Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high performance phase change memory cell of the minute contact structure. SOLUTION: The contact structure comprises a first conductive area having a first thin film portion of a first sublithographic size in a first direction, and a second conductive area having a second thin film portion of a second sublithographic size in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first and second thin film portions are electrically in contact with each other to form a contact surface including the sublithographic extending area. The thin film portions are formed with a deposition method in place of the lithography method. The first thin film portion is deposited to the wall of an aperture within a first dielectric material layer. The second thin film portion may be formed by depositing a sacrifice area to the perpendicular wall of a first limit layer, depositing a second limit layer to the side surface where the sacrifice area is not deposited, removing thereafter the sacrifice area, forming a sublithographic aperture for etching the mold aperture in the mold layer, and then filling the mold aperture. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Abstract:
In a substrate-level assembly (22), a device substrate (20) of semiconductor material has a top face (20a) and houses a first integrated device (1; 16), in particular provided with a buried cavity (3), formed within the device substrate (20), and with a membrane (4), suspended over the buried cavity (3) in the proximity of the top face (20a). A capping substrate (21) is coupled to the device substrate (20) above the top face (20a) so as to cover the first integrated device (1; 16), in such a manner that a first empty space (25) is provided above the membrane (4). Electrical-contact elements (28a, 28b) electrically connect the integrated device (1; 16) with the outside of the substrate-level assembly (22). In one embodiment, the device substrate (20) integrates at least a further integrated device (1', 10) provided with a respective membrane (4'); and a further empty space (25'), fluidically isolated from the first empty space (25), is provided over the respective membrane (4') of the further integrated device (1', 10).
Abstract:
Described herein is a process for manufacturing an interaction structure for a storage medium, which envisages forming a first interaction head provided with a first conductive region having a sub-lithographic smaller dimension (W 1 ). The step of forming a first interaction head (7) envisages: forming on a surface (14) a first delimitation region (15) having a side wall; depositing a conductive portion (16b) having a deposition thickness substantially matching the sub- lithographic smaller dimension (W 1 ) on the side wall; and then defining the conductive portion. The sub- lithographic smaller dimension (W 1 ) is between 1 and 50 nm, preferably 20 nm.
Abstract:
A magnetic sensor is formed by a fluxgate sensor and by at least one Hall sensor integrated in a same integrated device, wherein the magnetic core of the fluxgate sensor is formed by a magnetic region that operates also as a concentrator for the Hall sensor. The magnetic region is manufactured in a post-machining stage on the metallization layers wherein the energizing coil and sensing coil of the fluxgate sensor are formed; the energizing and sensing coils are formed on a semiconductor substrate housing the conductive regions of the Hall sensor.