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Semiconductor processing methods

US7361596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2005
Grant dateApr 22, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76855
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention includes methods of forming titanium-containing materials, such as, for example, titanium silicide. The invention can use alternating cycles of titanium halide precursor and one or more reductants to form the titanium-containing material. For instance, the invention can utilize alternating cycles of titanium tetrachloride and activated hydrogen to form titanium silicide on a surface of a silicon-containing substrate.

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