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Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2003
Applicants:

Carlo Waldfried, Falls Church, VA (US);

Qingyuan Han, Columbia, MD (US);

Orlando Escorcia, Falls Church, VA (US);

Ebrahim Andideh, Portland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Carlo Waldfried, Falls Church, VA (US);

Qingyuan Han, Columbia, MD (US);

Orlando Escorcia, Falls Church, VA (US);

Ebrahim Andideh, Portland, OR (US);

Assignees:

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A low temperature plasma ashing process for use with substrates comprising a ferroelectric material. The process generally includes plasma ashing the photoresist and residues at a temperature of about room temperature to about 140° C., wherein the plasma is generated from a gas mixture consisting essentially of hydrogen and an inert gas, and wherein the ferroelectric material is exposed to the plasma.


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