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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Bang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/14763 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/14763 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing intralevel capacitance in a damascene metalization process employs entrapped air gaps between metal lines. The method involves forming a metalization pattern using a damascene process which includes forming at least first and second metal regions separated by a dielectric region, forming an air gap at least partially within the dielectric region, and sealing the air gap to entrap the air gap between the first and second metal regions thereby reducing intralevel capacitance between the first and second metal regions.