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Terraced film stack

US7468533B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2007
Grant dateDec 23, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2027

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  • 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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