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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:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dinesh Saigal, San Jose, CA (US);
Shuk Ying Lai, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/144 ;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to processes of making an improved salicide-gate. One embodiment of a method for forming a feature on a substrate comprises forming a gate structure on a substrate; forming spacers by the sidewalls of the gate; and depositing a relatively thin metal film, such as cobalt or titanium, over the gate at a high temperature.