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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:
Jun. 10, 2003

Filed:

May. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Toi Yue Becky Leung, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Jeffrey D. Chinn, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/100 ; H01L 2/1479 ; C23E 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/100 ; H01L 2/1479 ; C23E 1/00 ;
Abstract

The invention includes methods of forming microstructure devices. In an exemplary method, a substrate is provided which includes a first material and a second material. At least one of the first and second materials is exposed to vapor-phase alkylsilane-containing molecules to form a coating over the at least one of the first and second materials.


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