Reid S. Bennett - Wappingers Falls NY Linda M. Ephrath - LaGrange NY Geraldine C. Schwartz - Poughkeepsie NY Gary S. Selwyn - Hopewell Junction NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H01L 21306 B44C 122 C03C 1500 C23F 102
US Classification:
156626
Abstract:
Laser induced fluorescence is utilized to detect and control the reactive ion etch-through of a given layer in a wafer by detecting a large change in the concentration of a selected minor species from the wafer in the etching plasma. This selected minor species must be present in a significantly different concentration in the etched given layer compared to adjacent layers in the wafer in order to provide a proper endpoint detection. In one embodiment, when the large change in the selected minor species concentration is detected, then the RF electrodes for the reactor are automatically de-energized.
Roy A. Carruthers - Stormville NY Fernand J. Dorleans - Wappinger Falls NY John A. Fitzsimmons - Poughkeepsie NY Richard Flitsch - Poughkeepsie NY James A. Jubinsky - Clinton Corners NY Gerald R. Larsen - Cornwall NY Geraldine C. Schwartz - Poughkeepsie NY Paul J. Tsang - Poughkeepsie NY Robert W. Zielinski - Wappinger Falls NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H01L 2702 H01L H01L 2946
US Classification:
257529
Abstract:
A SiCr microfuse, deletable either by electrical voltage pulses or by laser pulses, for rerouting the various components in an integrated circuit, as where redundancy in array structures is implemented, and the method of fabricating same, at any wiring level of the chip, by utilizing a direct resist masking of the SiCr fuse layer to eliminate problems of mask damage and residual metal adjacent the fuse.
Cmos Transistor With Two-Layer Inverse-T Tungsten Gate
Fernand Dorleans - Wappingers Falls NY Louis L. C. Hsu - Fishkill NY Gerald R. Larsen - Cornwall NY Geraldine C. Schwartz - Poughkeepsie NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H01L 2976 H01L 2994 H01L 31062 H01L 31113
US Classification:
257344
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a unique silicon based MOS transistor having an inverse-T refractory metal gate structure. The gate fabricated according to this invention comprises a main CVD tungsten portion and a lower sputtered tungsten portion outwardly extending from the bottom of the CVD portion such that a cross section of the gate appears as an inverted "T". A Cl. sub. 2 /O. sub. 2 plasma etch is used to etch the CVD tungsten layer and a chemical etch is used to etch the sputtered tungsten layer to form the gate electrode. It has been discovered that sputtered tungsten is more resistant to Cl. sub. 2 /O. sub. 2 reactive ion etch than is CVD tungsten. The sputtered tungsten layer acts as a shield to protect the underlying gate oxide layer from ion damage throughout the fabrication process.
George S. Gati - Wappingers Falls NY Albert P. Lee - Poughkeepsie NY Geraldine C. Schwartz - Poughkeepsie NY Charles L. Standley - Wappingers Falls NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
B32B 302
US Classification:
428161
Abstract:
A composite insulator structure separating adjacent layers of patterned metal on an LSI chip is disclosed. The bottom layer of sputtered oxide is thicker than the top layer and is preferably planarized. The top layer is conformal plasma nitride so as to uncover unwanted projections on the underlying metal and prevent interlevel shorting between the patterned layers.
Method For Fabricating A Mos Transistor With Two-Layer Inverse-T Tungsten Gate Structure
Fernand Dorleans - Wappingers Falls NY Louis L. C. Hsu - Fishkill NY Gerald R. Larsen - Cornwall NY Geraldine C. Schwartz - Poughkeepsie NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H01L 218234
US Classification:
437 40
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a unique method for fabricating a silicon based MOS transistor having an inverse-T refractory metal gate structure. The gate fabricated according to this invention comprises a main CVD tungsten portion and a lower sputtered tungsten portion outwardly extending from the bottom of the CVD portion such that a cross section of the gate appears as an inverted "T". A Cl. sub. 2 /O. sub. 2 plasma etch is used to etch the CVD tungsten layer and a chemical etch is used to etch the sputtered tungsten layer to form the gate electrode. It has been discovered that sputtered tungsten is more resistant to Cl. sub. 2 /O. sub. 2 reactive ion etch than is CVD tungsten. The sputtered tungsten layer acts as a shield to protect the underlying gate oxide layer from ion damage throughout the fabrication process.
Roy A. Carruthers - Stormville NY Fernand J. Dorleans - Wappinger Falls NY John A. Fitzsimmons - Poughkeepsie NY Richard Flitsch - Poughkeepsie NY James A. Jubinsky - Clinton Corners NY Gerald R. Larsen - Cornwall NY Geraldine C. Schwartz - Poughkeepsie NY Paul J. Tsang - Poughkeepsie NY Robert W. Zielinski - Wappinger Falls NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H01L 21465
US Classification:
437246
Abstract:
A SiCr microfuse, deletable either by electrical voltage pulses or by laser pulses, for rerouting the various components in an integrated circuit, as where redundancy in array structures is implemented, and the method of fabricating same, at any wiring level of the chip, by utilizing a direct resist masking of the SiCr fuse layer to eliminate problems of mask damage and residual metal adjacent the fuse.