salicide

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UK/ˈsalɪˌsaɪd/US/ˈsælɪˌsaɪd/

noun

A compound of salicin e.g. salicide of potassium, hydrogen salicide

Scrabble 11

Meanings

salicide1

nounsalicide (plural salicides)

plural salicides

  1. chemistryA compound of salicin e.g. salicide of potassium, hydrogen salicide

salicide2

nounsalicide (plural salicides)

plural salicides

  1. silicon microelectronicsAn electrical contact made from a silicide whose formation does not require lithographic patterning processes, i.e. it is "self-aligned"

    Platinum salicide process for BiCMOS applications

    1993, Khalid Sheergar, Platinum salicide process for BiCMOS applications, thesis, Carleton University
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    Composite: Self-aligned silicide/poly Si gate (salicide) (label on Figure 7d)

    1983 November 11, T. Paul Chow, Andrew J. Steckl, “Refractory Metal Silicides: Thin-Film Properties and Processing Technology”, in IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, volume ED-30, number 11, November 1983, pages 1480–1497

    Titanium SALICIDE Process for VLSI Device Application

    1995, Wlodek Kaplan, Titanium SALICIDE Process for VLSI Device Application, Royal Institute of Technology

    A Novel Low Leakage-Current Ni SALICIDE Process in nMOSFETs on Si(110) Substrate

    2007, T. Yamaguchi et al., A Novel Low Leakage-Current Ni SALICIDE Process in nMOSFETs on Si(110) Substrate, 2007 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting

    Advances on NiPt SALICIDE process optimization for 28nm CMOS manufacturing

    2010, Yi-Wei Chen et al., Advances on NiPt SALICIDE process optimization for 28nm CMOS manufacturing, 2010 International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing (ISSM)

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