Ion implantation in semiconductor devices (IMAGE)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Ion implantation in semiconductor devices

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Ion implantation is a low-temperature method of ‘doping’ semiconductor devices in which high energy charged particles (ions) are accelerated towards a semiconductor, causing the ions to penetrate into and settle in the semiconductor’s layers.

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Photo courtesy: Masashi Kato from Nagoya Institute of Technology

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