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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Louis Lu-chen Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jack Allan Mandelman, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Chih-chao Yang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Louis Lu-Chen Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jack Allan Mandelman, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Chih-Chao Yang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a first aspect, a first method of manufacturing a dielectric material with a reduced dielectric constant is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) forming a dielectric material layer including a trench on a substrate; and (2) forming a cladding region in the dielectric material layer by forming a plurality of air gaps in the dielectric material layer along at least one of a sidewall and a bottom of the trench so as to reduce an effective dielectric constant of the dielectric material. Numerous other aspects are provided.