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Semiconductor device having thin film wiring layer of aluminum containing carbon

US5148259A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1991
Grant dateSep 15, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/937
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device comprises one or a plurality of thin film wiring layers made of aluminum containing carbon, so as to obtain hillock-free wiring layers. A method of forming the thin film wiring layer employs a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition or a magnetron-plasma chemical vapor deposition to form the thin film wiring layer.

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