Coating apparatus – Gas or vapor deposition – Work support
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-17
2008-06-17
Cleveland, Michael (Department: 1792)
Coating apparatus
Gas or vapor deposition
Work support
C118S719000, C118S724000, C118S715000, C118S725000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07387686
ABSTRACT:
A metal atomic layer and an oxygen atomic layer are formed in this order by ALD, followed by rapid heating through RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing). This cycle of steps is repeated to form a high dielectric constant film.
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Iwamoto Kunihiko
Nabatame Toshihide
Tominaga Koji
Yasuda Tetsuji
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Chen Keath T
Cleveland Michael
Rohm & Co., Ltd.
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