 is removed by etching the sacrificial layer 12 with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 21). 21 and 22, the passivation film removing step and the sacrificial layer etching step are described as separate steps, but both the passivation film 22 and the sacrificial layer 12 are selectively etched with a fluorine-based solution. In effect, it can be done as a series of steps by selecting materials that
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 55 can be manufactured.
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 55 shown in FIG. 21 can be used for micro LEDs.
- the electrodes and the like of each element can be formed successively as follows.
- the spike-like cured bonding material 25 (BCB cured portion) is physically removed by a method such as lift-off (FIG. 23).
- the spike-shaped hardened bonding material 25 (BCB hardened portion) can be removed with a liquid flow having a pressure of about 5 kgf/cm 2 , but the method is not limited to this method. etching) method may be used. In the ashing method and the RIE method, the hardened bonding material 25 (BCB hardened film) is isotropically eroded. With trimming, it is possible to remove only the spiked BCB hardening.
- a passivation (PSV) film 42 such as SiO 2 is formed on the surface to cover the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 14, and the first cladding layer 13 and part of the second cladding layer 15 are covered.
- a PSV pattern film processed so as to be exposed is produced (FIG. 24).
- an electrode 44 is formed on the exposed portion of the passivation film 42, and heat treatment is performed to realize ohmic contact (FIG. 25).
- each layer is epitaxially grown as follows.
- a sacrificial layer 12 is epitaxially grown on a starting substrate 11 made of, for example, GaAs of the first conductivity type.
- the sacrificial layer 12 is formed, for example, by depositing a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer and then growing a first conductivity type GaInP first etch stop layer and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer. be able to.
- second conductivity type GaP window layer 16 is sequentially grown to prepare epitaxial wafer 20 having a light emitting device structure as semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 .
- semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is sequentially grown from the first clad layer 13 to the second clad layer 15 .
- the material of the semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is not limited to these.
- the semiconductor functional layer 18 can have a light emitting device structure as described above.
- element isolation grooves 21 are formed by selective etching so that the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed in a partial region of the epitaxial wafer 20 . More specifically, by photolithography, a mask is formed, and the GaP window layer 16 to at least the first cladding layer 13 are etched (selective etching) to form the element isolation grooves 21, thereby performing an element isolation step. (Fig. 27). This exposes the sacrificial layer 12 (exposed portion 12a).
- thermosetting bonding member As shown in FIG. 28, for example, benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding member is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 (FIG. 28), and heat is applied at 250° C. for 1 hour to cure the BCB film.
- the cured thermosetting bonding material is shown as a cured bonding material 25.
- the aspect ratio of the width and depth of the element isolation trench 21 is larger than 0.1 (deep)
- the BCB does not reach the bottom of the element isolation trench 21, and the bottom of the isolation trench 21 does not reach the bottom. , part of the DH structure and the sacrificial layer 12 are exposed.
- the hardened bonding material 25 (hardened BCB portion) in the element isolation groove 21 is partially removed to form an opening 26, thereby exposing the sacrificial layer 12 (FIG. 29). ).
- a passivation (PSV) film 22 such as SiO 2 was formed on the surface (FIG. 30), and then, as shown in FIG. A PSV patterned substrate is produced (FIG. 31).
- PSV passivation
- the epitaxial wafer 20 is spin-coated with, for example, benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding material 24 (FIG. 32), and as shown in FIG. A bonded substrate (epitaxial bonded substrate) 60 is manufactured by bonding the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 via a thermosetting bonding material (BCB) by overlapping the wafers facing each other and thermocompression bonding.
- BCB thermosetting bonding material
- the designed film thickness is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.6 ⁇ m or less (FIG. 33).
- the substrate to be bonded 31 is not limited to sapphire, and any material can be selected as long as it ensures flatness and has a low absorptivity of excimer laser light.
- synthetic quartz, quartz (natural quartz), glass, SiC, LiTaO 3 and LiNbO 3 can be selected.
- thermosetting bonding material 24 is not limited to BCB, and any material can be selected as long as it has thermosetting properties.
- BCB silicone resin, epoxy resin, spin-on-glass (SOG), polyimide (PI), fluorine resin, and the like may be used.
- the passivation film 22 of the bonding substrate 60 is removed by etching. More specifically, for example, the passivation film 22 can be etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 34). In the example of FIG. 34, the etchant is supplied from a direction nearly perpendicular to the paper surface. By this etching, the passivation film 22 is removed to expose the device isolation grooves 21 .
- the starting substrate 11 and the epitaxial layer are separated by supplying an etchant to the device isolation grooves 21 of the bonding substrate 60 to etch the sacrificial layer 12. do. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 35, the starting substrate 11 is removed by etching the sacrificial layer 12 with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 35). As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the passivation film removing step and the sacrificial layer etching step are described as separate steps, but both the passivation film 22 and the sacrificial layer 12 are selectively etched with a fluorine-based solution. In effect, it can be done as a series of steps by selecting materials that
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 65 can be manufactured.
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 65 shown in FIG. 35 can be used for micro LEDs.
- the electrodes and the like of each element can be formed successively as follows.
- FIG. 36 a portion of the second clad layer 15 is exposed by photolithography (FIG. 36).
- a passivation (PSV) film 42 such as SiO 2 is formed on the surface to cover the ends of the device isolation grooves 21 and the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 14, and the first cladding layer 13 and the second cladding layer 13 are formed.
- a PSV pattern film processed so that part of the second clad layer 15 is exposed is produced (FIG. 37).
- an electrode 44 is formed on the exposed portion of the passivation film 42, and heat treatment is performed to realize ohmic contact (FIG. 38).
- each layer is epitaxially grown as follows.
- a sacrificial layer 12 is epitaxially grown on a starting substrate 11 made of, for example, GaAs of the first conductivity type.
- the sacrificial layer 12 is formed, for example, by depositing a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer and then growing a first conductivity type GaInP first etch stop layer and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer. be able to.
- second conductivity type GaP window layer 16 is sequentially grown to prepare epitaxial wafer 20 having a light emitting device structure as semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 .
- semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is sequentially grown from the first clad layer 13 to the second clad layer 15 .
- the material of the semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 is not limited to these.
- the semiconductor functional layer 18 can have a light emitting device structure as described above.
- element isolation grooves 21 are formed by selective etching so that the sacrificial layer 12 is exposed in a partial region of the epitaxial wafer 20 . More specifically, by photolithography, a mask is formed, and the GaP window layer 16 to at least the first cladding layer 13 are etched (selective etching) to form the element isolation grooves 21, thereby performing an element isolation step. (Fig. 40). This exposes the sacrificial layer 12 (exposed portion 12a).
- benzocyclobutene (BCB) is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 as a thermosetting bonding material (FIG. 41), and heat is applied at 250° C. for 1 hour to cure the BCB film ( In the drawing, the cured thermosetting bonding material is shown as a cured bonding material 25).
- the BCB does not completely fill the isolation trench.
- the cured bonding material 25 (cured BCB portion) in the element isolation trench 21 is partially removed to form an opening 26 to expose the sacrificial layer 12 (FIG. 42).
- a passivation (PSV) film 22 such as SiO 2 is formed on the surface (FIG. 43), and as shown in FIG. (Fig. 44).
- thermosetting bonding material 24 such as benzocyclobutene (BCB) is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 (FIG. 45), and as shown in FIG.
- the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 are bonded to each other via a thermosetting bonding material (BCB) to fabricate a bonding substrate (epitaxial bonding substrate) 70 by superimposing them facing each other and thermally compressing them.
- BCB thermosetting bonding material
- the designed film thickness is preferably 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.6 ⁇ m or less (FIG. 46).
- the substrate to be bonded 31 is not limited to sapphire, and any material can be selected as long as it ensures flatness and has a low absorptivity of excimer laser light.
- synthetic quartz, quartz (natural quartz), glass, SiC, LiTaO 3 and LiNbO 3 can be selected.
- thermosetting bonding material 24 is not limited to BCB, and any material can be selected as long as it has thermosetting properties.
- BCB silicone resin, epoxy resin, spin-on-glass (SOG), polyimide (PI), fluorine resin, and the like may be used.
- the passivation film 22 of the bonding substrate 70 is removed by etching. More specifically, for example, the passivation film 22 can be etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 47). In the example of FIG. 47, the etchant is supplied from a direction nearly perpendicular to the paper surface. By this etching, the passivation film 22 is removed to expose the device isolation grooves 21 .
- the starting substrate 11 and the epitaxial layer are separated by supplying an etchant to the device isolation grooves 21 of the bonding substrate 70 to etch the sacrificial layer 12. do. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 48, the starting substrate 11 is removed by etching the sacrificial layer 12 with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 48). As shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, the passivation film removing step and the sacrificial layer etching step are described as separate steps, but both the passivation film 22 and the sacrificial layer 12 are selectively etched with a fluorine-based solution. In effect, it can be done as a series of steps by selecting materials that
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 75 can be manufactured.
- the bonded semiconductor wafer 75 shown in FIG. 48 can be used for micro LEDs.
- the electrodes and the like of each element can be formed successively as follows.
- FIG. 49 a portion of the second clad layer 15 is exposed by photolithography (FIG. 49).
- the spike-like cured bonding material 25 (BCB cured portion) is physically removed by a method such as lift-off (FIG. 50).
- the spike-shaped hardened BCB portion can be removed with a liquid flow having a pressure of about 5 kgf/cm 2 , but needless to say, the method is not limited to this method.
- An ashing method may be used, or an RIE method may be used.
- the hardened bonding material 25 (BCB hardened film) is isotropically eroded. With trimming, it is possible to remove only the spiked BCB hardening.
- a passivation (PSV) film 42 such as SiO 2 is formed on the surface to cover the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 14, and the first cladding layer 13 and part of the second cladding layer 15 are covered.
- a PSV pattern film processed to be exposed is produced (FIG. 51).
- an electrode 44 is formed on the exposed portion of the passivation film 42, and heat treatment is performed to realize ohmic contact (FIG. 52).
- Example 1 First, as shown in FIG. 1, after laminating a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer on a first conductivity type GaAs starting substrate 11, a first conductivity type Ga x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6) A first etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m were epitaxially grown to form a sacrificial layer 12 . Further, the first conductivity type (Al y Ga 1-y ) x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1) first cladding layer 13 is formed to a thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m and is non-doped.
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and the first cladding layer 13 to the GaP window layer 16 are etched by dry etching using chlorine-based plasma to form element isolation trenches 21.
- the process was carried out ( Figure 2).
- a SiO 2 film was formed as a passivation film 22 on the surface of the window layer 16 and inside the element isolation trenches 21 (FIG. 3), and the passivation film 22 (SiO 2 film) in regions other than the element isolation trenches 21 was removed. (Fig. 4).
- benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding material 24 is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 (FIG. 5), superimposed on a sapphire wafer as a substrate to be bonded 31, and thermally compressed to epitaxially.
- a bonded substrate (epitaxial bonded substrate) 30 was produced by bonding the wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 via the BCB 24 .
- BCB was applied by spin coating, the designed film thickness was set to 0.6 ⁇ m (FIG. 6). After reaching a temperature of 150° C., which is the softening point of BCB, the temperature was lowered to room temperature and joined.
- the SiO 2 film inside the isolation trench 21 was etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 7).
- the sacrificial layer 12 was etched with a fluorine-based solution to peel off the GaAs starting substrate 11 (FIG. 8).
- a resist mask was formed by photolithography, and a portion of the second cladding layer 15 was exposed by dry etching using chlorine-based plasma (FIG. 9).
- a SiO 2 film is formed as a passivation film 42 on the surface to cover the ends of the isolation grooves 21 and the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 14, and the first clad layer 13 and the second clad layer 15 are partly exposed. (Fig. 10).
- an AuBe alloy layer was provided as an electrode 44 on the exposed portion of the SiO 2 film as the passivation film 42 in a region of 0.1 ⁇ m near the P-type layer, and an AuGe alloy layer was formed in a region of 0.2 ⁇ m near the N-type layer.
- An ohmic contact was achieved by heat treatment (FIG. 11).
- Example 2 First, as shown in FIG. 12, after stacking a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer on a first conductivity type GaAs starting substrate 11, a first conductivity type Ga x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6) A first etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m were epitaxially grown to form a sacrificial layer 12 . Further, the first conductivity type (Al y Ga 1-y ) x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1) first cladding layer 13 is formed to a thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m and is non-doped.
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and the first cladding layer 13 to the GaP window layer 16 are etched by dry etching using chlorine-based plasma to form the element isolation trench 21.
- a separation step was performed (FIG. 13).
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- a SiO 2 film was formed as a passivation film 22 on the surface of the window layer 16 and inside the element isolation trenches 21 (FIG. 16), and the passivation film 22 (SiO 2 film) in regions other than the element isolation trenches 21 was removed. (Fig. 17).
- benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding material 24 is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 (FIG. 18), and is placed facing the sapphire wafer, which is the substrate to be bonded 31, and bonded by thermocompression.
- a bonded substrate (epitaxial bonded substrate) 50 was produced by bonding the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 via the BCB 24 .
- BCB was applied by spin coating, the designed film thickness was set to 0.6 ⁇ m (FIG. 19).
- the passivation film 22 (SiO 2 film) inside the isolation trench 21 was etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 20).
- the sacrificial layer 12 was etched with a fluorine-based solution to peel off the GaAs starting substrate 11 (FIG. 21).
- a resist mask was formed by photolithography, and a portion of the second clad layer 15 was exposed by dry etching using chlorine-based plasma (FIG. 22).
- the spike-like hardened bonding material 25 (BCB hardened portion) was removed with a liquid flow having a pressure of about 5 kgf/cm 2 (FIG. 23).
- a SiO 2 film was formed as a passivation film 42 on the surface to cover the exposed side surface of the active layer 14 and processed so that the first clad layer 13 and the second clad layer 15 were partially exposed (FIG. 24).
- an AuBe alloy layer was provided as an electrode 44 on the exposed portion of the SiO 2 film as the passivation film 42 in a region of 0.1 ⁇ m near the P-type layer, and an AuGe alloy layer was formed in a region of 0.2 ⁇ m near the N-type layer.
- An ohmic contact was achieved by heat treatment (FIG. 25).
- Example 3 First, as shown in FIG. 26, after stacking a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer on a first conductivity type GaAs starting substrate 11, a first conductivity type Ga x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6) A first etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m were epitaxially grown to form a sacrificial layer 12 . Further, the first conductivity type (Al y Ga 1-y ) x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1) first cladding layer 13 is formed to a thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m and is non-doped.
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and the hardened bonding material 25 (hardened BCB portion) in the isolation groove 21 is partially removed by dry etching using fluorine-based plasma to expose the sacrificial layer 12. (Fig. 29).
- a SiO 2 film was formed as a passivation film 22 on the surface of the window layer 16 and inside the element isolation trenches 21 (FIG. 30), and the passivation film 22 (SiO 2 film) in regions other than the element isolation trenches 21 was removed. (Fig. 31).
- benzocyclobutene (BCB) as a thermosetting bonding material 24 is spin-coated on the epitaxial wafer 20 (FIG. 32), and is placed facing the sapphire wafer, which is the substrate to be bonded 31, and bonded by thermocompression.
- a bonded substrate (epitaxial bonded substrate) 60 was produced by bonding the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 via the BCB 24 .
- BCB was applied by spin coating, the designed film thickness was set to 0.6 ⁇ m (FIG. 33).
- the passivation film 22 (SiO 2 film) inside the isolation trench 21 was etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 34).
- the sacrificial layer 12 was etched with a fluorine-based solution to peel off the GaAs starting substrate 11 (FIG. 35).
- a SiO 2 film is formed on the surface as a passivation film 42 to cover the ends of the isolation grooves 21 and the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 14, and the first clad layer 13 and the second clad layer 15 are partially exposed. (Fig. 37).
- an AuBe alloy layer was provided as an electrode 44 on the exposed portion of the SiO 2 film as the passivation film 42 in a region of 0.1 ⁇ m near the P-type layer, and an AuGe alloy layer was formed in a region of 0.2 ⁇ m near the N-type layer.
- An ohmic contact was achieved by heat treatment (FIG. 38).
- Example 4 First, as shown in FIG. 39, after stacking a first conductivity type GaAs buffer layer on a first conductivity type GaAs starting substrate 11, a first conductivity type Ga x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6) A first etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m were epitaxially grown to form a sacrificial layer 12 . Further, the first conductivity type (Al y Ga 1-y ) x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1) first cladding layer 13 is formed to a thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m and is non-doped.
- An epitaxial wafer having a light-emitting device structure as a semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 18 was prepared by sequentially growing a GaP window layer 16 of the second conductivity type to a thickness of 4 ⁇ m (FIG. 39).
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and the hardened bonding material 25 (hardened BCB portion) in the isolation trench is partially removed by dry etching using fluorine-based plasma to expose the sacrificial layer 12. (Fig. 42).
- a SiO 2 film is formed as a passivation film 22 on the surface of the window layer 16 and the isolation trenches 21 so as to cover the sacrificial layer 12 (FIG. 43). membrane) was removed (Fig. 44).
- BCB benzocyclobutene
- the BCB is supplied to the surface and a part of the inside of the element isolation groove 21 (FIG. 45), and the A bonded substrate (epitaxially bonded substrate) 70 in which the epitaxial wafer 20 and the sapphire wafer 31 are bonded via the BCB 24 is produced by superimposing them so as to face the sapphire wafer serving as the substrate 31 and thermally compressing them.
- BCB was applied by spin coating, the designed film thickness was set to 0.6 ⁇ m (FIG. 46).
- the passivation film 22 (SiO 2 film) inside the isolation trench 21 was etched with a fluorine-based solution (FIG. 47).
- the sacrificial layer 12 was etched with a fluorine-based solution to peel off the GaAs starting substrate 11 (FIG. 48).
- the spiked BCB hardened part was removed with a liquid flow at a pressure of about 5 kgf/cm 2 (Fig. 50).
- a SiO 2 film was formed as a passivation film 42 on the surface to cover the exposed side surfaces of the active layer, and processed so as to partially expose the first clad layer 13 and the second clad layer 15 (FIG. 51).
- an AuBe alloy layer was provided as an electrode 44 on the exposed portion of the SiO 2 film as the passivation film 42 in a region of 0.1 ⁇ m near the P-type layer, and an AuGe alloy layer was formed in a region of 0.2 ⁇ m near the N-type layer. Heat treatment was performed to realize ohmic contact (FIG. 52).
- a first conductivity type Ga x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0 6)
- a first etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m and a first conductivity type GaAs second etch stop layer of 0.3 ⁇ m were epitaxially grown to form a sacrificial layer 112 .
- the first conductivity type (Al y Ga 1-y ) x In 1-x P (0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.6, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1) first cladding layer 113 is formed to a thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m and is non-doped.
- An epitaxial wafer 120 having a light-emitting device structure as a semiconductor functional layer (epitaxial functional layer) 118 was prepared by sequentially growing a GaP window layer 116 of the second conductivity type to a thickness of 4 ⁇ m (FIG. 53).
- a BCB 122 is spin-coated on the sapphire wafer 131 (FIG. 55), and the epitaxial wafer and the sapphire wafer are bonded together via the BCB by superposing them so as to face the epitaxial wafer in which the element isolation grooves 121 are formed, and by thermocompression bonding. Then, an epitaxial junction substrate was produced.
- BCB was applied by spin coating, the designed film thickness was set to 0.6 ⁇ m (FIG. 56).
- the sacrificial layer 112 was removed by wet etching to separate the GaAs starting substrate 111 and the epitaxial layer. Since the sacrificial layer etchant did not enter the portions where the element isolation grooves 121 were filled with the BCB bonding agent 122, the sacrificial layer 112 was not etched and partially remained (FIG. 57). A partially remaining sacrificial layer is indicated by reference numeral 162 .
- GaAs starting substrate 111 When the GaAs starting substrate 111 was separated from the epitaxial layer, a part of the GaAs starting substrate 111 remained where the sacrificial layer 112 was not etched (FIG. 58). A portion of the partially remaining starting substrate is designated 161 .
- Partial regions of the first clad layer 113 and the active layer 114 were removed to expose the second clad layer 115 (FIG. 60).
- the spike-like BCB bonding agent 122 was selectively removed by a lift-off technique (FIG. 61).
- a SiO 2 film is formed as a passivation film 42 on the surface to cover the device isolation edges and the exposed side surfaces of the active layer 114 so that the first clad layer 113 and the second clad layer 115 are partly exposed. (Fig. 62). At this time, a portion 192 of the SiO 2 film adhered to the remaining starting substrate 161 .
- an AuBe alloy layer was provided in a region of 0.1 ⁇ m in the vicinity of the P-type layer and an AuGe alloy layer in a region of 0.2 ⁇ m in the vicinity of the N-type layer as an electrode 144 on the exposed portion of the SiO 2 film.
- Heat treatment was performed to realize ohmic contact (FIG. 63). At this time, a portion 194 of the electrode material adhered to the remaining starting substrate 161 .
- FIG. 64 shows the comparison in .
- the yield is greatly reduced. This difference in yield is also caused by the difference in sacrificial layer etching time due to the presence of the element isolation trench. In any of the examples in which the separation groove is provided, the sacrificial layer etching time is within 1 hour. On the other hand, in the comparative example, the sacrificial layer etching time takes several tens of hours at room temperature.
- the etchant easily penetrates through the element isolation grooves, the etching progresses over the entire surface of the wafer at the same time. Therefore, the uneven distribution of stress in the process of etching the sacrificial layer is small, and the epitaxial layer is less likely to be destroyed. . Therefore, the yield after sacrificial layer etching is good.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.
- the above-described embodiment is an example, and any device having substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention and exhibiting the same effect is the present invention. included in the technical scope of
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第一の実施形態を説明する。まず、図1に示すように出発基板11上に、順次エピタキシャル成長を行い、各層を形成し、エピタキシャルウェーハ20を作製する。これにより、犠牲層12や、半導体機能層18を有するエピタキシャル層を作製する。より具体的には、以下のようにして各層のエピタキシャル成長を行うことができる。
次に、本発明の第二の実施形態について説明する。まず、第一の実施形態と同様に、出発基板11上に、順次エピタキシャル成長を行い、各層を形成し、犠牲層12や、半導体機能層18を有するエピタキシャル層を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ20を作製する。より具体的には、以下のようにして各層のエピタキシャル成長を行うことができる。
次に、本発明の第三の実施形態について説明する。まず、第一、第二の実施形態と同様に、出発基板11上に、順次エピタキシャル成長を行い、各層を形成し、犠牲層12や、半導体機能層18を有するエピタキシャル層を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ20を作製する。より具体的には、以下のようにして各層のエピタキシャル成長を行うことができる。
次に、本発明の第四の実施形態について説明する。まず、第一~第三の実施形態と同様に、出発基板11上に、順次エピタキシャル成長を行い、各層を形成し、犠牲層12や、半導体機能層18を有するエピタキシャル層を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ20を作製する。より具体的には、以下のようにして各層のエピタキシャル成長を行うことができる。
まず、図1に示したように、第一導電型のGaAs出発基板11上に、第一導電型のGaAsバッファ層積層後、第一導電型のGaxIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6)第一エッチストップ層を0.3μm、第一導電型のGaAs第二エッチストップ層を0.3μmをエピタキシャル成長し、犠牲層12とした。さらに、第一導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第一クラッド層13を1.0μm、ノンドープの(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0≦y≦0.6)活性層14、第二導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第二クラッド層15を1.0μm、第二導電型のGaInP中間層(不図示)を0.1μm、第二導電型のGaP窓層16を4μm、順次成長して、半導体機能層(エピタキシャル機能層)18としての発光素子構造を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ20を準備した(図1)。
まず、図12に示したように、第一導電型のGaAs出発基板11上に、第一導電型のGaAsバッファ層積層後、第一導電型のGaxIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6)第一エッチストップ層を0.3μm、第一導電型のGaAs第二エッチストップ層を0.3μmをエピタキシャル成長し、犠牲層12とした。さらに、第一導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第一クラッド層13を1.0μm、ノンドープの(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0≦y≦0.6)活性層14、第二導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第二クラッド層15を1.0μm、第二導電型のGaInP中間層(不図示)を0.1μm、第二導電型のGaP窓層16を4μm、順次成長して、半導体機能層(エピタキシャル機能層)18としての発光素子構造を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ20を準備した(図12)。
まず、図26に示したように、第一導電型のGaAs出発基板11上に、第一導電型のGaAsバッファ層積層後、第一導電型のGaxIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6)第一エッチストップ層を0.3μm、第一導電型のGaAs第二エッチストップ層を0.3μmをエピタキシャル成長し、犠牲層12とした。さらに、第一導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第一クラッド層13を1.0μm、ノンドープの(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0≦y≦0.6)活性層14、第二導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第二クラッド層15を1.0μm、第二導電型のGaInP中間層(不図示)を0.1μm、第二導電型のGaP窓層16を4μm、順次成長して、半導体機能層(エピタキシャル機能層)18としての発光素子構造を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ20を準備した(図26)。
まず、図39に示したように、第一導電型のGaAs出発基板11上に、第一導電型のGaAsバッファ層積層後、第一導電型のGaxIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6)第一エッチストップ層を0.3μm、第一導電型のGaAs第二エッチストップ層を0.3μmをエピタキシャル成長し、犠牲層12とした。さらに、第一導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第一クラッド層13を1.0μm、ノンドープの(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0≦y≦0.6)活性層14、第二導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第二クラッド層15を1.0μm、第二導電型のGaInP中間層(不図示)を0.1μm、第二導電型のGaP窓層16を4μm、順次成長して半導体機能層(エピタキシャル機能層)18としての発光素子構造を有するエピタキシャルウェーハを準備した(図39)。
図53に示すように、第一導電型のGaAs出発基板111上に、第一導電型のGaAsバッファ層積層後、第一導電型のGaxIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6)第一エッチストップ層を0.3μm、第一導電型のGaAs第二エッチストップ層を0.3μmをエピタキシャル成長し、犠牲層112とした。さらに、第一導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第一クラッド層113を1.0μm、ノンドープの(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0≦y≦0.6)活性層114、第二導電型の(AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP(0.4≦x≦0.6,0<y≦1)第二クラッド層115を1.0μm、第二導電型のGaInP中間層(不図示)を0.1μm、第二導電型のGaP窓層116を4μm、順次成長した半導体機能層(エピタキシャル機能層)118としての発光素子構造を有するエピタキシャルウェーハ120を準備した(図53)。
犠牲層エッチング後、出発基板(GaAs)がエピタキシャル層に付着せず、エピタキシャル層と出発基板が完全に分離した面積を良品面積と定義し、設計面積との比率を歩留まりとし、実施例と比較例における比較を示したものを図64に示す。
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- 出発基板上に犠牲層をエピタキシャル成長する工程と、
前記犠牲層上に半導体機能層を有するエピタキシャル層をエピタキシャル成長することによりエピタキシャルウェーハを作製する工程と、
選択エッチング法にて前記エピタキシャルウェーハの一部領域に前記犠牲層が露出するように素子分離溝を形成する工程と、
前記素子分離溝の少なくとも前記犠牲層が露出した表面にパッシベーション膜を形成する工程と、
前記エピタキシャルウェーハの前記エピタキシャル層と、可視光に対して透明な被接合基板とを、熱硬化型接合材を介して接合して接合基板を作製する工程と、
前記接合基板の前記パッシベーション膜をエッチングして除去する工程と、
前記接合基板の前記素子分離溝にエッチング液を供給して前記犠牲層をエッチングすることで前記出発基板と前記エピタキシャル層を分離する工程と
を有することを特徴とする接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。 - 前記被接合基板を、サファイア、合成石英、石英、ガラス、SiC、LiTaO3、LiNbO3のいずれかの材料からなるものとすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。
- 前記熱硬化型接合材を、シリコーン樹脂、エポキシ樹脂、ベンゾシクロブテン、スピンオングラス、ポリイミド、フッ素樹脂のいずれか一種類以上の材料とすることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載の接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。
- 前記熱硬化型接合材の厚さを、0.01μm以上0.6μm以下とすることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。
- 前記熱硬化型接合材は熱硬化されていないことを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。
- 前記パッシベーション膜を、シリコン酸化膜とすることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。
- 前記接合型半導体ウェーハをマイクロLED用とすることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の接合型半導体ウェーハの製造方法。
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