AU2002361679A8 - Porous low-k dielectric interconnect structures - Google Patents

Porous low-k dielectric interconnect structures

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AU2002361679A8
AU2002361679A8 AU2002361679A AU2002361679A AU2002361679A8 AU 2002361679 A8 AU2002361679 A8 AU 2002361679A8 AU 2002361679 A AU2002361679 A AU 2002361679A AU 2002361679 A AU2002361679 A AU 2002361679A AU 2002361679 A8 AU2002361679 A8 AU 2002361679A8
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porous low
dielectric interconnect
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Kelly Malone
Jeffrey C Hedrick
Kang-Wook Lee
Christy S Tyberg
Ann R Fornof
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US33973401P 2001-12-13 2001-12-13
US60/339,734 2001-12-13
US10/290,616 2002-11-08
US10/290,616 US6933586B2 (en) 2001-12-13 2002-11-08 Porous low-k dielectric interconnects with improved adhesion produced by partial burnout of surface porogens
US10/290,682 US6783862B2 (en) 2001-12-13 2002-11-08 Toughness, adhesion and smooth metal lines of porous low k dielectric interconnect structures
US10/290,682 2002-11-08
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