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Comprehensive Quantitation Functions

 Evaluation of Optical Properties



 Evaluation of Film Thickness  Measurement of Re ectance and Transmittance


 Infrared Spectrophotometer  ● Measurement of Antire ection Coating Re ectance
 IRSpirit Series / IRAf nity-1S / IRTracer-100


 ● Quantitative Measurement of Phosphorus and Boron in Silicon Wafers by the PLS Method  UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer
            SolidSpec-3700i / 3700i DUV

 IRSpirit series, IRAffinity-1S, and IRTracer-100 spectrophotometers
 have earned an excellent reputation for use in a wide variety of   As the world’s  rst spectrophotometer to include three detectors,
 structural analysis and non-destructive measurement applications,   these systems offer higher sensitivity, a broad measurement range
 such as for qualitative analysis of defect locations on IC chips or   extending from near-infrared to deep ultraviolet regions, and an
 other small parts in the electronic/electrical/semiconductor  eld.  extra-large sample compartment that can accommodate large samples
            up to 700 × 560 mm. In particular, they offer solutions for applications
 The infrared spectrum from transmission through a silicon wafer   in the semiconductor,  at panel display, and optics industries.
 that contains phosphorus and boron as a dopant shows a peak at
 1100 cm  due to Si-O stretching vibration. However, it is dif cult to
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 quantify both the phosphorus and boron at the same time, due to   Currently, antire ection (AR) coatings are used in a wide variety of products,   light penetrating the screen. Since the re ectance level of AR coatings is a key
 the P-O stretching vibration peak that should be visible at 1330 cm    Quantitative Calculation Results  such as lenses, eyewear, various displays, automotive windshields, solar panels,   factor that determines their quality, there is an important need to measure the
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 being obscured by an overlapping B-O band peak centered at 1390   Table 1 Quantitative Calculation Results by the PLS I Method  and optical communication devices. For example, applying an AR coating on a   re ectance accurately.
               display screen surface can improve visibility by reducing the amount of external
 cm . However, by using PLS quantitative calculation software with a
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 Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, both can be   10.00  15.00      25.00
 quanti ed at the same time by the PLS method, an advanced version
                                                                               20.00
 of principal component analysis (PCA), as shown in the table. (The   10.00
 table shows a comparison of concentrations in a solution from a   5.00        15.00
 silicon wafer dissolved in acid, measured using a high-frequency   R%
 plasma emission spectrometer.) The system can also be used to   R%  5.00     R%  10.00
 predict the thickness of silicon wafers used as samples.                      5.00
                    0.00
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                    -2.00                        -2.00                         0.00
                     300.0  400.0  500.0  600.0  700.0  300.0  400.0  500.0  600.0  700.0  1000.0  1200.0  1400.0  1600.0  1800.0  2000.0
 Infrared Spectrum of a         nm                           nm                            nm

 Silicon Wafer        Re ectance Spectrum of AR Coating  Re ectance Spectrum of AR Coating  Re ectance Spectrum of AR Coating
                         (Antire ection near 400 nm)  (Antire ection between 300 to 500 nm)  (Antire ection near 1500 nm)
            ● Transmittance Measurement of Smartphone
             Proximity Sensor Window

            UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
 ● Measurement of Fluoropolymer Film Thickness on Hard Drive Discs  UV-1900i

 Infrared Spectrum of Fluoropolymer  Calibration Curve for Fluoropolymer Film
 The disc surfaces in computer internal hard drives are coated with a   on a Hard Drive Disc  Thickness on Hard Drive Disc  This double-beam UV-VIS spectrophotometer features Shimadzu’s
  uoropolymer as a lubricant. High-sensitivity re ection absorption   0.08
 ABS  50.0  proprietary Lo-Ray-Ligh grating. Low stray light levels and high
 spectroscopy (RAS) is an effective method for measuring the   0.075  Å  Wavenumber range:
 0.07  40.0  1200 to 1350 cm -1  reproducibility (photometric repeatability) enable accurate
 thickness of  uoropolymer  lm coatings. At incident angles of 70
 0.065  30.0  quantitative analysis of both low and high concentrations.
 degrees or more, thin  lms less than 1.0  m thick can be measured.  0.06
 20.0
 0.055
 0.05  10.0
 1600  1550  1500  1450  1400  1350  1300  1250  1200  1150  1100  1050  1000  0.2  0.25  0.3  0.35  0.4  0.45  0.5  0.55  0.6  0.65  0.7  0.75  0.8  0.85  Visible region  Near-infrared region
 1/cm  1/cm*ABS  Transmittance Measurement of Smartphone                               100.00
               Proximity Sensor Window                                                 80.00
 ● Measurement of Epitaxial Film Thickness on Silicon Wafer
               The proximity sensor window in smartphones must maintain high transmittance   T% 60.00
               levels in the near-infrared region used for detecting the proximity of objects.   Infrared
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 Using a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer, the   Meanwhile, they also must suppress the transmittance of visible light to reduce   40.00
  lm thickness can be calculated from the interference fringe   visibility into the smartphone from the outside. Therefore, it is extremely   Proximity   20.00
               important that the transmittance properties of proximity sensor windows are   sensor
 spectrum based on the equation to the right, where n is the sample   Δm  1  appropriate for respective wavelength regions. Those transmittance   0.00
 refractive index, Θ is the infrared light angle of incidence onto the   d  2 n -Sin   θ  (   )  characteristics are checked using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer.  380.0  600.0  nm  800.0  1000.0
 2
 2
 sample,  m is the number of peaks or valleys within the   ν 1 -ν 2  Proximity Sensor Con guration  Transmittance Example of Smartphone
                                                                                            Proximity Sensor Window
 wavenumber range being calculated, and ν1 and ν2 are the
 maximum and minimum values within the wavenumber range.
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