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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Hiroaki Niimi, Dallas, TX (US);
Reima T. Laaksonen, Dallas, TX (US);
Mahalingam Nandakumar, Richardson, TX (US);
Hiroaki Niimi, Dallas, TX (US);
Reima T. Laaksonen, Dallas, TX (US);
Mahalingam Nandakumar, Richardson, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a gate dielectric, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. The method for manufacturing the gate dielectric, without limitation, may include forming a nitrided dielectric layer () over a substrate (), the nitrided dielectric layer () having a non-uniformity of nitrogen in a bulk thereof, and removing at least a portion of the nitrided dielectric layer () using a high temperature chemical treatment, the removing reducing the non-uniformity.