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Forming dual metal complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuits

US7192856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2005
Grant dateMar 20, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/038
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor metal gate transistors may be formed by depositing a metal layer in trenches formerly inhabited by patterned gate structures. The patterned gate structures may have been formed of polysilicon in one embodiment. The trenches may be filled with metal by surface activating using a catalytic metal, followed by electroless deposition of a seed layer followed by superconformal filling bottom up.

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