Patent · US Expired

Methods of forming portions of transistor structures, methods of forming array peripheral circuitry, and structures comprising transistor gates

US6420250B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 2000
Grant dateJul 16, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/09
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention encompasses a method of forming a portion of a transistor structure. A substrate is provided, and a transistor gate is formed over the substrate. The transistor gate has a sidewall. A silicon oxide is deposited over a portion of the substrate proximate the transistor gate by high density plasma deposition. A spacer is formed over the silicon oxide and along the sidewall of the transistor gate. The invention also encompasses a method of oxidizing a portion of a conductive structure. Additionally, the invention encompasses transistor gate structures, as well as structures comprising memory array and peripheral circuitry.

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