Feasibility of single-wafer rapid-thermal process as an alternative to the conventional batch-type furnace process is evaluated on a 0.15-mum 128-Mb mask read only memory (MROM) product. Excellent gate oxide,integrity and device characteristics are achieved with a single-wafer rapid-thermal process. Superior yield and. product reliability by using single-Wafer process tool have also been achieved. Shortened process cycle time and bitter thermal process uniformity by using single-wafer rapid-thermal processing are demonstrated.