Abstract: A method of anisotropically etching metals, especially iridium, platinum, ruthenium, osmium, and rhenium using a non-chlorofluorocarbon, fluorine-based chemistry. A substrate having metal deposited thereon, is inserted into an ECR plasma etch chamber and heated. A fluorine containing gas, such as, carbon tetrafluoride (CF4), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) or sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is introduced into the chamber and ionized to form a plasma. Fluorine ions within the plasma strike, or contact, the metal to form volatile metal-fluorine compounds. The metal-fluorine compounds are exhausted away from the substrate to reduce, or eliminate, redeposition of etch reactants.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure having a ferroelectric memory (FEM) gate unit on a substrate of single crystal silicon includes: forming a silicon device area for the FEM gate unit; treating the device area to form area for a source, gate and drain region; depositing an FEM gate unit over the gate junction region, including depositing a lower electrode, depositing a c-axis oriented Pb5Ge3O11 FE layer by Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and depositing an upper electrode; and depositing an insulating structure about the FEM gate unit. A ferroelectric memory (FEM) cell includes: a single-crystal silicon substrate including an active region having source, gate and drain regions therein; a FEM gate unit including a lower electrode, a c-axis oriented Pb5Ge3O11 FE layer formed by CVD and an upper electrode; an insulating layer, having an upper surface, overlying the junction regions, the FEM gate unit and the substrate; and a source, gate and drain electrode.