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Method of manufacturing scaled equivalent oxide thickness gate stacks in semiconductor devices and related design structure

US9099461B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 2012
Grant dateAug 4, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2034

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

Abstract

A method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes: forming a dielectric region on a substrate; annealing the dielectric region in an environment including ammonia (NH3); monitoring a nitrogen peak of at least one of the substrate and the dielectric region during the annealing; and adjusting a parameter of the environment based on the monitoring of the nitrogen peak.

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