Patent · US Expired

Method of manufacturing a device

US6902774B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by
6References
40Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 2002
Grant dateJun 7, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/4835
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a device includes activating a gas containing at least one of hydrogen and of nitrogen by a hollow cathode discharge and exposing a first surface of a first material to the activated gas, thereby generating at the first surface an enrichment of at least one of hydrogen and of nitrogen and applying a further treatment to the enriched surface.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.