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Silicon oxide based gate dielectric layer

US6693051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2001
Grant dateFeb 17, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/265
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device having a dielectric layer formed between a first and a second conductive layer. The dielectric layer comprising a layer of silicon oxide, SiOX≦2, having a dielectric constant greater than about 3.9 and less than or equal to about 12.

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