摘要:
A plating method can form a plated film having a uniform thickness over the entire surface, including the peripheral surface, of a substrate. The plating method includes: disposing an anode so as to face a conductive film, formed on a substrate, which serves as a cathode, and disposing an auxiliary cathode on an ring-shaped seal member for sealing a peripheral portion of the substrate; bringing the conductive film, the anode and the auxiliary cathode into contact with a plating solution; and supplying electric currents between the anode and the conductive film, and between the anode and the auxiliary cathode to carry out plating.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a method of forming a nanostructure having nanowires by forming a mask with at least one opening on a surface of a substrate, to expose a portion of the surface of the substrate; depositing particles of a metal capable of catalyzing semiconductor nanowire growth on the exposed surface of the substrate by electroplating or electroless plating; and growing nanowires on the plated substrate with a precursor gas by a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) process. Also disclosed is a nanostructure including nanowires prepared by the above method.
摘要:
A memory storage device that contains alternating first and second ferromagnetic material layers is provided. Each first ferromagnetic material layer has a first layer thickness (L1) and a first critical current density (JC1), and each second ferromagnetic material layer has a second layer thickness (L2) and a second critical current density (JC2), provided that JC1
摘要翻译:提供了包含交替的第一和第二铁磁材料层的存储器存储装置。 每个第一铁磁材料层具有第一层厚度(L L1> 1)和第一临界电流密度(J C 1 H 1),并且每个第二铁磁材料层具有第二层厚度 (L 2 2)和第二临界电流密度(JC 2 N 2),条件是JC 1 < L 1大于约300nm,L 2 2范围为约20nm至约200nm。 该装置还包括由畴壁分开的相反方向的交替磁畴。 在施加驱动电流时,磁畴和畴壁可在第一和第二铁磁材料层上移动。 相应地,数据可以作为磁畴和畴壁的位置存储在存储器存储装置中。
摘要:
An electrochemical process comprising: providing a 125 mm or larger semiconductor wafer in electrical contact with a conducting surface, wherein at least a portion of the semiconductor wafer is in contact with an electrolytic solution, said semiconductor wafer functioning as a first electrode; providing a second electrode in the electrolytic solution, the first and second electrode connected to opposite ends of an electric power source; and irradiating a surface of the semiconductor wafer with a light source as an electric current is applied across the first and the second electrodes. The invention is also directed to an apparatus including a light source and electrochemical components to conduct the electrochemical process.
摘要:
A contact metallurgy structure comprising a patterned dielectric layer having cavities on a substrate; a silicide or germanide layer such as of cobalt and/or nickel located at the bottom of cavities; a contact layer comprising Ti or Ti/TiN located on top of the dielectric layer and inside the cavities and making contact to the silicide or germanide layer on the bottom; a diffusion barrier layer located on top of the contact layer and inside the cavities; optionally a seed layer for plating located on top of the barrier layer; a metal fill layer in vias is provided along with a method of fabrication. The metal fill layer is electrodeposited with at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, molybdenum, gold, silver, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, cadmium and zinc and alloys thereof. When the metal fill layer is rhodium, ruthenium, or iridium, an effective diffusion barrier layer is not required between the fill metal and the dielectric. When the barrier layer is platable, such as ruthenium, rhodium, platinum, or iridium, the seed layer is not required.
摘要:
A composite material comprising a layer containing copper, and an electrodeposited CoWP film on the copper layer. The CoWP film contains from 11 atom percent to 25 atom percent phosphorus and has a thickness from 5 nm to 200 nm. The invention is also directed to a method of making an interconnect structure comprising: providing a trench or via within a dielectric material, and a conducting metal containing copper within the trench or the via; and forming a CoWP film by electrodeposition on the copper layer. The CoWP film contains from 10 atom percent to 25 atom percent phosphorus and has a thickness from 5 nm to 200 nm. The invention is also directed to a interconnect structure comprising a dielectric layer in contact with a metal layer; an electrodeposited CoWP film on the metal layer, and a copper layer on the CoWP film.
摘要:
A method is provided for electroplating a gate metal or other conducting or semiconducting material directly on a dielectric such as a gate dielectric. The method involves selecting a substrate, dielectric layer, and electrolyte solution or melt, wherein the combination of the substrate, dielectric layer, and electrolyte solution or melt allow an electrochemical current to be passed from the substrate through the dielectric layer into the electrolyte solution or melt. Methods are also provided for electrochemical modification of dielectrics utilizing through-dielectric current flow.
摘要:
The present invention provides a plating apparatus for a substrate which can plate a substrate under uniform pressure without increasing a load to be applied while holding the entire surface of a porous member in contact with the surface, to be plated, of the substrate. The plating apparatus for a substrate, including: a substrate holder for holding a substrate; a cathode unit having a seal member for abutting against and sealing, in a water-tight manner, a peripheral portion of a surface, to be plated, of the substrate held by the substrate holder, and a cathode electrode which is brought into contact with the substrate to supply current to the substrate; an anode vertically moveable disposed in confronting relation to the surface, to be plated, of the substrate; a plating solution impregnated material disposed between the anode and the surface, to be plated, of the substrate, the plating solution impregnated material being made of a water-retentive material; and a porous member disposed between the plating solution impregnated material and the surface, to be plated, of the substrate; wherein the plating solution impregnated material is constructed of a plurality of separate members.
摘要:
Ball limited metallurgy is used in conjunction with defining a solder deposit volume using an aperture in a resist layer and reflow of electroplated solder materials deposited in that aperture, possibly with planarization after deposition to enhance volume accuracy, to develop solder deposits extending up to 10 .mu.m or more above the surface on which solder is deposited. Such deposits can be made at fine pitch and provide solder connections of high reliability even when the distance which must be bridged by the solder connection is not easily or reliably regulated.
摘要:
An electroplating/etch apparatus including a fluid jet and a dryer present over the tank containing the electrolyte for the electroplating/etch process. The fluid jet and the dryer remove excess liquids, such as electrolyte, from the component being plated or etched, e.g., working electrode. The working electrode is present on a holder that traverses from a first position within the tank during a plating or etch operation to a second position that is outside the containing the plating electrolyte. The fluid jet rinses the working electrode when the holder is in the second position, and the forced air dryer blows any remaining fluid from the fluid jet and the electrolyte from the working electrode into the tank.