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Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof

Granted 4 Nov 2003 · 8 office actions

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Abstract

For forming a gate electrode, a conductive film with low resistance including Al or a material containing Al as its main component and a conductive film with low contact resistance for preventing diffusion of Al into a semiconductor layer are laminated, and the gate electrode is fabricated by using an apparatus which is capable of performing etching treatment at high speed.

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Classifications

8 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H01L2/100
USPC · US Patent Classification
438/163438/521438/529438/588438/592438/527438/519

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Pendency
1.6 y
588 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
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Responses
3
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Examiner
Eddie Lee
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related publicationUS 20020163049 A17 Nov 2002

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