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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tan T Sheng, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Ashok K Sinha, New Providence, NJ (US);
Sheila Vaidya, New Providence, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 68 ; 357 65 ; 357 67 ; 357 71 ;
Abstract
Aluminum electrically conducting patterns for integrated circuits are achieved with narrow lines and unexpectedly-high electromigration characteristics by making the crystal grains of the pattern into a chain-shaped structure with {111} orientation. A process for achieving the structure is also described.