Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Chemical etching – Vapor phase etching
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Nhu, David (Department: 2895)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Chemical etching
Vapor phase etching
C438S510000, C438S692000, C438S740000, C257SE21006, C257SE21058, C257SE21170, C257SE21126, C257SE21127, C257SE21182, C257SE21245, C257SE21267, C257SE21278, C257SE21293, C257SE21304, C257SE21400, C257SE21421, C257SE21585
Reexamination Certificate
active
07985690
ABSTRACT:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate; forming one or more gate structures over the substrate; forming a buffer layer over the substrate, including over the one or more gate structures; forming an etch stop layer over the buffer layer; forming a interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer over the etch stop layer; and removing a portion of the buffer layer, a portion of the etch stop layer, and a portion of the ILD layer over the one or more gate structures.
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patent: 7648882 (2010-01-01), Jiang et al.
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Chuang Harry
Lai Su-Chen
Shen Gary
Thei Kong-Beng
Haynes and Boone LLP
Nhu David
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company , Ltd.
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