Abstract:
The present invention relates to combinations of materials and fabrication techniques which are useful in the fabrication of filled, metal-comprising gates for use in planar and 3D Field Effect Transistor (FET) structures. The FET structures described are of the kind needed for improved performance in semiconductor device structures produced at manufacturing nodes which implement semiconductor feature sizes in the 15 nm range or lower.
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate to materials and processes for patterning and etching features in a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a method of forming a composite amorphous carbon layer for improved stack defectivity on a substrate is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate in a process chamber, introducing a hydrocarbon source gas into the process chamber, introducing a diluent source gas into the process chamber, introducing a plasma-initiating gas into the process chamber, generating a plasma in the process chamber, forming an amorphous carbon initiation layer on the substrate, wherein the hydrocarbon source gas has a volumetric flow rate to diluent source gas flow rate ratio of 1:12 or less; and forming a bulk amorphous carbon layer on the amorphous carbon initiation layer, wherein a hydrocarbon source gas used to form the bulk amorphous carbon layer has a volumetric flow rate to a diluent source gas flow rate of 1:6 or greater to form the composite amorphous carbon layer.
Abstract:
An image processing system automatically generates a seamless and continuous developed still image with little distortion by creating a developed diagram in the circumferential direction of a tube from one frame of a video image of an inner wall of a tubular object photographed by a video camera while moving in the axial direction of the tubular object and stitching the developed diagrams with each other in the longitudinal direction (i.e., on a central axis) of the tube by mosaic processing.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a film deposition method, which performs one series of processing from formation of the barrier metal up to and including formation of the metal layer in an environment cut off from air. Specifically, the performing of the barrier metal layer formation in a first device and the metal layer formation in a second device; and the transport of a semiconductor wafer from the first device to the second device is performed through a transport pathway that is cut off from air. As a result, the barrier metal layer that is formed is not affected by, for example, natural oxidation and layer quality is improved.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to combinations of materials and fabrication techniques which are useful in the fabrication of filled, metal-comprising gates for use in planar and 3D Field Effect Transistor (FET) structures. The FET structures described are of the kind needed for improved performance in semiconductor device structures produced at manufacturing nodes which implement semiconductor feature sizes in the 15 nm range or lower.
Abstract:
There are provided a state monitoring device and a state management system which monitor a use state of a PC by a user by utilizing detecting results of the human detection sensor effectively. The state monitoring device (10) for detecting whether a user is present at an operative position of PC (20), is connected to the PC (20) on a LAN (30). The information provided for the PC (20) by the state monitoring device (10), is shared with all the PCs (20) on the LAN (30).
Abstract:
A flexible semiconductor test structure that may be incorporated into a semiconductor device is provided. The test structure may include a plurality of test pads designed to physically stress conductive lines to which they are attached during thermal cycling. By utilizing test pads with different dimensions (lengths and/or widths), the effects of thermal stress generated by a plurality of conductive lines having corresponding different dimensions may be simulated.
Abstract:
The present invention is characterized by comprising a supply means (28) for supplying an organometallic fluid, which has an organic metal as a main component and which precipitates film deposition material using a pyrolytic decomposition reaction; an application means (126) for applying the organometallic fluid that is supplied by said supply means onto a to-be-processed body; and a heating means (52) for heating to a predetermined temperature the to-be-processed body to which is applied the organometallic fluid by said application means; wherein said application means (126) is characterized by being outfitted with an application fluid containing body (100), which is capable of containing said organometallic fluid and capable of coming into contact with and separation from said to-be-processed body.
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate to materials and processes for patterning and etching features in a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a method of forming a composite amorphous carbon layer is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate in a process chamber, introducing a hydrocarbon source gas into the process chamber, introducing a diluent source gas into the process chamber, introducing a plasma-initiating gas into the process chamber, generating a plasma in the process chamber, forming an amorphous carbon initiation layer on the substrate, wherein the hydrocarbon source gas has a volumetric flow rate to diluent source gas flow rate ratio of 1:12 or less, and forming a bulk amorphous carbon layer on the amorphous carbon initiation layer, wherein a hydrocarbon source gas used to form the bulk amorphous carbon layer has a volumetric flow rate to a diluent source gas flow rate of 1:6 or greater.
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate to materials and processes for patterning and etching features in a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a method of forming a composite amorphous carbon layer for improved stack defectivity on a substrate is provided. The method comprises positioning a substrate in a process chamber, introducing a hydrocarbon source gas into the process chamber, introducing a diluent source gas into the process chamber, introducing a plasma-initiating gas into the process chamber, generating a plasma in the process chamber, forming an amorphous carbon initiation layer on the substrate, wherein the hydrocarbon source gas has a volumetric flow rate to diluent source gas flow rate ratio of 1:12 or less; and forming a bulk amorphous carbon layer on the amorphous carbon initiation layer, wherein a hydrocarbon source gas used to form the bulk amorphous carbon layer has a volumetric flow rate to a diluent source gas flow rate of 1:6 or greater to form the composite amorphous carbon layer.