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Gapfill structure and manufacturing methods thereof

US11557518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2021
Grant dateJan 17, 2023
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/0151
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes patterning a trench and depositing a first insulating material along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the trench using a conformal deposition process. Depositing the first insulating material includes forming a first seam between a first portion of the first insulating material on a first sidewall of the trench and a second portion of the first insulating material on a second sidewall of the trench. The method further includes etching the first insulating material below a top of the trench and depositing a second insulating material over the first insulating material and in the trench using a conformal deposition process. Depositing the second insulating material comprises forming a second seam between a first portion of the second insulating material on the first sidewall of the trench and a second portion of the second insulating material on a second sidewall of the trench.

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