Measurements of the Effective Diffusion Length of Minority Carriers in Thin Semiconductor Wafers,

Abstract

The report presents two new methods of measuring the effective diffusion lengths of minority carriers in thin semiconductor wafers. The methods are specifically suitable for measuring very short effective diffusion lengths and enable one, in addition, to measure this parameter in those small thin wafers which are then used (without any alteration of size) for the fabrication of a transistor or a diode. In addition, these methods permit us to measure this parameter after the wafer has undergone certain further processing, for example, after one entire wafer surface has been soldered to a metal substrate. In principle, that measurement can be done nondestructively.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1968
Accession Number
AD0846856

Entities

People

  • Alfred Swit

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbides
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Diffusion
  • Electronics
  • Fabrication
  • Inorganic Carbon Compounds
  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Measurement
  • Minority Groups
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Substrates
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene