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Method to deposit a stacked high-&kgr; gate dielectric for CMOS applications

US6686212B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2002
Grant dateFeb 3, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/693
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a layer of high-&kgr; dielectric material in an integrated circuit includes preparing a silicon substrate; depositing a first layer of metal oxide using ALD with a metal nitrate precursor; depositing another layer of metal oxide using ALD with a metal chloride precursor; and completing the integrated circuit.

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