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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Makarem A. Hussein, Beaverton, OR (US);
Boyan Boyanov, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Makarem A. Hussein, Beaverton, OR (US);
Boyan Boyanov, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/40 (2006.01); H01L 21/331 (2006.01); H01L 21/76 (2006.01); H01L 21/4763 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of metal interconnects incorporating dielectric spacers and a method to form such dielectric spacers are described. In one embodiment, the dielectric spacers adjacent to neighboring metal interconnects are discontiguous from one another. In another embodiment, the dielectric spacers may provide a region upon which un-landed vias may effectively land.