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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2009
Applicants:

Janos Fucsko, Boise, ID (US);

John A. Smythe, Iii, Boise, ID (US);

LI LI, Meridian, ID (US);

Grady S. Waldo, Boise, ID (US);

Inventors:

Janos Fucsko, Boise, ID (US);

John A. Smythe, III, Boise, ID (US);

Li Li, Meridian, ID (US);

Grady S. Waldo, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Semiconductor devices, structures and systems that utilize a polysilazane-based silicon oxide layer or fill, and methods of making the oxide layer are disclosed. In one embodiment, a polysilazane solution is deposited on a substrate and processed with ozone in a wet oxidation at low temperature to chemically modify the polysilazane material to a silicon oxide layer.


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