Transparent amorphous carbon structure in semiconductor devices
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a semiconductor wafer including at least one alignment mark;
a device structure formed over the semiconductor wafer; and
a masking structure formed over the device structure, the masking structure including an amorphous carbon layer, wherein the amorphous carbon layer is transparent in visible light range for allowing a reading of the alignment mark in the visible light range.
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Abstract
A transparent amorphous carbon layer is formed. The transparent amorphous carbon layer has a low absorption coefficient such that the amorphous carbon is transparent in visible light. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may be used in semiconductor devices for different purposes. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may be included in a final structure in semiconductor devices. The transparent amorphous carbon layer may also be used as a mask in an etching process during fabrication of semiconductor devices.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a semiconductor wafer including at least one alignment mark; a device structure formed over the semiconductor wafer; and a masking structure formed over the device structure, the masking structure including an amorphous carbon layer, wherein the amorphous carbon layer is transparent in visible light range for allowing a reading of the alignment mark in the visible light range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 39, 40)
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22. A mask structure for a device, the mask structure comprising:
an amorphous carbon layer formed over a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer including at least one alignment mark, wherein the amorphous carbon layer is transparent to radiation having wavelengths between 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers for allowing a reading of alignment marks in the semiconductor wafer in the wavelengths between 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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