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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Amitava Gangulee, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Paul S Ho, Chappaqua, NY (US);
James K Howard, Fishkill, NY (US);
Robert J Miller, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 71 ; 357 65 ; 357 68 ; 357 67 ;
Abstract
A laminated conductor includes a lower thin film of nickel deposited upon a substrate containing silicon. Upon the film of nickel, a thicker film of gold is deposited as the conductive portion of the conductor. On the upper surface of the gold layer is deposited a thin film of nickel. Failure of the conductor because of electromigration is reduced dramatically as compared with use of molybdenum instead of nickel in the laminated structure.