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Number: 257/E21.3
Name: Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes) > Processes or apparatus adapted for manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid-state devices or of parts thereof (epo) > Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor device (epo) > Device having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g., pn junction, depletion layer, carrier concentration layer (epo) > Device having semiconductor body comprising group iv elements or group iii-v compounds with or without impurities, e.g., doping materials (epo) > Treatment of semiconductor body using process other than deposition of semiconductor material on a substrate, diffusion or alloying of impurity material, or radiation treatment (epo) > To change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g., etching, polishing, cutting (epo) > Deposition/post-treatment of noninsulating, e.g., conductive - or resistive - layers on insulating layers (epo) > Post treatment (epo)
Description: This subclass is indented under subclass E21.294. This subclass is substantially the same in scope as ECLA classification H01L21/321.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
257/E21.315 Doping layer (epo) 27
257/E21.302 Nitriding of silicon-containing layer (epo) 91
257/E21.301 Oxidation of silicon-containing layer (epo) 190
257/E21.305 Physical or chemical etching of layer, e.g., to produce a patterned layer from pre-deposited extensive layer (epo) 46
257/E21.303 Planarization (epo) 120


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7602006 Semiconductor flash device Oct. 13, 2009
7540935 Plasma oxidation and removal of oxidized material Jun. 2, 2009
7166543 Methods for forming an enriched metal oxide surface for use in a semiconductor device Jan. 23, 2007
7060577 Method for forming metal silicide layer in active area of semiconductor device Jun. 13, 2006
7037832 Method of forming a conductive pattern by removing a compound with heat in a substantially inert atmosphere May. 2, 2006
7015568 System for ultraviolet atmospheric seed layer remediation Mar. 21, 2006
6992388 Formation of micro rough polysurface for low sheet resistant salicided sub-quarter micron polylines Jan. 31, 2006
6979848 Memory system with conductive structures embedded in foamed insulator Dec. 27, 2005
6979646 Hardening of copper to improve copper CMP performance Dec. 27, 2005
6979642 Method of self-annealing conductive lines that separates grain size effects from alloy mobility Dec. 27, 2005
6979649 Fabrication method of semiconductor integrated circuit device Dec. 27, 2005
6972257 Conductive material patterning methods Dec. 6, 2005
6933234 Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and polishing apparatus Aug. 23, 2005
6919269 Production method for a semiconductor component Jul. 19, 2005
6911405 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Jun. 28, 2005
6909192 Hardening of copper to improve copper CMP performance Jun. 21, 2005
6872671 Insulators for high density circuits Mar. 29, 2005
6867080 Polysilicon tilting to prevent geometry effects during laser thermal annealing Mar. 15, 2005
6867431 Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same Mar. 15, 2005
6838764 Insulators for high density circuits Jan. 4, 2005
6830996 Device performance improvement by heavily doped pre-gate and post polysilicon gate clean Dec. 14, 2004
6831008 Nickel silicide--silicon nitride adhesion through surface passivation Dec. 14, 2004
6806183 Methods for forming capacitors on semiconductor substrates Oct. 19, 2004
6787480 Manufacturing method of semicondcutor device Sep. 7, 2004
6787462 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having buried metal wiring Sep. 7, 2004
6774029 Method for forming a conductive film and a conductive pattern of a semiconductor device Aug. 10, 2004
6762123 Moisture corrosion inhibitor layer for Al-alloy metallization layers, particularly for electronic devices and corresponding manufacturing method Jul. 13, 2004
6723631 Fabrication method of semiconductor integrated circuit device Apr. 20, 2004
6713383 Semiconductor device manufacturing method Mar. 30, 2004
6692588 Method and apparatus for simultaneously cleaning and annealing a workpiece Feb. 17, 2004
6690044 Approach to avoid buckling BPSG by using an intermediate barrier layer Feb. 10, 2004
6682659 Method for forming corrosion inhibited conductor layer Jan. 27, 2004
6648987 Method for producing nanostructures in thin films Nov. 18, 2003
6645803 Method for modifying the doping level of a silicon layer Nov. 11, 2003
6620700 Silicided undoped polysilicon for capacitor bottom plate Sep. 16, 2003
6617624 Metal gate electrode stack with a passivating metal nitride layer Sep. 9, 2003
6602653 Conductive material patterning methods Aug. 5, 2003
6573607 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Jun. 3, 2003
6548387 Method for reducing hole defects in the polysilicon layer Apr. 15, 2003
6527884 Hydrogen annealing process and apparatus therefor Mar. 4, 2003
6525404 Moisture corrosion inhibitor layer for Al-alloy metallization layers, particularly for electronic devices and corresponding manufacturing method Feb. 25, 2003
6481616 Bump bonding device and bump bonding method Nov. 19, 2002
6479383 Method for selective removal of unreacted metal after silicidation Nov. 12, 2002
6423635 Method of filling a recess Jul. 23, 2002
6423147 Method of cleaning a wafer Jul. 23, 2002
6413866 Method of forming a solute-enriched layer in a substrate surface and article formed thereby Jul. 2, 2002
6398943 Process for producing a porous layer by an electrochemical etching process Jun. 4, 2002
6383905 Formation of micro rough poly surface for low sheet resistance salicided sub-quarter micron poly lines May. 7, 2002
6380609 Silicided undoped polysilicon for capacitor bottom plate Apr. 30, 2002
6380094 Method for preventing redeposition of etching products onto substrate surfaces during a tungsten re-etching process in the production of LSI circuits Apr. 30, 2002

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