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Patent US8178413 - Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectrics - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate oxides formed from alloys such as cobalt-titanium are thermodynamically stable such that the gate oxides formed will have minimal...http://www.google.com/patents/US8178413?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8178413 - Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectricsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8178413 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/889,069Publication dateMay 15, 2012Filing dateSep 23, 2010Priority dateDec 20, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6953730, US7429515, US7804144, US20030119246, US20050158973, US20080283940, US20110014767Publication number12889069, 889069, US 8178413 B2, US 8178413B2, US-B2-8178413, US8178413 B2, US8178413B2InventorsKie Y. Ahn, Leonard ForbesOriginal AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (310), Non-Patent Citations (218), Referenced by (9), Classifications (29), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLow-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectrics
13. The method of claim 9, wherein evaporation depositing the metal alloy layer includes evaporation depositing at an approximate substrate temperature range of 100-150° C.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein oxidizing the metal alloy layer includes oxidizing at a temperature of approximately 400° C.
21. The method of claim 17, wherein evaporation depositing the metal alloy layer includes evaporation depositing at an approximate substrate temperature range of 100-150° C.
22. The method of claim 17, wherein oxidizing the metal alloy layer includes oxidizing at a temperature of approximately 400° C.
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