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Boron-doped amorphous carbon film for use as a hard etch mask during the formation of a semiconductor device

US7576441B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2005
Grant dateAug 18, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/716
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hard mask comprising boron-doped amorphous carbon, and a method for forming the hard mask, provides improved resistance to etches of a variety of materials compared with previous amorphous carbon hard mask layers.

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