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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E Dinan, Danbury, CT (US);
Swami Mathad, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Paul A Totta, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Horatio S Wildman, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428402 ; 428357 ; 428403 ; 257772 ; 2281801 ;
Abstract
A method of selectively and simultaneously depositing a non-reactive material such as a polyimide polymer to vertical sidewalls of a mesa-like structure is provided. The method of the present invention is useful in providing a modified mesa-like structure which prevents the flow of a reactive material along the vertical sidewalls of the mesa-like structure.