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Patent US6140252 - Porous dielectric material with improved pore surface properties for ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThis invention provides an improved porous structure for semiconductor devices and a process for making the same. This process may be applied to an existing porous structure 28, which may be deposited, for example, between patterned conductors 24. The method may comprise providing a substrate comprising...http://www.google.com/patents/US6140252?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6140252 - Porous dielectric material with improved pore surface properties for electronics applicationsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6140252 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/072,905Publication dateOct 31, 2000Filing dateMay 5, 1998Priority dateJun 23, 1994Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE69524675D1, DE69524675T2, EP0689235A1, EP0689235B1, US5504042, US5523615, US5723368, US5847443Publication number072905, 09072905, US 6140252 A, US 6140252A, US-A-6140252, US6140252 A, US6140252AInventorsChih-Chen Cho, Bruce E. Gnade, Douglas M. Smith, Jin Changming, William C. Ackerman, Gregory C. JohnstonOriginal AssigneeTexas Instruments IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (25), Non-Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (81), Classifications (16), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPorous dielectric material with improved pore surface properties for electronics applications
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