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Protection in integrated circuits

US7494894B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
34References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2002
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76235
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method including, prior to a plasma heat-up operation, forming a liner on a structure coated with an insulator. And a method including forming a trench on a substrate, forming an insulator on the trench, and after forming a liner having a thickness of between about 50 angstroms and about 400 angstroms on the insulator, applying a plasma heat-up operation to the substrate.

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