Method and installation for producing a semiconductor device, and semiconductor device

US8946059B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8946059-B2
Application numberUS-60335209-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 21, 2009
Priority dateOct 15, 2009
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A method of producing a semiconductor device is provided, the semiconductor device including a substrate, a semiconductor layer and at least one metallization layer adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semiconductor layer, the method including forming at least one metallization layer which, adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semiconductor layer, includes oxygen.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of producing a semiconductor device comprising a substrate, a semiconductor layer, and at least one metallization layer adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semiconductor layer, the method comprising: positioning a substrate into a processing chamber having a sputtering target; forming the at least one metallization layer including an oxygen concentration gradient on the substrate by: forming a barrier/adhesion…

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What does patent US8946059B2 cover?
A method of producing a semiconductor device is provided, the semiconductor device including a substrate, a semiconductor layer and at least one metallization layer adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semiconductor layer, the method including forming at least one metallization layer which, adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semicond…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Scheer Evelyn, Pieralisi Fabio, Bender Marcus, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10D30/6737. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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