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Integrated circuit with planar dielectric layer

US5200358A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 1991
Grant dateApr 6, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76802
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Self-aligned contacts are formed to regions between closely spaced features by a method which uses differential etch rates between first and second dielectrics deposited over the closely spaced features.

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