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Constructions comprising hafnium oxide and/or zirconium oxide

US8299462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2011
Grant dateOct 30, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/68
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention includes a dielectric mode from ALD-type methods in which two or more different precursors are utilized with one or more reactants to form the dielectric material. In particular aspects, the precursors are aluminum and hafnium and/or zirconium for materials made from a hafnium precursor, the hafnium oxide is predominantly in a tetragonal crystalline phase.

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