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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2014
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Leonard Forbes, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kie Y. Ahn, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Arup Bhattacharyya, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus may include one or more insulator layers having a refractory metal and a non-refractory metal for use in a variety of electronic systems and devices. Embodiments can include electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus having a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be structured as one or more monolayers. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be formed using atomic layer deposition. Metal electrodes may be disposed on a dielectric containing a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film.