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7611986 Dual damascene patterning method  
A method for patterning a dual damascene structure in a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The patterning is a metal hardmask based pattering eliminating at least resist poisoning and further...
7601631 Very low dielectric constant plasma-enhanced CVD films  
The present invention provides a method for depositing nano-porous low dielectric constant films by reacting an oxidizable silicon containing compound or mixture comprising an oxidizable silicon...
7598173 Electro-optic displays, and components for use therein  
An electro-optic display comprises a substrate ( 100 ), non-linear devices ( 102 ) disposed substantially in one plane on the substrate ( 100 ), pixel electrodes ( 106 ) connected to the non-linear...
7598166 Dielectric layers for metal lines in semiconductor chips  
A semiconductor structure and methods for forming the same. The structure includes (a) a substrate; (b) a first device and a second device each being on the substrate; (c) a device cap dielectric...
7592249 Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device  
A highly reliable method for forming contact plugs is provided. The method can prevent short circuiting from occurring between self aligned contact plugs and word lines or between self aligned...
7582555 CVD flowable gap fill  
The present invention meets these needs by providing improved methods of filling gaps. In certain embodiments, the methods involve placing a substrate into a reaction chamber and introducing a...
7579647 Non-volatile semiconductor memory device having memory cell array suitable for high density and high integration  
First and second semiconductor regions are formed apart from each other on a semiconductor body. A stacked gate is formed on the semiconductor body between the first and second semiconductor...
7575999 Method for creating conductive elements for semiconductor device structures using laser ablation processes and methods of fabricating semiconductor device assemblies  
A method for forming at least one conductive element is disclosed. Particularly, a semiconductor substrate, including a plurality of semiconductor dice thereon, may be provided and a dielectric...
7575981 Method for fabricating isolation layer in semiconductor device  
A method for fabricating an isolation layer in a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, forming a trench over the substrate, forming a liner nitride layer and a liner oxide layer...
7572723 Micropad for bonding and a method therefor  
A semiconductor process is taught for performing electroless plating of copper overlying at least a portion of a layer comprising cobalt, nickel, or both cobalt and nickel. The cobalt and/or nickel...
7572710 Methods of forming conductive contacts to source/drain regions and methods of forming local interconnects  
The invention comprises methods of forming a conductive contact to a source/drain region of a field effect transistor, and methods of forming local interconnects. In one implementation, a method of...
7563728 Methods of modifying interlayer adhesion  
Methods are provided for processing a substrate for depositing an adhesion layer having a low dielectric constant between two low k dielectric layers. In one aspect, the invention provides a method...
7563707 Laser process for reliable and low-resistance electrical contacts  
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an organic optoelectronic device. The method comprises providing a substrate, disposing a first electrode on the substrate, disposing a metal pad on the...
7563706 Material for forming insulating film with low dielectric constant, low dielectric insulating film, method for forming low dielectric insulating film and semiconductor device  
A material for forming an insulating film with low dielectric constant of this invention is a solution including a fine particle principally composed of a silicon atom and an oxygen atom and having...
7560377 Plasma processes for depositing low dielectric constant films  
A method and apparatus for depositing a low dielectric constant film by reaction of an organosilicon compound and an oxidizing gas comprising carbon at a constant RF power level. Dissociation of...
7554176 Integrated circuits having a multi-layer structure with a seal ring  
A plurality of IC regions are formed on a semiconductor wafer, which is cut into individual chips incorporating ICs, wherein wiring layers and insulating layers are sequentially formed on a silicon...
7553707 Method for manufacturing a Liquid crystal display device  
The invention provides a novel technology where a TFT array substrate for a display device is formed with three photomasks. The invention is achieved by using the novel technology in combination...
7541277 Stress relaxation, selective nitride phase removal  
A method for forming a dielectric cap layer over an interconnect layer formed by a back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) interconnect process, the interconnect process including: lithography, reactive ion...
7537964 Method of fabricating a miniature silicon condenser microphone  
A silicon condenser microphone package includes a transducer unit, a substrate, and a cover. The substrate includes an upper surface transducer unit is attached to the upper surface of the...
7534721 Semiconductor device manufacturing device  
A process for production of a semiconductor device having a multi-layer wiring of dual damascene structure in a low-dielectric constant interlayer insulating film. The process consists of the...
7534717 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device  
The formation of an interlayer insulating film above a substrate, the formation of an insulating film of an organic material on the interlayer insulating film thereafter, and the irradiation of the...
7531444 Method to create air gaps using non-plasma processes to damage ILD materials  
A method of forming airgaps is provided where a blocking mask is applied to a substrate to shield a portion of the substrate from a beam of energy. After irradiation, the blocking mask is removed...
7531432 Block-molded semiconductor device singulation methods and systems  
The invention discloses methods and systems for singulation of block-molded arrays of semiconductor devices. Preferred embodiments include methods and associated systems for securing a block-molded...
7521354 Low k interlevel dielectric layer fabrication methods  
A low k interlevel dielectric layer fabrication method includes providing a substrate having integrated circuitry at least partially formed thereon. An oxide comprising interlevel dielectric layer...
7521353 Method for reducing dielectric overetch when making contact to conductive features  
In a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, conductive features are formed on a first dielectric etch stop layer, and a second dielectric material is deposited over and between the...
7514371 Semiconductor substrate surface protection method  
A semiconductor substrate surface protection method for maintaining surfaces thereof clean includes providing a tank containing pure water and a chemical protection material which is a high...
7510959 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having damascene structures with air gaps  
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having damascene structures with air gaps is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of depositing and patterning a disposable...
7504719 Printed wiring board having a roughened surface formed on a metal layer, and method for producing the same  
The present invention has for its object to provide a multilayer printed circuit board which is very satisfactory in facture toughness, dielectric constant, adhesion and processability, among other...
7504699 Fabrication of a semiconductor device with air gaps for ultra-low capacitance interconnections  
A method of forming an air gap or gaps within solid structures and specifically semiconductor structures to reduce capacitive coupling between electrical elements such as metal lines, wherein a...
7501339 Methods for making dual-damascene dielectric structures  
A dielectric structure and method for making a dielectric structure for dual-damascene applications over a substrate are provided. The method includes forming a barrier layer over the substrate,...
7491658 Ultra low k plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition processes using a single bifunctional precursor containing both a SiCOH matrix functionality and organic porogen functionality  
A method for fabricating a SiCOH dielectric material comprising Si, C, O and H atoms from a single organosilicon precursor with a built-in organic porogen is provided. The single organosilicon...
7485569 Printed circuit board including embedded chips and method of fabricating the same  
A printed circuit board having embedded chips, composed of a central layer having an embedded chip, an insulating layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the central layer and having a via...
7482687 Etch stop in a damascene interconnect structure  
An interconnect structure with a plurality of low dielectric constant insulating layers acting as etch stops is disclosed. The low dielectric constant materials act as insulating layers through...
7482286 Method for forming dielectric or metallic films  
Method for producing a metal silicon (oxy)nitride by introducing a carbon-free silicon source (for example, (SiH3)3N), a metal precursor with the general formula MXn (for example, Hf(NEt2)4), and...
7482259 Chip structure and process for forming the same  
A chip structure comprises a substrate, a first built-up layer, a passivation layer and a second built-up layer. The substrate includes many electric devices placed on a surface of the substrate....
7476609 Forming of a cavity in an insulating layer  
A method for forming, by dry etch, an opening of a given shape in a silica glass layer, the layer having a doping profile similar to the shape and the etch plasma being a non-carbonated fluorinated...
7473652 Organic polymers, electronic devices, and methods  
Organic polymers for use in electronic devices, wherein the polymer includes repeat units of the formula: wherein: each R 1 is independently H, an aryl group, Cl, Br, I, or an organic group...
7470610 Method of fabricating organic electroluminescent devices  
A method of fabricating an organic EL device by which sealing films can be patterned, without using any wet process. The method has the steps of: preparing a substrate 1 on which a first...
7456067 Method with high gapfill capability for semiconductor devices  
A method of performing an STI gapfill process for semiconductor devices is provided. In a specific embodiment of the invention, the method includes forming an stop layer overlying a substrate. In...
7452802 Method of forming metal wiring for high voltage element  
Disclosed herein is a method of forming metal wirings for high voltage elements. According to the present invention, after a copper film is formed, a wet etch process using an interlayer insulating...
7452795 Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same  
When a via-hole 26 and an interconnection trench 32 are formed in an interconnection films 16, 18 by using as a mask a hard mask 20 covering the region except via-hole forming region, and a...
7449408 Method for manufacturing semiconductor device  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a desired region can be etched by evenly applying a solution including a resist and a...
7446030 Methods for fabricating current-carrying structures using voltage switchable dielectric materials  
A method is provided for fabricating current-carrying formation on substrates. The method includes providing a substrate including a layer of a voltage switchable dielectric material, forming a...
7442573 Scaffold-organized clusters and electronic devices made using such clusters  
A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic clusters is described. The method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising, for example,...
7439623 Semiconductor device having via connecting between interconnects  
A first insulating film is provided between a lower interconnect and an upper interconnect. The lower interconnect and the upper interconnect are connected to each other by way of a via formed in...
7439179 Healing detrimental bonds in deposited materials  
A method for healing detrimental bonds in deposited materials, for example porous, low-k dielectric materials, including oxydatively processing a deposited material, processing the deposited...
7435682 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device  
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising forming an insulating film above a substrate, forming a recess in the insulating film, successively forming an underlying...
7435675 Method of providing a pre-patterned high-k dielectric film  
A method of forming a pre-patterned high-k dielectric film onto a support layer. The method includes: providing a support layer; providing a template defining template openings therein exhibiting a...
7432190 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof to prevent a notch  
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a substrate in which a first interlayer insulation layer having a first via hole and a first trench is formed; forming a first...
7422975 Composite inter-level dielectric structure for an integrated circuit  
A method is provided for making an inter-level dielectric for a microelectronic device formed on a substrate. The method begins by forming first and second spacer layers over a substrate layer. The...