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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:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven W. Russell, Boise, ID (US);
Wei William Lee, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/348 ; H01L 2/352 ; H01L 2/940 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/348 ; H01L 2/352 ; H01L 2/940 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit structure ( ) includes a plurality of solid state electronic devices and a plurality of conductive elements ( ) that electrically couple the electronic devices. The integrated circuit structure ( ) also includes a dielectric layer ( ) positioned between two or more of the conductive elements ( ). A liner ( ) is positioned between at least a portion of the dielectric layer ( ) and a conductive element ( ). The liner ( ) is formed from a compound that includes silicon and either carbon and nitrogen.