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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Glen D. Wilk, Dallas, TX (US);
Robert M. Wallace, Richardson, TX (US);
John M. Anthony, Richardson, TX (US);
Paul Mcintyre, Dallas, TX (US);
Glen D. Wilk, Dallas, TX (US);
Robert M. Wallace, Richardson, TX (US);
John M. Anthony, Richardson, TX (US);
Paul McIntyre, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instrument Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the instant invention is a method of forming a electrically conductive structure insulatively disposed from a second structure, the method comprising: providing the second structure; forming the electrically conductive structure of a material (stepof FIG.) that remains substantially conductive after it is oxidized; forming an electrically insulative layer (stepof FIG.) between the second structure and the conductive structure; and oxidizing the conductive structure by subjecting it to an ozone containing atmosphere for a duration of time and at a first temperature.