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Method for transistor gate dielectric layer with uniform nitrogen concentration

US6933248B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2001
Grant dateAug 23, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

The instant invention describes a method for forming a dielectric film with a uniform concentration of nitrogen. The films are formed by first incorporating nitrogen into a dielectric film using RPNO. The films are then annealed in N2O which redistributes the incorporated species to produce a uniform nitrogen concentration.

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