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Removing sacrificial material by thermal decomposition

US6833320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 2002
Grant dateDec 21, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76808
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermally decomposable sacrificial material is deposited in a void or opening in a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate. The thermally decomposable sacrificial material may be removed without damaging or removing the dielectric layer. The thermally decomposable sacrificial material may be a combination of organic and inorganic materials, such as a hydrocarbon-siloxane polymer hybrid.

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