Patent ID: 11908704
Assignee: KEPLER COMPUTING INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. The method of claim 11, wherein depositing the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer, and the dielectric layer comprises utilizing one or more of:
an atomic layer deposition process performed at a first process temperature between 160 degrees Celsius and 400 degrees Celsius, a physical vapor deposition process performed at a second process temperature between 23 degrees Celsius and 400 degrees Celsius, or a chemical vapor deposition process performed at a third process temperature between 160 degrees Celsius and 400 degrees Celsius, and, wherein annealing the material layer stack comprises one of:
utilizing a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, wherein the RTA process comprises heating the material layer stack to a first temperature of less than 700 degrees Celsius, for a first time duration between 1 s and 60 s, at a first pressure between vacuum and 760 Torr, wherein the RTA process further comprises flowing O2, N2, or Argon gas while operating at the first pressure between 1 Torr and 760 Torr;
utilizing a flash anneal process, wherein the flash anneal process comprises heating the material layer stack to a second temperature between 500 degrees Celsius and 1300 degrees Celsius for a second time duration of less than 1 millisecond, and at a second pressure between vacuum and 760 Torr, wherein the flash anneal process further comprises flowing O2, N2, or Argon gas while operating at the second pressure between 1 Torr and 760 Torr; or
utilizing a laser anneal process, wherein the laser anneal process comprises heating the material layer stack to a third temperature of up to 1300 degrees Celsius for a third time duration of less than 100 microseconds, and at third pressure between vacuum and 760 Torr, wherein the laser anneal process further comprises flowing O2, N2, or Argon gas while operating at the third pressure between 1 Torr and 760 Torr.