Abstract:
Disclosed is a Bluetooth® moving picture stream transmission terminal for moving picture data stream transmission through Bluetooth® to a moving picture output device. The Bluetooth® terminal provides the moving picture output device with the optimized streaming service by either acquiring the transcoding reference variable according to decoding function included in the moving picture output device when the Audio Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP) channel of the moving picture output device is opened, or acquiring the transcoding reference variable by using the newly defined transcoding reference variable request/response message after opening the AVDTP channel, and by setting an encoding environment with reference to the acquired transcoding reference variable, and encoding the corresponding moving picture and transmitting stream of the encoded moving picture through Bluetooth®.
Abstract:
A data recording/reproducing apparatus, includes: an open front housing having a base frame and a cover frame; a recording/reproducing unit installed in the housing to record/reproduce data in/from a predetermined recording medium; a circuit board installed parallel to the recording/reproducing unit in the housing; a front unit connected to the open front of the housing to support operation buttons; a first locking unit which locks the front unit and the recording/reproducing unit; and a second locking unit which locks the front unit and the housing at a position corresponding to the circuit board.
Abstract:
In general, the present invention provides a method of depositing high-k dielectric films or layers, such as but not limited to high-k gate dielectric films. In one embodiment, atomic layer deposition (ALD) cycles are carried out where ozone is selectively conveyed to a chamber in separate cycles to form a metal oxide layer on the surface of a substrate where the metal oxide layer has an interfacial oxide layer of minimal thickness.
Abstract:
A selective metal layer formation method, a capacitor formation method using the same, and a method of forming an ohmic layer on a contact hole and filling the contact hole using the same, are provided. A sacrificial metal layer is selectively deposited on a conductive layer by supplying a sacrificial metal source gas which deposits selectively on a semiconductor substrate having an insulating film and the conductive layer. Sacrificial metal atoms and a halide are formed, and the sacrificial metal layer is replaced with a deposition metal layer such as titanium Ti or platinum Pt, by supplying a metal halide gas having a halogen coherence smaller than the halogen coherence of the metal atoms in the sacrificial metal layer. If such a process is used to form a capacitor lower electrode or form an ohmic layer on the bottom of a contact hole, a metal layer can be selectively formed at a temperature of 500° C. or lower.
Abstract:
A method of forming an interconnection by using a landing pad is disclosed. In a semiconductor device having a memory cell portion and a peripheral circuit portion, a refractory metal is used for the bitline instead of the usual polycide, to concurrently form a contact on an active region of an N-type and a P-type substrate. A landing pad is formed on the peripheral circuit portion at the same time as a bitline is formed on the memory cell portion. In such a process, a substantial contact hole for the interconnection is formed on the landing pad so that an aspect ratio of the contact can be lowered. Accordingly, when forming a metal interconnection, the contact hole for the interconnection is easily filled by Al-reflow so that the step coverage of the metal being deposited in the contact hole for the interconnection is enhanced, and the contact resistance is reduced. As a result, the reliability of the semiconductor device is improved.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for forming a dielectric film having improved leakage current characteristics in a capacitor. A lower electrode having a surface and a rounded protruding portion is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The surface and the protruding portion define at least one concave area. A chemisorption layer is then formed on the surface and the rounded protruding portion by supplying a first reactant. Also, a physisorption layer is formed on the chemisorption layer from the first reactant. Next, a portion of the physisorption layer is removed and a portion of the physisorption layer is left on the concave area. Subsequently, the chemisorption layer and the portion of the physisorption layer on the concave area react with a second reactant to form a dielectric film on the surface of the lower electrode. The thickness of said dielectric film is greater on the concave area than on the protruding portion, thereby reducing leakage current.
Abstract:
Methods for fabricating a tungsten nitride layer in a semiconductor substrate having an insulating layer formed thereon. The methods include forming a contact hole through the insulating layer. A tungsten nitride layer is then selectively deposited only in the contact hole by selectively reacting a nitrogen-containing gas with a tungsten source gas so as to prevent formation of tungsten nitride layer on the insulating layer outside the contact hole. Methods or fabricating metal wiring utilizing the methods of fabricating a tungsten nitride layer are also provided.
Abstract:
A wiring structure of a semiconductor device buries an aperture, for example, a contact hole or via hole. The wiring structure includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and having an aperture formed therein, a diffusion barrier film formed on the inner sidewalls of the aperture and which has a smooth surface without having grain boundaries made of a refractory metal or refractory metal compound, and a metal layer formed on the diffusion barrier film. The metal layer formed on the smooth sidewalls of the diffusion barrier film is made of a uniformly and continuously formed aluminum film having an excellent step coverage. Accordingly, the method for forming the wiring structure effectively buries a contact hole having a high aspect ratio and enhances the reliability of a manufactured device.
Abstract:
A method for forming a dynamic random access memory device includes the step of forming a memory cell access transistor on a semiconductor substrate wherein the memory cell access transistor includes a source/drain region at a surface of the semiconductor substrate. An insulating layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate and on the memory cell access transistor wherein the insulating layer has a contact hole therein exposing a portion of the source/drain region of the substrate. A first conductive layer is chemical vapor deposited on the exposed portion of the source/drain region of the substrate, and a second conductive layer is physical vapor deposited on the first conductive layer opposite the substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the second conductive layer opposite the substrate, and a third conductive layer is formed on the dielectric layer opposite the substrate.
Abstract:
A wiring layer of a semiconductor device having a novel contact structure is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer having an opening (contact hole or via) and a first conductive layer formed on the insulating layer which completely fills the opening. The first conductive layer does not produce any Si precipitates in a subsequent heat-treating step for filling the opening with the first conductive layer material. The semiconductor device may further include a second conductive layer having a planarized surface on the first conductive layer. This improves subsequent photolithography. An anti-reflective layer may be formed on the second conductive layer for preventing an unwanted reflection during a photo lithography process. The semiconductor device preferably includes a diffusion barrier layer under the first conductive layer and on the semiconductor substrate, on the insulating layer, and on the inner surface of the opening which prevents a reaction between the first conductive layer and the semiconductor substrate or the insulating layer. A method for forming the wiring layer is also disclosed. Providing a semiconductor device with the wiring layer reduces the leakage current by preventing an Al spiking. Since the first conductive layer undergoes a heat-treatment step at a temperature below the melting point, while flowing into the opening and completely filling it with the first conductive layer material, no void is formed in the opening. Good semiconductor device reliability is ensured in spite of the contact hole being less than 1 .mu.m in size and having an aspect ratio greater than 1.0.