A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure may include: a first epitaxial layer disposed on a substrate; a bonding layer disposed on the first epitaxial layer (where the bonding layer is provided with a first through-hole to expose the first epitaxial layer); a silicon substrate disposed on a side of the bonding layer away from the first epitaxial layer (where the first epitaxial layer is bonded to the silicon substrate by the bonding layer, the silicon substrate is provided with a through-silicon-via, and the through-silicon-via communicates with the first through-hole); a silicon device disposed on the silicon substrate; and a second epitaxial layer disposed on the first epitaxial layer exposed by the first through-hole. The present disclosure can improve the quality of the second epitaxial layer, and realize the integration of a silicon device and a III-V semiconductor device.

The disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a first group III nitride epitaxial layer disposed on a support substrate, a silicon substrate, a bonding layer and a second group III nitride epitaxial layer; wherein the first group III nitride epitaxial layer is bonded to the silicon substrate by the bonding layer; through-silicon-vias are formed in the silicon substrate, and first through-holes are formed in the bonding layer, wherein the through-silicon-vias communicate with the first through-holes; and the second group III nitride epitaxial layer is disposed within the first through-holes and the through-silicon-vias and on the silicon substrate, wherein the second group III nitride epitaxial layer is coupled to the first group III nitride epitaxial layer. Since the depth to width ratio of the through-silicon-via(s) is great, the dislocation extension within the second group III nitride epitaxial layer is limited, and the probability of dislocation annihilation in the sidewalls of the through-silicon-via(s) is increased, such that the second III nitride epitaxial layer with low dislocation density can be formed, and the quality of the epitaxial layer is improved.

The disclosure provides a silicon carbide seed crystal and a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot. The silicon carbide seed crystal has a silicon surface and a carbon surface opposite to the silicon surface. A difference D between a basal plane dislocation density BPD1 of the silicon surface and a basal plane dislocation density BPD2 of the carbon surface satisfies the following formula (1), a local thickness variation (LTV) of the silicon carbide seed crystal is 2.5 μm or less, and a stacking fault (SF) density of the silicon carbide seed crystal is 10 EA/cm.sup.2 or less:
D=(BPD1−BPD2)/BPD1≤25%  (1).

The disclosure provides a silicon carbide seed crystal and a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot. The silicon carbide seed crystal has a silicon surface and a carbon surface opposite to the silicon surface. A difference D between a basal plane dislocation density BPD1 of the silicon surface and a basal plane dislocation density BPD2 of the carbon surface satisfies the following formula (1), a local thickness variation (LTV) of the silicon carbide seed crystal is 2.5 μm or less, and a stacking fault (SF) density of the silicon carbide seed crystal is 10 EA/cm.sup.2 or less:
D=(BPD1−BPD2)/BPD1≤25%  (1).

A method of manufacturing silicon carbide seed crystal and method of manufacturing silicon carbide ingot are provided. The silicon carbide seed crystal has a silicon surface and a carbon surface opposite to the silicon surface. A difference D between a basal plane dislocation density BPD1 of the silicon surface BPD1 and a basal plane dislocation density BPD2 of the carbon surface satisfies the following formula (1):

D=(BPD1−BPD2)/BPD1≤25%  (1).

An embodiment of a method of forming a programming element using a III/V semiconductor material may include forming one or more recesses in a first portion of a gate material and forming a first conductor on the one or more recesses. In an embodiment, the method may include configuring a programming circuit to form a voltage across the one or more recesses that is greater than a breakdown voltage of the gate material underlying the one or more recesses.

An embodiment of a method of forming a programming element using a III/V semiconductor material may include forming one or more recesses in a first portion of a gate material and forming a first conductor on the one or more recesses. In an embodiment, the method may include configuring a programming circuit to form a voltage across the one or more recesses that is greater than a breakdown voltage of the gate material underlying the one or more recesses.

A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal, and a silicon carbide single crystal ingot, obtaining a silicon carbide single crystal reduced in defects such as threading dislocations, are provided. The method manufactures a silicon carbide single crystal by supplying a raw material gas into a reaction vessel with a seed substrate, and heats the interior to grow a silicon carbide single crystal on the surface of the seed substrate. The method includes growing the silicon carbide single crystal on the seed substrate surface, while controlling the temperature, to perform pair annihilation of threading dislocations or synthesis of the threading dislocations; and a second step of maintaining the temperature inside the reaction vessel in the state of the first predetermined temperature after execution of the first step, to bring the leading ends of the threading dislocations close to the surface of the seed substrate.

The disclosure provides a silicon carbide seed crystal and a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide ingot. The silicon carbide seed crystal has a silicon surface and a carbon surface opposite to the silicon surface. A difference D between a basal plane dislocation density BPD1 of the silicon surface and a basal plane dislocation density BPD2 of the carbon surface satisfies the following formula (1), a local thickness variation (LTV) of the silicon carbide seed crystal is 2.5 μm or less, and a stacking fault (SF) density of the silicon carbide seed crystal is 10 EA/cm.sup.2 or less:

D=(BPD1−BPD2)/BPD1≤25%  (1).

A method of forming a semiconductor structure, the method comprises: providing a non-planar surface in the manufacturing of a silicon carbide (SiC) device; depositing a reflowable dielectric material on said non-planar surface; and heating said reflowable dielectric material to a temperature and for a time sufficient to cause reflowing of said reflowable dielectric material and thereby provide a dielectric layer comprising a substantially planar surface, wherein said dielectric layer is substantially free of voids.