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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F Foster, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Joseph T Hillman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Rikhit Arora, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Materials Research Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427535 ; 4272481 ; 427294 ; 427569 ;
Abstract
A titanium nitride film is annealed at a temperature less than 500.degree. C. by subjecting said titanium nitride film to an RF created plasma generated from a nitrogen-containing gas in a rotating susceptor reactor. The formed film is comparable to a thin film annealed at significantly higher temperatures, making this process useful for integrated circuits containing aluminum elements.