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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:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Serge Vanhaelemeersch, Leuven, BE;
Karen Maex, Herent, BE;
Assignee:
Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum (IMEC), Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/14763 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/14763 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to Integrated Circuit (IC) processing and fabrication. A device and a method are provided for etching an opening in an insulating layer while depositing a barrier layer on the side walls of the opening without essentially depositing a barrier layer on the bottom of the opening.