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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. 08, 2004

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hong Lin, Vancouver, WA (US);

Shiqun Gu, Vancouver, WA (US);

Wai Lo, Lake Oswego, OR (US);

Jim Elmer, Vancouver, WA (US);

Assignee:

LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1336 ; H01L 2/13205 ; H01L 2/18238 ; H01L 2/136 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1336 ; H01L 2/13205 ; H01L 2/18238 ; H01L 2/136 ;
Abstract

In a method of forming an integrated circuit device, sidewall oxides are formed by plasma oxidation on the patterned gate. This controls encroachment beneath a dielectric layer underlying the patterned gate. The patterned gate is oxidized using in-situ O plasma oxidation. The presence of the sidewall oxides minimizes encroachment under the gate edge.


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