Abstract:
A semiconductor chip includes a contact pad on a main surface of the chip. An electrically conductive layer is applied onto the contact pad. The main surface of the semiconductor chip is covered with an insulating layer. An electrically conductive contact area is formed within the insulating layer such that the contact area and the insulating layer include coplanar exposed surfaces and the contact area is electrically connected with the electrically conductive layer and includes an extension which is greater than the extension of the electrically conductive layer along a direction parallel to the main surface of the semiconductor chip.
Abstract:
A method of making an integrated circuit including a composition of matter for electrodepositing of chromium is disclosed. One embodiment provides a bath having a solution of a chromium salt in a substantially anhydrous organic solvent, to uses of certain chromium salts for electrodepositing and to processes for electrodepositing chromium.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a chip comprising a contact element, a structured dielectric layer over the chip, and a conductive element coupled to the contact element. The conductive element comprises a first portion embedded in the structured dielectric layer, a second portion at least partially spaced apart from the first portion and embedded in the structured dielectric layer, and a third portion contacting a top of the structured dielectric layer and extending at least vertically over the first portion and the second portion.
Abstract:
In a method of fabricating a metallization structure during formation of a microelectronic device, the improvement of reducing metal shorts in blanket metal deposition layers later subjected to reactive ion etching, comprising: a) depositing on a first underlayer, a blanket of an aluminum compound containing an electrical short reducing amount of an alloy metal in electrical contact with the underlayer; b) depositing a photoresist and exposing and developing to leave patterns of photoresist on the blanket aluminum compound containing an electrical short reducing amount of an alloy metal; and c) reactive ion etching to obtain an aluminum compound containing an alloy metal line characterized by reduced shorts in amounts less than the aluminum compound without said short reducing amount of alloy metal.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, a method for processing a semiconductor wafer or die is provided including supplying particles to a plasma such that the particles are activated by the plasma and spraying the activated particles on the semiconductor wafer or die to generate a particle layer on the semiconductor wafer or die.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, a method for processing a semiconductor wafer or die is provided including supplying particles to a plasma such that the particles are activated by the plasma and spraying the activated particles on the semiconductor wafer or die to generate a particle layer on the semiconductor wafer or die.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a spin device includes an intermediate semiconductor region arranged between a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is adapted to provide a current having a first degree of spin polarization to the intermediate semiconductor region, and wherein the second terminal is adapted to output the current having a second degree of spin polarization. The spin device further includes a spin selective scattering structure abutting the intermediate semiconductor region, the spin selective scattering structure being adapted such that the first degree of spin polarization is altered to be the second degree, wherein the spin selective scattering structure comprises a control electrode being electrically insulated from the intermediate semiconductor region, and wherein the control electrode is adapted to apply an electrical field perpendicular to a direction of the current through the intermediate semiconductor region to control a magnitude of the current.
Abstract:
A method of making an integrated circuit including a composition of matter for electrodepositing of chromium is disclosed. One embodiment provides a bath having a solution of a chromium salt in a substantially anhydrous organic solvent, to uses of certain chromium salts for electrodepositing and to processes for electrodepositing chromium.