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US3215570A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for manufacture of semiconductor devices

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1963-03-15
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1983-03-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harland C Andrews
  • 👤 Benjamin W Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 23:15
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P32/00; H10P32/10; H10P32/17; H10P32/171; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/06; C23C16/18; C23C16/20; H10P32/14; H10P32/1404; H10P95/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/033

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, THE STEPS OF EXPOSING A SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR BODY TO AN ATMOSPHERE CONTAINING THE VAPORS OF AN OXYGEN FREE, ORGANIC ALUMINUM COMPOUND, SAID ALUMINUM COMPOUND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TRIETHYLALUMINUM AND TRI-ISOBUTYLALUMINUM, AT A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE DEPOSITION OF ELEMENTAL ALUMINUM ONTO THE SEMICONDUCTOR BODY FROM THE VAPORS OF SAID COMPOUND AND HEATING SAID BODY FOR DIFFUSION OF THE DEPOSITED ALUMINUM INTO SAID BODY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 73 words
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, THE STEPS OF EXPOSING A SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR BODY TO AN ATMOSPHERE CONTAINING THE VAPORS OF AN OXYGEN FREE, ORGANIC ALUMINUM COMPOUND, SAID ALUMINUM COMPOUND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TRIETHYLALUMINUM AND TRI-ISOBUTYLALUMINUM, AT A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE DEPOSITION OF ELEMENTAL ALUMINUM ONTO THE SEMICONDUCTOR BODY FROM THE VAPORS OF SAID COMPOUND AND HEATING SAID BODY FOR DIFFUSION OF THE DEPOSITED ALUMINUM INTO SAID BODY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-01 1977-05-03 1977-11-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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