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Compound, high-K, gate and capacitor insulator layer

US6548854B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1997
Grant dateApr 15, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2017

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

Abstract

A gate or capacitor insulator structure using a first grown oxide layer, a high-k dielectric material on the grown oxide layer, and a deposited oxide layer on the high-k dielectric material. The deposited oxide layer is preferably a densified deposited oxide layer. A conducting layer, such as a gate or capacitor plate, may overlay the densified oxide layer.

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