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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Micromaterials Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Amrita B. Mullick, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nitin K. Ingle, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Xikun Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Regina Freed, Los Altos, CA (US);
Uday Mitra, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ho-yung David Hwang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Micromaterials LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76897 (2013.01); H01L 21/31111 (2013.01); H01L 21/76831 (2013.01); H01L 21/76873 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/53238 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods to provide a fully self-aligned via are described. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide an electronic device having a liner that is selectively removable when compared to conductive lines. The liner may be selectively removed by utilizing one or more of a base (e.g. sodium hydroxide) and hydrogen peroxide.