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Terraced film stack

US7262053B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2005
Grant dateAug 28, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/482
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process and apparatus directed to forming a terraced film stack of a semiconductor device, for example, a DRAM memory device, is disclosed. The present invention addresses etch undercut resulting from materials of different etch selectivity used in the film stack, which if not addressed can cause device failure.

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