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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:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Mark Doczy, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nathan Baxter, Portland, OR (US);
Robert S. Chau, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kari Harkonen, Kauniainen, FI;
Teemu Lang, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Mark Doczy, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nathan Baxter, Portland, OR (US);
Robert S. Chau, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kari Harkonen, Kauniainen, FI;
Teemu Lang, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/148 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of a transition metal alloy having an n-type or p-type work function that does not significantly shift at elevated temperature. The disclosed transition metal alloys may be used as, or form a part of, the gate electrode in a transistor. Methods of forming a gate electrode using these transition metal alloys are also disclosed.