Patent · US Active

Nano imprint technique with increased flexibility with respect to alignment and feature shaping

US8293641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Seidel · Dresden, DE
Carsten Peters · Dresden, DE
Frank Feustel · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 2011
Grant date	Oct 23, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01L2221/1021
WIPO fieldSemiconductors
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

By forming metallization structures on the basis of an imprint technique, in which via openings and trenches may be commonly formed, a significant reduction of process complexity may be achieved due to the omission of at least one further alignment process as required in conventional process techniques. Furthermore, the flexibility and efficiency of imprint lithography may be increased by providing appropriately designed imprint molds in order to provide via openings and trenches exhibiting an increased fill capability, thereby also improving the performance of the finally obtained metallization structures with respect to reliability, resistance against electromigration and the like.

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