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Doped and undoped vanadium oxides for low-k spacer applications

US11094533B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 2019
Grant dateAug 17, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/0227
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microelectronic device on a semiconductor substrate comprises: a gate electrode; and a spacer adjacent to the gate electrode, the spacer comprising: a the low-k dielectric film comprising one or more species of vanadium oxide, which is optionally doped, and an optional silicon nitride or oxide film. Methods comprise depositing a low-k dielectric film optionally sandwiched by a silicon nitride or oxide film to form a spacer adjacent to a gate electrode of a microelectronic device on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the low-k dielectric film comprises a vanadium-containing film.

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