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Preparation of composite high-K/standard-K dielectrics for semiconductor devices

US6645882B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2002
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device having a composite dielectric layer including steps of providing a semiconductor substrate; depositing on the semiconductor substrate alternating sub-layers of a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material to form a layered dielectric structure having at least two sub-layers of at least one of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material, in which one of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material is a high-K dielectric material and an other of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material is a standard-K dielectric material comprising aluminum oxide; and annealing the layered dielectric structure at an elevated temperature to form a composite dielectric layer.

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