Top corner rounding of damascene wire for insulator crack suppression

    公开(公告)号:GB2496985A

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-29

    申请号:GB201221074

    申请日:2012-11-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method of fabricating a structure that provides an interconnect metal wire. A damascene metal wire 20 is surrounded by an insulator 12. To prevent cracking within the insulator material caused by thermal expansion of the metal wire an upper portion of the insulator is etched away to leave an exposed portion of said metal wire. The protruding portion of the metal wire is then rounded using a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. This process results in a wire that has a central portion C that is higher than that of its distil edge, and higher than the top surface of the insulator. During the polishing process no material from the central point of the wire is removed. The disclosed method can be used in the formation of integrated damascene inductors.

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    公开(公告)号:DE19505748A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-08-29

    申请号:DE19505748

    申请日:1995-02-20

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for substrate preparation prior to applying photoresist to the substrate. A substrate, such as a TEOS-based silicon dioxide or silicon nitride film, is selected and treated with reactive oxygen. The reactive oxygen can comprise ozone or ozone plasma, for example. After treatment of the substrate, the photoresist, preferably an acid-catalyzed photoresist for use with deep UV sensitization, is applied.

    Hermetically sealed MEMS Switch
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:GB2506770A

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-09

    申请号:GB201321363

    申请日:2010-08-12

    Abstract: A MEMS structure, comprising a lower forcing electrode and a lower contact electrode, remote from the lower forcing electrode; a cantilever beam 34 is positioned above the lower forcing electrode and the lower contact electrode; a capping layer 42 hermetically seals the lower forcing electrode, the lower contact electrode and the cantilever beam 34, the capping layer 42 having a sealed portion 40 positioned on a side of the lower contact electrode, remote from the lower forcing electrode and an end portion of the cantilever beam 34. Wherein the cantilever beam 34 may be devoid of stresses from material variability of a sealing material used to seal the capping layer 42.

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