Removing native oxide and contaminants establishes a uniform hydrogen-terminated silicon surface, enabling predictable oxidation kinetics for pad oxide growth [T1].
The Pad Oxidation Pre Clean step is inserted immediately after the Starting Wafer to establish a chemically pristine and electronically well-defined silicon surface prior to thermal pad oxide formation in the STI module [T1]. At this position in the flow, the silicon surface may contain n…
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