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Reduced pressure silicon epitaxy; A review

Cullen et al., 1984

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12895489347031581498
Author
Cullen G
Corboy J
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Journal of Crystal Growth

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As the critical dimensions of IC circuits are decreased, more demands are put on the characteristics of epitaxial silicon layers. Reduced pressure provides an additional control parameter to use in efforts to achieve the required characteristics in the epitaxial deposits. In …
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