Abstract:
A method for forming silicide on a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes a doped silicon layer on a predetermined area of the semiconductor wafer, a metal layer positioned on the doped silicon layer, and a barrier layer covering the metal layer. A first rapid thermal processing (RTP) step is performed to make portions of the metal layer react with silicon inside the doped silicon layer so as to form a transitional silicide. The barrier layer and the portions of the metal layer that have not reacted with silicon are then removed. A dielectric layer is formed on the transitional silicide. Finally, a second rapid thermal processing (RTP) step is performed to make the transitional silicide react with portions of the doped silicon layer so as to form the silicide.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a preserve layer. A top metallic layer is formed over the substrate. Portions of the metallic layer and the substrate are removed to form a trench. A conformal pad oxide layer is formed over the substrate. A conformal first nitride layer is formed on the pad oxide layer. A spin-on glass layer is formed on the first nitride layer to fill the trench. An etching back step is performed to remove a portion of the spin-on glass layer. The remaining spin-on glass layer fills the trench to the surface of the first nitride layer above the top metallic layer. An oxide layer is formed over the substrate. A second nitride layer is formed on the oxide layer. A preserve layer comprising the pad oxide layer, the first nitride layer, the oxide layer, and the second nitride layer is formed.
Abstract:
A recombinant adenovirus and a method for producing the virus are provided which utilize a recombinant shuttle vector comprising adenovirus DNA sequence for the 5′ and 3′ cis-elements necessary for replication and virion encapsidation in the absence of sequence encoding viral genes and a selected minigene linked thereto, and a helper adenovirus comprising sufficient adenovirus gene sequences necessary for a productive viral infection. Desirably the helper gene is crippled by modifications to its 5′ packaging sequences, which facilitates purification of the viral particle from the helper virus.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a salicide layer is described. A substrate having a memory region and a logic circuit region is provided, wherein the memory region comprises a first gate structure and a first source/drain region and the logic circuit region comprises a second gate structure and a second source/drain region. A first salicide layer is formed on the second gate structure and the second source/drain region in the logic circuit region. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate. A portion of the dielectric layer is removed to expose the first gate structure and the first salicide layer above the second gate structure. A second salicide layer is formed on the first and the second gate structure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing of a titanium self-aligned silicide (Salicide). This process includes of forming a metal layer over the surfaces of the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode. Then, a rapid thermal process is performed with three stages to form the salicide, for example, titanium silicide, at the interface between the titanium and silicon, namely on the surfaces of the gate electrode and source/drain region. The rapid thermal process with three stages includes using the first stage with the first temperature to form the early titanium silicide having the C49 phase. The temperature is raised to a second temperature and the RTA process is performed with nitrogen gases to transform the high resistance phase C49 of the titanium nitride into a low resistance phase C54 in the second stage. Then, the temperature is rapidly raised to a third temperature to transform the C49 phase into the C54 phase completely and to prevent the agglomeration phenomenon.
Abstract:
A field effect transistor which is not susceptible to mask edge detects at its gate spacer oxides. The transistor is formed upon a semiconductor substrate through successive layering of a gate oxide, a gate electrode and a gate cap oxide. A pair of curved gate spacer oxides are then formed covering opposite edges of the stack of the gate oxide, the gate electrode and the gate cap oxide. The semiconductor substrate is then etched to provide a smooth topographic transition from the gate spacer oxides to the etched semiconductor surface. Source/drain electrodes are then implanted into the etched semiconductor substrate and annealed to yield the finished transistor. A second embodiment of the field effect transistor possesses a polysilicon gate. Alter removal of the gate cap oxide, a metal layer may be deposited and sintered upon the polysilicon gate and the source/drain electrodes. The metal salicide layers formed upon the electrodes of the transistor have limited susceptibility to parasitic current leakage.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method, a system and a kit for assessing the homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status of a subject. The present disclosure further provides a method, a system and a kit for identifying a treatment based on the HRD status for the human subject.
Abstract:
This invention relates to treating cancer or an angiogenesis-related disease using a compound of formula 1: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and n are defined herein.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a conductive layer is described. A substrate having a dielectric layer thereon is provided. The dielectric layer has a patterned structure and the patterned structure exposes a portion of the conductive layer. The surface of the substrate is cleaned in a first cleaning step and a cap layer is formed over the exposed portion of the conductive layer. Thereafter, the surface of the substrate is cleaned again in a second cleaning step to remove the residual cap layer on the surface of the dielectric layer. Finally, a dry cleaning step is performed to clean and dry the surface of the substrate.
Abstract:
The method of metallization in the fabrication of an integrated circuit device comprises the steps as follows. First, a dielectric layer overlying a semiconductor substrate is provided. The dielectric layer has a top surface and a plurality of openings. Next, a metal layer is formed on the dielectric layer and filling the openings. Subsequently, a first removing process is performed to partially removing the metal layer. A first annealing process is performed on the metal layer. Finally, a second removing process is performed to remove the metal layer completely to leave the metal layer only within the openings.