Abstract:
A bump connection is formed by stacking at least two metallic balls of different kinds of metals on a conductor of an electronic component such as a semiconductor device. The bump connection is obtained by forming the metallic balls using metallic wires. An apparatus for forming the connection includes a support, capillary member for having a wire pass therethrough, a pair of clamps for clamping the wire, and a nulltorchnull (e.g., electrode, gas flame) which heats the tip of the wire, forming the ball. Successive balls can be formed by this apparatus atop the initially formed ball to provide a stacked configuration.
Abstract:
The present invention is a preparation method of the bis(alkylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium by reacting a ruthenium compound, an alkylcyclopentadiene and a reducing agent, wherein the ruthenium compound, the alkylcyclopentadiene, and the reducing agent are reacted in the presence of a base. It is preferable that at least one of ammonia, amines, ammonium compounds, hydroxides, aniline, nitroaniline, aminophenol, aminodiphenyl, piperidine, Grignard reagents, alkali metals, alkoxides, phenyl lithium, methyl lithium, n-butyryl lithium, lithium aluminium hydride, and sodium amide is added as a base to the reaction system and the ruthenium compound, the alkylcyclopentadiene, and the reducing agent are reacted.
Abstract:
The aim of the invention is to stop the progression of a lateral oxidation of a layer of a multi-layer substrate at a defined point. To achieve this aim, the invention provides a method for thermally treating a substrate that comprises several layers, especially a semiconductor wafer, according to which a substrate layer that is covered from above and from below is oxidized from the lateral edges thereof to the center in such a manner that a defined center portion is not oxidized. The inventive method comprises the following steps: heating the substrate in a process chamber to a defined treatment temperature; introducing a hydrogen-rich water vapor into the process chamber for a defined period of time; and introducing dry oxygen or an oxygen-rich water vapor into the process chamber once the defined period of time has expired. The hydrogen-rich water vapor can be introduced into the process chamber either before, during and/or after the substrate is heated.
Abstract:
A simple method for calculating the optimum amount of HDP deposited material that needs to be removed during CMP (without introducing dishing) is described. This method derives from our observation of a linear relationship between the amount of material that needs to be removed in order to achieve full planarization and a quantity called nullOD for CMP densitynull. The latter is defined as PAnull(100nullPS) where PA is the percentage of active area relative to the total wafer area and PS is the percentage of sub-areas relative to the total wafer area. The sub-areas are regions in the dielectric, above the active areas, that are etched out prior to CMP. Thus, once the materials have been characterized, the optimum CMP removal thickness is readily calculated for a wide range of different circuit implementations.
Abstract:
A method for forming a capacitor insulation film includes the step of depositing a monoatomic film made of a metal by supplying a metal source including the metal and no oxygen, and depositing a metal oxide film including the metal by using a CVD technique. The method provides the metal oxide film having higher film properties with a higher throughput.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed to effectively achieve a low deposition temperature of CMO memory materials by facing target sputter deposition of the CMO memory material at relatively low temperatures that give an amorphous film. Subsequently, the CMO material can be melt and re-crystallized with a laser (laser annealing).