Abstract:
A thin film structure and a capacitor using the film structure and methods for forming the same. The thin film structure may include a first film formed on a substrate using a first reactant and an oxidant for oxidizing the first reactant. A second film may be formed on the first film to suppress crystallization of the first film. A capacitor may include a dielectric layer, which may further include the first thin film and the second thin film.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a broadband reflection type brightness enhancement polarizer, which includes a cholesteric liquid crystal film laminate having a broadband selective reflecting wavelength range in which a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal films having selective reflecting wavelength ranges different from each other by having different mixture ratios of a curable nematic liquid crystal compound expressed by the chemical formula 1 and a curable chiral compound expressed by the chemical formula 2 are laminated; and a film having ¼λ phase difference laminated on one surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film laminate. This polarizer has wide selective reflecting wavelength ranges of the cholesteric liquid crystal films composing the polarizer, so the entire visible ray range can be covered just by laminating several cholesteric liquid crystal films. Accordingly, the polarizer may be manufactured relatively thinner, so the brightness can be greatly improved when the polarizer is applied to a liquid crystal display.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for forming metal oxide dielectric layers, more particularly HfO2 dielectric layers, using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method in which a series of thin intermediate layers are formed and treated with one or more oxidizers and nitrogents before the next intermediate layer is formed on the substrate. The intermediate oxidation treatments reduce the number of organic contaminants incorporated into the metal oxide layer from the organometallic precursors to produce a dielectric layer having improved current leakage characteristics. The dielectric layers formed in this manner remain susceptible to crystallization if exposed to temperatures much above 550° C., so subsequent semiconductor manufacturing processes should be modified or eliminated to avoid such temperatures or limit the duration at such temperatures to maintain the performance of the dielectric materials.
Abstract:
A conductive contact plug extends through an opening in the dielectric layer to contact the substrate and includes a widened pad portion extending onto the dielectric layer adjacent the opening. An ohmic pattern is disposed on the pad portion of the plug, and a barrier pattern is disposed on the ohmic pattern. A concave first capacitor electrode is disposed on the barrier pattern and defines a cavity opening away from the substrate. A capacitor dielectric layer conforms to a surface of the first capacitor electrode and a second capacitor electrode is disposed on the capacitor dielectric layer opposite the first capacitor electrode. Sidewalls of the ohmic pattern, the barrier pattern and the pad portion of the contact plug may be substantially coplanar, and the device may further include an etch stopper layer conforming to at least sidewalls of the ohmic pattern, the barrier pattern and the pad portion of the contact plug. Related fabrication methods are described.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device that includes a composite Al2O3/HfO2 dielectric layer with a layer thickness ratio greater than or equal to 1, and a method of manufacturing the capacitor are provided. The capacitor includes a lower electrode, a composite dielectric layer including an Al2O3 dielectric layer and an HfO2 dielectric layer sequentially formed on the lower electrode, the Al2O3 dielectric layer having a thickness greater than or equal to the HfO2 dielectric layer, and an upper electrode formed on the composite dielectric layer. The Al2O3 dielectric layer has a thickness of 30-60 Å. The HfO2 dielectric layer has a thickness of 40 Å or less.
Abstract translation:一种半导体存储器件,其包括层厚度比大于或等于1的复合Al 2 O 3 / HfO 2 sub>电介质层, 并提供一种制造该电容器的方法。 电容器包括下电极,复合电介质层,其包括依次形成在其上的Al 2 O 3 3电介质层和HfO 2 N 2介电层 下电极,具有大于或等于HfO 2 2电介质层的厚度的Al 2 O 3 3 sub>电介质层,以及形成的上电极 在复合介电层上。 Al 2 O 3介电层具有30-60埃的厚度。 HfO 2 2介电层的厚度为40以下。
Abstract:
A clamp holds a semiconductor wafer during an Al reflow process. The clamp is made of a ceramic material, and thereby clamp surface roughening which damages semiconductor wafers and other damaging of the wafer caused by the deformation of the clamp are avoided. A sloped surface of the clamp pad can also reduce the damage on the wafer by reducing the contact area between the clamp pad and the wafer. In addition, the clamp has several features that can reduce heat dissipation from the wafer to outside during the Al reflow. Slots formed on the pad reduce the amount of heat conduction through the clamp, and the polished inner surface of the clamp cap reflects the heat radiated from the wafer back to the wafer.
Abstract:
A method of forming a metal interconnection includes the steps of forming a first conductive layer on a substrate, and forming an insulating layer on the first conductive layer and on the substrate. A contact hole is formed in the insulating layer thereby exposing a portion of the first conductive layer, a barrier layer is formed on the exposed portion of the first conductive layer in the contact hole, and a thermal treatment is performed on the barrier layer. After the step of performing the thermal treatment, a wetting layer is formed on a sidewall of the contact hole, and a second conductive layer is formed on the barrier layer and on the wetting layer in the contact hole.
Abstract:
An improved plug structure for aquarium fish food containers is disclosed. The plug of this invention has two depressions for receiving a detachable tap and a detachable spoon respectively. The tap is pivoted to the spoon and easily opened by a one touch motion. Both the spoon and the tap can be easily separated from the plug body at the same time. The above plug thus allows the fixed amount of food to be taken out of the food container thereby saving food. The plug also prevents food from dropping when measuring the fixed amount of food using the spoon.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an inductive angle sensor with improved common mode noise rejection and a signal processing method of the same, which can improve electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) characteristics and obtain an accurate output value by eliminating common mode noise. The signal processing method includes adding signals obtained from a pair of receiver coils by an adder, subtracting the signal obtained from one of the pair of receiver coils from the signal obtained from the other receiver coil by a subtracter, multiplying the value obtained from the adder by the value obtained from the subtracter by a first multiplier, multiplying the value obtained from the subtracter by itself by a second multiplier, and dividing the value obtained from the first multiplier by the value obtained from the second multiplier by a divider.
Abstract:
One embodiment of a method of fabricating a flash memory device includes forming a trench mask pattern, which includes a gate insulation pattern and a charge storage pattern stacked in sequence, on a semiconductor substrate; etching the semiconductor substrate using the trench mask pattern as an etch mask to form trenches defining active regions; and sequentially forming lower and upper device isolation patterns in the trench. After sequentially forming an intergate insulation film and a control gate film on the upper device isolation pattern, the control gate film, the intergate insulation pattern and the gloating gate pattern are formed, thereby providing gate lines crossing over the active regions.