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Non-reducing process for deposition of polysilicon gate electrode over high-K gate dielectric material

US6451641B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2002
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/691
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for fabricating a semiconductor device, including providing a semiconductor substrate; depositing on the semiconductor substrate a layer of a high-K gate dielectric material; depositing on the gate dielectric material layer a polysilicon or polysilicon-germanium gate electrode layer, in which the step of depositing the polysilicon or polysilicon-germanium gate electrode layer includes providing non-reducing conditions in a CVD apparatus.

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