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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Aomar Halimaoui, La Terrasse, FR;
Rebha El Farhane, Grenoble, FR;
Benoit Froment, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/94 (2006.01); H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 28/84 (2013.01); H01L 28/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least one capacitor with metal electrodes. At least one of the electrodes (or) is formed from at least surface-silicided hemispherical grain silicon or silicon alloy. A fabrication process for obtaining such a capacitor with silicided metal electrodes is also provided.