Structure and method for forming a dielectric chamber and electronic device including the dielectric chamber
View Patent ↗A method (and structure) that selectively forms a dielectric chamber on an electronic device by forming a dummy structure over a semiconductor substrate, depositing a dielectric layer over the dummy structure, forming an opening through the dielectric layer to the dummy structure, and removing the dummy structure to form the dielectric chamber.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of conducting lines on the semiconductor substrate;
a dielectric chamber between two of the plurality of conducting lines; and
a structure between another two of the plurality of conducting lines,
wherein the plurality of conducting lines comprise a plurality of polysilicon gate structures.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric chamber is filled with a gas.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the gas comprises air.
4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the gas comprises an inert gas.
5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a dielectric layer over the dielectric chamber.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the dielectric layer defines an opening over the dielectric chamber.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein said dielectric chamber is formed in one of the active layer, the passive layer, and the first metal layer.
8. An electronic device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a first set of conducting lines over the semiconductor substrate;
a second set of conducting lines over the first set of conducting lines; and
a dielectric chamber between the first set of conducting lines and the second set of conducting lines,
wherein the conducting lines comprise a plurality of polysilicon gate structures.
9. The device of claim 8 , further comprising another dielectric chamber between one of two conducting lines in the first set of conducting lines and two conducting lines in the second set of conducting lines.
10. The device of claim 8 , further comprising another dielectric chamber between said first set of conducting lines and said semiconductor substrate.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the second set of conductive lines cross the first set of conductive lines.
12. A semiconductor structure, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a plurality of conducting lines on the semiconductor substrate;
a dielectric chamber between two of the plurality of conducting lines; and
a structure between another two of the plurality of conducting lines,
wherein the plurality of conducting lines comprise a plurality of polysilicon gate structures.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the dielectric chamber is filled with a gas.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the gas comprises air.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the gas comprises an inert gas.
16. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a dielectric layer over the dielectric chamber.
17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the dielectric layer defines an opening over the dielectric chamber.
18. The device of claim 12 , wherein said dielectric chamber is formed in one of the active layer, the passive layer, and the first metal layer.
19. The device of claim 1 , wherein said structure comprises a polysilicon wiring.