Patent ID: 7544622

Claim:
A method of processing a semiconductor workpiece, comprising: providing a semiconductor workpiece comprising a material, said material comprising a first region incorporating a first dopant and a second region free of said first dopant, wherein said providing step comprises providing a semiconductor workpiece comprising polycrystalline silicon; exposing said material to a passivation agent including dipping said material in the passivation agent; and interacting at least a portion of said passivation agent with said first dopant, wherein said interacting step comprises attaching said at least a portion of said passivation agent to said first region by way of said first dopant, wherein said providing step comprises providing a semiconductor workpiece comprising polycrystalline silicon, said polycrystalline silicon comprising a first region incorporating boron; wherein said providing step comprises providing a semiconductor workpiece comprising polycrystalline silicon, said polycrystalline silicon comprising a second region incorporating a second dopant.