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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Dirk Meinhold, Dresden, DE;
Norbert Mais, Nuremberg, DE;
Reimund Engl, Munich, DE;
Hans-joerg Timme, Ottobrunn, DE;
Alfred Vater, Dresden, DE;
Stephan Henneck, Regensburg, DE;
Norbert Urbansky, Dresden, DE;
Dirk Meinhold, Dresden, DE;
Norbert Mais, Nuremberg, DE;
Reimund Engl, Munich, DE;
Hans-Joerg Timme, Ottobrunn, DE;
Alfred Vater, Dresden, DE;
Stephan Henneck, Regensburg, DE;
Norbert Urbansky, Dresden, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a metal line over a substrate and depositing an alloying material layer over a top surface of the metal line. The method further includes forming a protective layer by combining the alloying material layer with the metal line.