Patent ID: 11894417
Assignee: KEPLER COMPUTING INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 14, 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,
wherein performing the PDA comprises one of:
utilizing a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, where the RTA process comprises heating to a first temperature of less than 700 degrees Celsius, for a first time duration between 1s and 60s, 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 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 to a third temperature of up to 1300 degrees Celsius for a third time duration of less than 100 microseconds, and at a 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.