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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure and method for selective deposition of germanium spacers on nitride.SOLUTION: A method of selectively forming a germanium structure within semiconductor manufacturing processes removes the native oxide in a chemical oxide removal (COR) process and then exposes the heated nitride surface and a oxide surface to a heated germanium containing gas to selectively form germanium only on the nitride surface but not the oxide surface.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved method of forming a filled isolation region of a semiconductor substrate, and to provide a method of forming a semiconductor device, having the filled isolation region and cooling the device and giving body potential control. SOLUTION: A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the semiconductor structure are disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes a nanostructure or is manufactured by using the nanostructure. The method of forming the semiconductor structure includes the steps of generating the nanostructure, by using a nano mask and performing an additional semiconductor processing step by using the nanostructure thus generated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a field effect transistor having a channel length controlled favorably by applying a carbon nanotube. SOLUTION: The field effect transistor employs the vertically oriented carbon nanotube as a transistor body, the carbon nanotube being formed by deposition within a vertical aperture, with an optional combination of several parallel nanotubes to produce quantized current drive, and an optional change in a chemical composition of a carbon material at the top or at the bottom to suppress short channel effect. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure and a method for selectively accumulating a germanium spacer on a nitride. SOLUTION: In a method for selectively forming a germanium structure in a semiconductor manufacturing process, a native oxide is removed in a chemical oxide removing (COR) process, then surfaces of heated nitride and oxide are exposed to a germanium-containing gas to selectively form the germanium only on the surface of the nitride, not on the surface of the oxide. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon nanotube filter, a method for using the carbon nanotube filter and a method for forming the carbon nanotube filter. SOLUTION: This method is comprised of (a) a step for preparing a carbon source and a carbon nanaotube catalyst, (b) a step for growing the carbon nanotube by reacting the carbon source with the nanotube catalyst, (c) a step for chemically forming the active carbon nanotube by chemically forming an active layer on the carbon nanotube or by chemically forming a reactive medium on the side wall of the carbon nanotube and (d) a step for arranging the chemically active nanotube in a filter housing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photoresist having both of positive and negative components and has a lower k-coefft. than a photoresist of either a positive or negative type. SOLUTION: This hybrid photoresist contains either a negative resist or a positive resist in the main part, while the part having the other resist is rather small. For example, a small part of a positive resist contains a negative crosslinking agent, while a negative resist contains functional groups which react as a positive type. By using this hybrid resist, the window which limits the quantity for exposure light can be enlarged, and thereby, the production yield, performance and line density can be improved.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to extremely precisely control images with an image size as a target separate form the image size control on a reticle by constituting this regency doubling hybrid phutorsist by, having both of negative type response and positive type response and forming spaces in diffraction regions exposed with an intermediate quantity of irradiation energy. SOLUTION: This hybrid resist simultaneously has both responsiveness of the positive type and negative type to exposure. The solubility of the hybrid resist is increased in the regions, such as regions near the edges of the reticule images, where the exposure intensity is degraded by a diffraction effect by positive responsibility. When the irradiation quantity increases, the negative type responsiveness is dominant. Then, the solubility in the regions where the exposure is large degrades. When a substrate is printed with reticle line patterns, space/line/space patterns are obtd. The space images are 'frequency doubled' in such a manner, the features of double the case of a standard resist are formed. Such hybrid resist exhibits the patterns distinctly different from the positive type resist and the negative type resist.
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THE PRESENT INVENTION OVERCOMES THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PRIOR ART TO ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF SMALLER COMPONENTS FOR USE IN LOGIC CIRCUITS. THE INVENTION PROVIDES A NEW METHOD OF DEFINING AND FONNING FEATURES ON A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE BY USING A LAYER OF MATERIAL (210, 1010), REFERRED TO AS A SHADOW MANDREL LAYER, TO CAST A SHADOW (319, 1119, 1508). A TROUGH (312, 1112, 1506) IS ETCHED IN THE SHADOW MANDREL LAYER. AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL BE USED TO CAST A SHADOW IN THE BOTTOM (313, 1113) OF THE TROUGH. A CONFORMALLY DEPOSITED PHOTORESIST (314, 1114) USED TO CAPTURE THE IMAGE OF THE SHADOW. THE IMAGE OF THE SHADOW IS USED TO DEFINE AND FORM A FEATURE. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE CREATION OF IMAGES ON THE SURFACE OF A WAFER (202, 1002, 1504) WITHOUT THE DIFFRACTION EFFECTS ENCOUNTERED IN CONVENTIONAL PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY. THIS ALLOWS FOR A REDUCED DEVICE SIZE AND INCREASED CHIP OPERATING SPEED.FIG. 1
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A method for forming contacts on an integrated circuit that are self-aligned with the wiring patterns of the integrated circuit. In the method a thicker lower layer of a first material and a thinner upper layer of a second material are formed on a substrate. The features of the metal wiring is patterned first on the upper layer. The wiring pattern trenches are etched through the thinner surface layer, and partially through the second, thicker layer. After the wiring pattern is etched, the contacts for the wiring layer are printed as line/space patterns which intersect the wiring pattern. The contact pattern is etched into the lower, thicker layer with an etch process that is selective to the upper thinner layer. The contact is only formed at the intersection point of the wiring image with the contact image, therefore the contact is self-aligned to the metal.