Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material – To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-29
2007-05-29
Lebentritt, Michael (Department: 2812)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material
To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material
C438S678000, C257SE21537
Reexamination Certificate
active
10459131
ABSTRACT:
A method of depositing a metal cladding on conductors in a damascene process is described. The potential between, for instance, cobalt ions in electroless solution and the surface of an ILD between the conductors is adjusted so as to repel the metal from the ILD.
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Cheng Chin-Chang
Dubin Valery M.
Moon Peter K.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Intel Corporation
Isaac Stanetta
Lebentritt Michael
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