摘要:
To integrate a capacitor device (40) into the region of a semiconductor memory device with a particularly small number of process steps, a lower electrode device (43) and an upper electrode device (44) of the capacitor device (40) are provided to be formed directly underneath or directly above the material region (30) which has the memory elements (20), in such a way that as a result at least a part of the material region (30) which has the memory elements (20) functions at least as part of the respective dielectric (45) between the electrode devices (43, 44).
摘要:
To integrate a capacitor device (40) into the region of a semiconductor memory device with a particularly small number of process steps, a lower electrode device (43) and an upper electrode device (44) of the capacitor device (40) are provided to be formed directly underneath or directly above the material region (30) which has the memory elements (20), in such a way that as a result at least a part of the material region (30) which has the memory elements (20) functions at least as part of the respective dielectric (45) between the electrodes devices (43, 44).
摘要:
A reflector structure suitable for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is provided. The structure comprises a substrate having a multi-layer reflector. A capping layer is formed over the multi-layer reflector to prevent oxidation. In an embodiment, the capping layer is formed of an inert oxide, such as Al2O3, HfO2, ZrO2, Ta2O5, Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2, or the like. The capping layer may be formed by reactive sputtering in an oxygen environment, by non-reactive sputtering wherein the materials are sputtered directly from the respective oxide targets, by non-reactive sputtering of the metallic layer followed by full or partial oxidation (e.g., by natural oxidation, by oxidation in oxygen-containing plasmas, by oxidation in ozone (O3), or the like), by atomic level deposition (e.g., ALCVD), or the like.
摘要:
Method for determining a mean radiation power P rad 0 _ of electromagnetic radiation of a radiation source, the radiation being intensity-modulated with modulation frequency ω0, in a predetermined time interval. The method provides a reflector designed to reflect electromagnetic radiation of the radiation source and electromagnetic radiation of a test radiation source, irradiates a predetermined area of the reflector with the source electromagnetic radiation, at least partially irradiates the predetermined area of the reflector with electromagnetic radiation of the test radiation source, measures a ω0-modulated power component Ptest,ω0(t) of a reflected test radiation power Ptest(t) of an electromagnetic radiation of the test radiation source, the radiation being reflected from the area, in the predetermined time interval, determines a mean value P test , ω 0 0 _ of the measured ω0-modulated power component Ptest,ω0(t) of the reflected test radiation power Ptest(t) in the predetermined time interval, and determines the mean radiation power P rad 0 _ from the relationship P rad 0 _ = a · P test , ω 0 0 _ , where a is a predetermined constant.
摘要:
An annular microstructure element, in particular an annularly arranged monolayer or multilayer thin film, is formed over a substrate (S), e.g., for use in a magnetoresistive memory. To that end, a masking layer is applied over the substrate. An opening (C) is etched into the masking layer, so that a partial region of the surface is uncovered. The etching operation is performed in such a way that the opening (C) is formed with an overhang (B). The overhang at least partially shades the uncovered surface from an incident particle beam (TS). A particle beam (TS) is directed at the substrate (S) at an oblique angle (α) of incidence. In this case, the substrate (S) is rotated relative to the directed particle beam (TS). From the particle beam, material is thereby deposited annularly on the uncovered surface for the purpose of forming a hole-like microstructure element (R).
摘要:
A photolithographic mask for patterning a photosensitive material, in particular on a wafer, has at least one structure region for imaging a structure on the photosensitive material, and an absorber structure for absorbing incident radiation. At least one structure region is provided and has at least one thin protective coating of only a few atomic layers made of chemically and mechanically resistive material selected from Al2O3, Ta2O5, ZrO2, and HfO2formed by atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD) so that the protective coating constitutes a negligible alteration of nominal or critical dimensions for the structure region, and in which additional absorption or reflection losses are negligibly low. In this way, the photolithographic mask can be cleaned chemically and/or mechanically, without the structure regions being attacked and damaged by the chemical and/or mechanical cleaning media. Furthermore, a plurality of methods are possible for fabricating this photolithographic mask.
摘要翻译:用于图案化感光材料,特别是在晶片上的光刻掩模具有用于对感光材料上的结构进行成像的至少一个结构区域和用于吸收入射辐射的吸收体结构。 提供至少一个结构区域,并且具有由化学和机械电阻材料制成的仅几个原子层的至少一个薄保护涂层,其选自Al 2 O 3,Ta 通过原子层化学气相沉积(ALCVD)形成的O 2 O 5,ZrO 2 2和HfO 2 2,使得 保护涂层构成对于结构区域的标称或临界尺寸的可忽略的变化,并且附加的吸收或反射损失可忽略不计。 以这种方式,可以化学和/或机械地清洁光刻掩模,而不会使结构区域被化学和/或机械清洁介质侵蚀和损坏。 此外,制造这种光刻掩模的方法是可能的。
摘要:
A radiation-sensitive coating material, in addition to a base polymer, has a solvent and a radiation-active substance which forms an acid on irradiation by light (including energetic electrons or ions), a fluorescent substance which alters its fluorescence property subject to a change in the acid content of its surroundings. In a process for exposing a substrate coated with the coating material at least one sensor in the exposure chamber of the exposure apparatus measures the intensity of the change in fluorescence spectrum as a function of time during the exposure operation. From the course of intensity at the time of an individual line of the fluorescence spectrum or the intensity integrated over a wavelength interval it is possible to determine the endpoint of the exposure operation by way of electronic algorithms. Deviations from experimentally determined ideal curves of the intensity course provide information on erroneous functions in the course of coating material application and exposure.
摘要:
An integrated electrical circuit having a plurality of structure planes is described. Electrically active elements are situated on at least one element structure plane, where at least one insulation layer is disposed above the element structure plane. Electrical connecting leads are disposed within and/or above the insulation layer, where at least a portion of the connecting leads contain copper. At least one diffusion blocker is disposed underneath the connecting leads, which diffusion blocker impedes and/or prevents the diffusion of copper. The integrated electrical circuit is configured according to the invention such that the diffusion blocker is configured as a blocker layer which is interrupted only in the region of contact holes and/or connection pieces and that the blocker layer is situated between the element structure plane and the insulation layer.
摘要:
A multivalue magnetoresistive read/write memory and method of writing to and reading from such a memory. The invention has, inter alia, one or more storage cells, each storage cell having two intersecting electric conductors and a layer system comprising magnetic layers located at the intersection of the electric conductors. The memory is characterized in that the layer system is designated as a multilayer system with two or more magnetic layers, wherein at least two of the magnetic layers have a magnetization direction that can be set independently of one another. Further, the magnetization direction of the individual layers may be changed on the basis of the electric current flowing through the electric conductors.
摘要:
Layers of metallic lines and layers of memory cells are disposed alternately one above the other. The memory cells each have a diode and a memory element connected in series therewith. The memory element has a layer structure with a magnetoresistive effect. The diode has a layer structure containing at least two metal layers and an insulating layer disposed in between. The layer structure of the memory element and the layer structure of the diode are disposed above one another. The metallic lines of a respective one of the layers run parallel to one another. The metallic lines of mutually adjacent layers run transversely with respect to one another.