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Method for fabricating a gate structure

US6855643B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 2002
Grant dateFeb 15, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 22, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A method for fabricating a gate structure having a polysilicon electrode using an oxygen-free chemistry to etch the polysilicon. In one embodiment, the chemistry further includes nitrogen.

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