IP Library Patent Application 11869958
Patent Application
App. No. 11/869,958

STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A DIELECTRIC CHAMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC CHAMBER

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11/869,958
Abstract

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.

Claims (32)

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.

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 the plurality of conducting lines comprise a plurality of metal lines.

8 . 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.

9 . 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.

10 . The device of claim 9 , 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.

11 . The device of claim 9 , further comprising another dielectric chamber between said first set of conducting lines and said semiconductor substrate.

12 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the second set of conductive lines cross the first set of conductive lines.

13 . 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.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the dielectric chamber is filled with a gas.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the gas comprises air.

16 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the gas comprises an inert gas.

17 . The device of claim 13 , further comprising a dielectric layer over the dielectric chamber.

18 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the dielectric layer defines an opening over the dielectric chamber.

19 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of conducting lines comprise a plurality of metal lines.

20 . The device of claim 1 , wherein said structure comprises a polysilicon wiring.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2017
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: AURIGA INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 041804/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →