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Devices involving silicon glasses

US4826709A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 29, 1988
Grant dateMay 2, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02318
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sol-gel process is utilized for producing silicon oxide glasses useful in the manufacture of devices such as semiconductor devices. These glasses are easily deposited by techniques such as spinning. Not only is the glass easily applied, but also has advantageous electrical, etching, and mechanical properties. Thus, these glasses are useful in applications such as passivating layers for integrated circuit devices and as intermediary layers in trilevel lithography for the production of such devices.

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