Patent ID: 9338834
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H01L,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A method for annealing a semiconductor structure using microwave radiation, the semiconductor structure including a top portion and a bottom portion, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor structure; providing one or more energy-converting materials capable of increasing the semiconductor structure's absorption of microwave radiation; applying microwave radiation to the energy-converting materials and the semiconductor structure to anneal the semiconductor structure for fabricating semiconductor devices; detecting first local temperatures associated with one or more first zones of the semiconductor structure, wherein the first zones are disposed in the top portion; adjusting the microwave radiation applied to the energy-converting materials and the semiconductor structure based at least in part on the detected first local temperatures; detecting second local temperatures associated with one or more second zones of the semiconductor structure, wherein the second zones are disposed in the bottom portion; and adjusting the microwave radiation applied to the energy-converting material and the semiconductor structure based at least in part on the detected second local temperatures.