Hydrogenated silicon carbide as a liner for self-aligning contact vias

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6362094
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09640329

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The present invention provides a method of fabricating a self-aligning contact opening comprising: (a) forming a dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate and gate electrodes located on the semiconductor substrate, (b) forming a carbide liner over the dielectric layer, and (c) etching at least a portion the carbide liner to form a self-aligning contact opening between the gate electrodes.

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  • AGERE SYSTEMS GUARDIAN CORP.;BELL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC;LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dabbaugh, Gary Berkeley Heights, NJ 1 11
Gibson, Jr Gerald W Orlando, FL 7 125
Giniecki, Troy A Bethlehem, PA 3 93
Steiner, Kurt G Orlando, FL 19 287

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