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Boride electrodes and barriers for cell dielectrics

US6111285A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/485
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Titanium boride (TiB.sub.x), zirconium boride (ZrB.sub.x) and hafnium boride (HfB.sub.x) barriers and electrodes for cell dielectrics for integrated circuits, particularly for DRAM cell capacitors. The barriers protect cell dielectrics from diffusion and other interaction with surrounding materials during subsequent thermal processing.

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