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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yei-Hsiung Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Chun Huang, Taichung, TW;
Chen-Bin Lin, Taipei, TW;
Cheng-Hui Chung, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/14763 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/14763 ;
Abstract
A method for fabricating a crack resistant inter-layer dielectric for a salicide process. The method includes forming an insulating layer on a provided substrate, forming a planarized inter-layer dielectric layer on the insulating layer, and performing a short-duration thermal treatment to increase the density of the inter-layer dielectric layer.