Composite back-etch/lift-off stencil for proximity effect minimization

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PATENT NO 4560435
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06656803

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This composite back-etch/lift-off stencil method avoids the uncontrolled changes in the properties of contacts in small devices caused by the close proximity of the lift-off resist stencil to the contact area during the precleaning, surface preparation and metal deposition processes. This method limits the area of the wafer exposed to back-etching and thus restores the freedom of choice of contact metallurgy. Back-etching is only applied in the areas of the wafer near to the contact holes; lift-off techniques are used for the rest of the integrated circuit.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARONK NY 10504 A CORP OF NYNot Provided

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Brown, Karen H Yorktown Heights, NY 5 362
Moore, David F Cambridge, GB2 68 10457
van, der Hoeven Jr Bernard J C Pound Ridge, NY 1 133

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