Process for manufacturing a silicon semiconductor device having a reduced surface recombination velocity

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PATENT NO 6340642
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09201899

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A process for manufacturing a silicon semiconductor device having a reduced surface recombination velocity of charge carriers within a silicon wafer includes forming a plurality of semiconductor zones in the surface; reducing surface recombination velocity of charge carriers within the silicon wafer by maintaining temperature below 100.degree. C. while sequentially performing the steps of cleaning the surface to remove oxide; drying the surface by blowing a non-oxidizing gas thereon; directly applying a layer of lacquer onto the surface at a temperature below 100.degree. C.; and drying the layer of lacquer at a temperature below 100.degree. C. to generate an electrically non-conducting layer and reduce the surface recombination velocity of charge carriers within the silicon wafer in which the layer of lacquer contains halogen in a concentration of more than 0.1 volume %; and forming at least one conducting structure on the surface of the layer of lacquer.

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ATMEL CORPORATION2325 ORCHARD PKWY SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arndt, Wolfgang Heilbronn, DE 31 128
Graff, Klaus Heilbronn, DE 3 11
Hamberger, Alfons Gundelsheim, DE 2 6
Heim, Petra Heilbronn, DE 2 6

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