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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2007
Jay S. Burnham, Franklin, VT (US);
James S. Nakos, Essex Junction, VT (US);
James J. Quinlivan, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Bernie Roque, Jr., Williston, VT (US);
Steven M. Shank, Jericho, VT (US);
Beth A. Ward, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Jay S. Burnham, Franklin, VT (US);
James S. Nakos, Essex Junction, VT (US);
James J. Quinlivan, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Bernie Roque, Jr., Williston, VT (US);
Steven M. Shank, Jericho, VT (US);
Beth A. Ward, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a gate dielectric layer. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming a silicon dioxide layer on a top surface of the substrate; performing a plasma nitridation in a reducing atmosphere to convert the silicon dioxide layer into a silicon oxynitride layer. The dielectric layer so formed may be used in the fabrication of MOSFETs.