Method of depositing a conductive niobium monoxide film for MOSFET gates

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PATENT NO 6825106
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10676987

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A method is provided to deposit niobium monoxide gates. An elemental metal target, or a composite niobium monoxide target is provided within a sputtering chamber. A substrate with gate dielectric, for example silicon dioxide or a high-k gate dielectric, is provided in the sputtering chamber. The sputtering power and oxygen partial pressure within the chamber is set to deposit a film comprising niobium monoxide, without excess amounts of elemental niobium, NbO.sub.2 insulator, or Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 insulator. The deposition method may be incorporated into a standard CMOS fabrication process, or a replacement gate CMOS process.

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  • SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.

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Gao, Wei Vancouver, WA 420 3532
Ono, Yoshi Camas, WA 95 5687

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