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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Mukta G. Farooq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Ian D. Melville, Highland, NY (US);
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Kenneth P. Rodbell, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Mukta G. Farooq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Ian D. Melville, Highland, NY (US);
Kevin S. Petrarca, Newburgh, NY (US);
Kenneth P. Rodbell, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods of blocking ionizing radiation to reduce soft errors and resulting IC chips are disclosed. One embodiment includes forming a front end of line (FEOL) for an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and forming at least one back end of line (BEOL) dielectric layer including ionizing radiation blocking material therein. Another embodiment includes forming a front end of line (FEOL) for an integrated circuit (IC) chip; and forming an ionizing radiation blocking layer positioned in a back end of line (BEOL) of the IC chip. The ionizing radiation blocking material or layer absorbs ionizing radiation and reduces soft errors within the IC chip.