公开(公告)号：US11652067B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16465126

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Radek P. Chalupa ,  Flavio Griggio ,  Inane Meric ,  Jiun-Chan Yang

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/522

CPC classification number: H01L23/562 ,  H01L21/7684 ,  H01L23/5226

Abstract: Methods/structures of forming substrate tap structures are described. Those methods/structures may include forming a plurality of conductive interconnect structures on an epitaxial layer disposed on a substrate, wherein individual ones of the plurality of conductive interconnect structures are adjacent each other, forming a portion of a seed layer on at least one of the plurality of conductive interconnect structures, and forming a conductive trace on the seed layer.

公开(公告)号：US11328993B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16881530

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Tejaswi K. Indukuri ,  Ramanan V. Chebiam ,  Colin T. Carver

IPC: H01L23/532 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L23/522

Abstract: An embodiment includes a metal interconnect structure, comprising: a dielectric layer disposed on a substrate; an opening in the dielectric layer, wherein the opening has sidewalls and exposes a conductive region of at least one of the substrate and an interconnect line; an adhesive layer, comprising manganese, disposed over the conductive region and on the sidewalls; and a fill material, comprising cobalt, within the opening and on a surface of the adhesion layer. Other embodiments are described herein.

公开(公告)号：US11094587B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US15570857

申请日：2015-06-03

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Srijit Mukherjee ,  Daniel B. Bergstrom ,  Tejaswi K. Indukuri ,  Flavio Griggio ,  Ramanan V. Chebiam ,  James S. Clarke

IPC: H01L23/48 ,  H01L21/4763 ,  H01L21/44 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/522

Abstract: In one embodiment, a conductive connector for a microelectronic component may be formed with a noble metal layer, acting as an adhesion/wetting layer, disposed between a barrier liner and a conductive fill material. In a further embodiment, the conductive connector may have a noble metal conductive fill material disposed directly on the barrier liner. The use of a noble metal as an adhesion/wetting layer or as a conductive fill material may improve gapfill and adhesion, which may result in the conductive connector being substantially free of voids, thereby improving the electrical performance of the conductive connector relative to conductive connectors without a noble metal as the adhesion/wetting layer or the conductive fill material.

公开(公告)号：US20200279806A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16649901

申请日：2017-12-27

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Kevin Lin ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Manish Chandhok

IPC: H01L23/522 ,  H01L21/768

Abstract: Integrated circuit (IC) interconnect lines having improved electromigration resistance. Multi-patterning may be employed to define a first mask pattern. The first mask pattern may be backfilled and further patterned based on a second mask layer through a process-based selective occlusion of openings defined in the second mask layer that are below a threshold minimum lateral width. Portions of material underlying openings defined in the second mask layer that exceed the threshold are removed. First trenches in an underlying dielectric material layer may be etched based on a union of the remainder of the first mask layer and the partially occluded second mask layer. The first trenches may then be backfilled with a first conductive material to form first line segments. Additional trenches in the underlayer may then be etched and backfilled with a second conductive material to form second line segments that are coupled together by the first line segments.

公开(公告)号：US20190074217A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16072145

申请日：2016-02-25

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Ramanan V. Chebiam ,  Jasmeet S. Chawla ,  Mauro J. Kobrinsky ,  James S. Clarke

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/288 ,  H01L23/532 ,  C23C18/40

Abstract: A conductive connector for a microelectronic structure may be formed in an opening in a dielectric layer, wherein a ruthenium/aluminum-containing liner is disposed between the dielectric layer and a substantially aluminum-free copper fill material within the opening. The ruthenium/aluminum-containing liner may be formed by depositing a ruthenium-containing liner and migrating aluminum into the ruthenium-containing liner with an annealing process. The aluminum may be presented as a layer formed either before or after the deposition of a copper fill material, or may be presented within a copper/aluminum alloy fill material wherein the annealing process migrates the aluminum out of the copper/aluminum alloy and into the ruthenium-containing liner.

公开(公告)号：US09385085B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-05

申请号：US14855792

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Manish Chandhok ,  Hui Jae Yoo ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Ramanan V. Chebiam ,  Colin T. Carver

IPC: H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528

CPC classification number: H01L23/53238 ,  H01L21/7682 ,  H01L21/76841 ,  H01L21/76843 ,  H01L21/76849 ,  H01L21/76882 ,  H01L21/76883 ,  H01L23/5222 ,  H01L23/5283 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A metallization layer including a fully clad interconnect and a method of forming a fully clad interconnect. An opening is formed in a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer has a surface and the opening includes walls and a bottom. A diffusion barrier layer and an adhesion layer are deposited on the dielectric layer. An interconnect material is deposited on the dielectric layer and reflowed into the opening forming an interconnect. An adhesion capping layer and diffusion barrier capping layer are deposited over the interconnect. The interconnect is surrounded by the adhesion layer and the adhesion capping layer and the adhesion layer and the adhesion capping layer are surrounded by the diffusion barrier layer and the diffusion capping layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230395718A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US17833050

申请日：2022-06-06

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Willy Rachmady ,  Nitesh Kumar ,  Jami A. Wiedemer ,  Cheng-Ying Huang ,  Marko Radosavljevic ,  Mauro J. Kobrinsky ,  Patrick Morrow ,  Rohit Galatage ,  David N. Goldstein ,  Christopher J. Jezewski

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L27/092

CPC classification number: H01L29/7845 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/0665 ,  H01L29/45

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a vertical stack including a first device, and a second device above the first device. The first device includes (i) a first source and first drain region, (ii) a first body laterally between the first source and drain regions, (iii) a first source contact including a first conductive material, and (iv) a first drain contact including the first conductive material. The second device includes (i) a second source and second drain region, (ii) a second body laterally between the second source and drain regions, (iii) a second source contact including a second conductive material, and (iv) a second drain contact including the second conductive material. In an example, the first and second conductive materials are compositionally different. In an example, the first conductive material induces compressive strain on the first body, and the second conductive material induces tensile strain on the second body.

公开(公告)号：US11626451B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16442767

申请日：2019-06-17

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Emily Walker ,  Carl H. Naylor ,  Kaan Oguz ,  Kevin L. Lin ,  Tanay Gosavi ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Chia-Ching Lin ,  Benjamin W. Buford ,  Dmitri E. Nikonov ,  John J. Plombon ,  Ian A. Young ,  Noriyuki Sato

IPC: H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/12 ,  G11C11/16 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/10

Abstract: A magnetic memory device comprising a plurality of memory cells is disclosed. The memory device includes an array of memory cells where each memory cell includes a first material layer having a ferromagnetic material, a second material layer having ruthenium, and a third material layer having bismuth and/or antimony. The second material layer is sandwiched between the first material layer and the third material in a stacked configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20220344376A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17864264

申请日：2022-07-13

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Aaron D. Lilak ,  Anh Phan ,  Patrick Morrow ,  Willy Rachmady ,  Gilbert Dewey ,  Jessica M. Torres ,  Kimin Jun ,  Tristan A. Tronic ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Hui Jae Yoo ,  Robert S. Chau ,  Chi-Hwa Tsang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/285 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L27/24 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A stacked device structure includes a first device structure including a first body that includes a semiconductor material, and a plurality of terminals coupled with the first body. The stacked device structure further includes an insulator between the first device structure and a second device structure. The second device structure includes a second body such as a fin structure directly above the insulator. The second device structure further includes a gate coupled to the fin structure, a spacer including a dielectric material adjacent to the gate, and an epitaxial structure adjacent to a sidewall of the fin structure and between the spacer and the insulator. A metallization structure is coupled to a sidewall surface of the epitaxial structure, and further coupled with one of the terminals of the first device.

公开(公告)号：US11430814B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16957047

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Aaron D. Lilak ,  Anh Phan ,  Patrick Morrow ,  Willy Rachmady ,  Gilbert Dewey ,  Jessica M. Torres ,  Kimin Jun ,  Tristan A. Tronic ,  Christopher J. Jezewski ,  Hui Jae Yoo ,  Robert S. Chau ,  Chi-Hwa Tsang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/285 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L27/24 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A stacked device structure includes a first device structure including a first body that includes a semiconductor material, and a plurality of terminals coupled with the first body. The stacked device structure further includes an insulator between the first device structure and a second device structure. The second device structure includes a second body such as a fin structure directly above the insulator. The second device structure further includes a gate coupled to the fin structure, a spacer including a dielectric material adjacent to the gate, and an epitaxial structure adjacent to a sidewall of the fin structure and between the spacer and the insulator. A metallization structure is coupled to a sidewall surface of the epitaxial structure, and further coupled with one of the terminals of the first device.