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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Tzu Ching Tsai, Taichung Hsien, TW;

Han Chih Lin, Changhua Hsien, TW;

Hui Min Mao, Tainan Hsien, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/120 ;
Abstract

A method of improving planarity of a photoresist. Before coating the photoresist over a silicon oxide layer, modifying a surface of the silicon oxide layer to enhance an adhesion between the silicon oxide layer and the photoresist. The photoresist flows into trenches of the silicon oxide layer, then the photoresist has good planarity, even after performing a baking process.


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