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Semiconductor device and a method of manufacture therefor

US7811944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2005
Grant dateOct 12, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacture therefor, and an integrated circuit including the aforementioned semiconductor device. The semiconductor device, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, may include a substrate, and a graded capping layer located over the substrate, wherein the graded capping layer includes at least two different layers, wherein first and second layers of the at least two different layers have different stress values.

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