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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Edward C. Cooney, Iii, Jericho, VT (US);
William T. Motsiff, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Inventors:
Edward C. Cooney, III, Jericho, VT (US);
William T. Motsiff, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31 (2006.01); H01L 21/469 (2006.01); H01L 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for selectively altering dielectric properties of a semi-conductor device. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes applying energy to a local region of interest, the local region of interest including a thermally alterable dielectric such that said heating caused by the applied energy causes a dielectric constant of the thermally alterable dielectric to change.