JEDEC PUBLICATION 95 - Analog, Embedded Processing, Semiconductor
Semiconductor Processing and Characterization Techniques...• Advances in semiconductor processing...
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Semiconductor Processing and Characterization Techniques
Professor Benjamín AlemánDepartment of PhysicsUniversity of Oregon
(Cleland, UCSB)
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Electronics are an integral part of our modern world
(GE)
(Apple)(Tesla)
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Semiconductors and micro- and nanofabrication are at the heart of essentially
all modern technologies
Basic questions we address in this course:
(1) How are semiconductors made?
(2) How do we control their physical properties?
(3) How do we shape them and wire them to create circuit elements and eventually complex devices such as microprocessors?
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Planar Processing with Semiconductors (Silicon)
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A gallery of engineered complex micro and nanoscale architectures
fabricated by planar processes
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Evolution of Devices
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Intel’s Transistor Design 2011 –22 nm 3D Platform
Planar
3D Tri-gate
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Photonics
1-meter spiral with red-laser alignment S-Bend pure-silica-core waveguide
(John, 2011)
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Photonics: ResonatorsRacetrack ring resonator
(John, 2011)
(Vahala, 2003)
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Photonics: More Resonators and “Crystals”
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Photonics: Origin of the Gap in Semiconductors
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Photonics: More Resonators and “Crystals”
2D photonic crystal with cavity 3D photonic crystal
(Sandia)(Sandia)
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Microfluidic Devices
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Electromechanical Devices
Gear Speed Reduction Unit
Turbine Engine Biosensor
Movable Mirror
(Sandia)
(Sandia) (Roukes)
(Clark)
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Electromechanical Devices: SiC
300 nm
100 µm
100 µm
(Alemán)
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Nanoelectromechanical Devices: Carbon Nanotubes
1 μm
(Alemán)
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Integrated Devices: Electronics and Fluidics
(Cleland)
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Integrated Devices: Optoelectromechanics
MEMS-tunable Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
(Praevium, Thorlabs)
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Integrated Devices: QuantumOptoelectromechanics
(Cleland)
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Electronics are an integral part of our modern world
(Apple)
(Apple)
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•Smaller footprint•Lower fabrication cost•Lower power (lower operational cost)•Improved efficiency•More computational power per square•Enhanced sensitivity to mass, charge, force•Facilitate observation of quantum phenomena
(O’Connell, 2010)
(Arlett, 2006)
(Steele, 2009)
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Why make optoelectromechanical systems smaller?
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Challenges with traditional electronics as they are made smaller
Thermal Management Fabrication Quantum Mechanics
Intel
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Emergence of carbon-based electronics
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Carbon-based spintronics
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Abandoning perfection and embracing disorder
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A special defect in diamond is a quantum spin
N
CC
VacancyC
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Quantum vs. Classical: Angular momentum and spin
Quantum
Discrete
Classical
Continuous
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Spinning electrons in a diamond
N
C
CC
Electron cloud
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center:
•Spin 1 system in spin-free environment with ground state degeneracy lifted by strain
•Single photon emitter
•Two upper levels are not bright
•Temperature range 0 – 700 K
•Energy levels shift with magnetic field, temperature, and electric field
•Atomic scale size means high spatial resolution
ms = ± 1
ms = 0
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Computational taskElectric fieldMagnetic fieldTemperature
Spinning electrons in a nanosized diamond bottle
Nanoscale Diamond
(Alemán et al., 2014)
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Nanodiamonds are produced in high-yield
10 µm
2 µm
5 µm
(Alemán et al., 2014)
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[100]
500 nm
1µm
Nanodiamond
PMMA anchor
Nanodiamonds release easily and are single crystal
(Alemán et al., 2014)
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2 µm
2 µm
160
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IPL
(kcps)
10 µm
1 µm
2 µm
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IPL
(kcps)
Optical properties confirm presence of single NV centers
Single NV antibunching
(Alemán et al., 2014)
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Quantum Computation Using Spins in Diamond
ON
OFF
ON or OFF
Power = 2 N32 bit to 64 bit
The power of classical computation is linear
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Power = 2N
32 bit to 33 bit
The power of quantum computation is exponential
ON
OFF
a ON + b OFF
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Over 1 million times more powerful
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Take-home messages
• Semiconductor processing enables new devices – faster and with new functions
• Advances in semiconductor processing are happening – the field is not static
• Field requires a multidisciplinary background: electronics, optics, mechanics, fluidics, quantum mechanics
• Approach: learn fundamental science behind basic processing skills/strategies and problem solving approaches to apply in diverse scenarios.
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Planar Processing with Semiconductors (Silicon):Course Map
• Crystal growth• Wafer characteristics• Wafer doping• Defects and impurities
• Lithography• Masked doping• Vacuum Systems• Thin Films: CVD, MBE,
PVD• Implantation• Wet and Dry Etching• Integration