Patent ID: 7781267
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate; a first electrically conductive member formed on a first portion of said substrate; a first insulating layer formed on a second portion of said substrate; an electrically conductive nanotube formed over said first insulating layer and over said first electrically conductive member such that a first gap exists between a bottom side of said electrically conductive nanotube and a top side of said first electrically conductive member, wherein said electrically conductive nanotube is adapted to be activated such that said electrically conductive nanotube is electrically connected to said first electrically conductive member; a second electrically conductive member formed over said first insulating layer and in electrical and mechanical contact with a first side of said electrically conductive nanotube and a second side of said electrically conductive nanotube, wherein said first side of said electrically conductive nanotube differs from said second side of said electrically conductive nanotube, and wherein said first side of said electrically conductive nanotube is perpendicular to said second side of said electrically conductive nanotube; a third electrically conductive member formed over said first insulating layer and in electrical and mechanical contact with said first side of said electrically conductive nanotube and a third side of said electrically conductive nanotube, and wherein said third side of said electrically conductive nanotube differs from said first side of said electrically conductive nanotube and said second side of said electrically conductive nanotube, and wherein said first side of said electrically conductive nanotube is perpendicular to said third side of said electrically conductive nanotube; a second insulating layer formed over said second electrically conductive member, said third electrically conductive member, and said electrically conductive nanotube, wherein a second gap exists between a top side of said electrically conductive nanotube and a first independent portion of said second insulating layer, wherein a first via opening extends through said second insulating layer and into said second gap such that said first via separates said first independent portion of said second insulating layer from a second independent portion of said second insulating layer, wherein a second via opening extends through said second insulating layer and into said second gap such that said second via separates said first independent portion of said second insulating layer from a third independent portion of said second insulating layer, wherein the second gap extends horizontally and parallel to said top side of said nanotube, wherein the second gap extends within said second independent portion and said third independent portion, wherein said first via extends vertically and perpendicular to said top side of said nanotube, wherein said second via extends vertically and perpendicular to said top side of said nanotube, wherein said first portion of said second insulating layer exists between and in contact with said first via and said second via such that a first vertical side of said first portion of said second insulating layer is in contact with said first via and a second vertical side of said first portion of said second insulating layer is in contact with said second via; and a third insulating layer formed over said second insulating layer, said first via opening, and said second via opening.