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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Gregory Costrini, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kia-seng Low, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
David L. Rath, Stormville, NY (US);
Michael C. Gaidis, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Walter Glashauser, Ringstrasse, DE;
Gregory Costrini, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kia-Seng Low, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
David L. Rath, Stormville, NY (US);
Michael C. Gaidis, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Walter Glashauser, Ringstrasse, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Self-aligning vias and trenches etched between adjacent lines of metallization allows the area of the dielectric substrate allocated to the via or trench to be significantly reduced without increasing the possibility of electrical shorts to the adjacent lines of metallization.