Method of forming an air gap intermetal layer dielectric (ILD) by utilizing a dielectric material to bridge underlying metal lines
    47.
    发明授权
    Method of forming an air gap intermetal layer dielectric (ILD) by utilizing a dielectric material to bridge underlying metal lines 有权
    通过利用介电材料桥接下面的金属线形成气隙金属间电介质(ILD)的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06908829B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-21

    申请号:US10094875

    申请日:2002-03-11

    摘要: A method of forming an air gap intermetal layer dielectric (ILD) to reduce capacitive coupling between electrical conductors in proximity. The method entails forming first and second electrical conductors over a substrate, wherein the electrical conductors are laterally spaced apart by a gap. Then, forming a gap bridging dielectric layer that extends over the first electrical conductor, the gap, and the second electrical conductor. In order to form a bridge from one electrical conductor to the other electrical conductor, the gap bridging dielectric materials should have poor gap filling characteristics. This can be attained by selecting and/or modifying a dielectric material to have a sufficiently high molecular weight and/or surface tension characteristic such that the material does not substantially sink into the gap. An example of such a material is a spin-on-polymer with a surfactant and/or other additives.

    摘要翻译: 一种形成气隙金属间电介质(ILD)的方法,以减少接近的电导体之间的电容耦合。 该方法需要在衬底上形成第一和第二电导体,其中电导体横向间隔开间隙。 然后,形成在第一电导体,间隙和第二电导体上延伸的间隙桥接电介质层。 为了形成从一个电导体到另一个电导体的桥接,桥接介电材料的间隙应具有差的间隙填充特性。 这可以通过选择和/或改性电介质材料来实现,以具有足够高的分子量和/或表面张力特性,使得材料基本上不会沉入间隙。 这种材料的一个实例是具有表面活性剂和/或其它添加剂的旋涂聚合物。

    Removing sacrificial material by thermal decomposition
    48.
    发明授权
    Removing sacrificial material by thermal decomposition 失效
    通过热分解去除牺牲材料

    公开(公告)号:US06833320B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-21

    申请号:US10287369

    申请日:2002-11-04

    IPC分类号: H01L214763

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76808

    摘要: A thermally decomposable sacrificial material is deposited in a void or opening in a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate. The thermally decomposable sacrificial material may be removed without damaging or removing the dielectric layer. The thermally decomposable sacrificial material may be a combination of organic and inorganic materials, such as a hydrocarbon-siloxane polymer hybrid.

    摘要翻译: 将可热分解的牺牲材料沉积在半导体衬底上的电介质层的空隙或开口中。 可以除去可热分解的牺牲材料而不损坏或去除介电层。 可热分解的牺牲材料可以是有机和无机材料的组合,例如烃 - 硅氧烷聚合物杂化物。

    Spirometer with zone graph
    49.
    发明授权
    Spirometer with zone graph 失效
    具有区域图的肺活量计

    公开(公告)号:US5320107A

    公开(公告)日:1994-06-14

    申请号:US996611

    申请日:1992-12-24

    申请人: Kevin P. O'Brien

    发明人: Kevin P. O'Brien

    IPC分类号: A61B5/087

    CPC分类号: A61B5/0871

    摘要: A spirometer for in-home use by an individual with a respiratory disorder such as asthma measures the individual's current lung expiratory peak flow rate and provides a means to compare the current peak flow rate to a historical peak flow rate. The spirometer comprises an air flow channel having a terminus to receive air blown into it by the individual, a flow rate measuring chamber in communication with the air flow channel, and an adjustable zone graph in operable association with the flow rate measuring chamber. The zone graph has a series of zones to indicate the individuals current peak rate and compare it to the individual's previously determined peak flow rate as measured at a fully healthy period of time. A visual comparison of the peak flow rates can alert the individual to an on-coming asthma attack prior to the individual suffering from any asthma symptoms.

    摘要翻译: 患有哮喘等呼吸系统疾病的个体在家使用的肺活量计测量个体目前的肺呼气峰值流量,并提供一种将当前峰值流量与历史峰值流量进行比较的手段。 肺活量计包括气流通道,其具有用于接收个体吹入其中的空气的终端,与空气流动通道连通的流量测量室,以及与流量测量室可操作地相关联的可调节区域图。 区域图具有一系列区域,以指示个体当前峰值速率,并将其与在完全健康的时间段内测量的个体先前确定的峰值流量进行比较。 峰值流量的视觉比较可以在个体遭受任何哮喘症状之前提醒个体接受即将到来的哮喘发作。