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公开(公告)号:US11515170B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US17137637
申请日:2020-12-30
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Shishi Jiang , Pramit Manna , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick , Rui Cheng , Tomohiko Kitajima , Harry S. Whitesell , Huiyuan Wang
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/02 , H01L27/11551 , H01L27/11578
Abstract: Methods of etching film stacks to form gaps of uniform width are described. A film stack is etched through a hardmask. A conformal liner is deposited in the gap. The bottom of the liner is removed. The film stack is selectively etched relative to the liner. The liner is removed. The method may be repeated to a predetermined depth.
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公开(公告)号:US20220319841A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17847454
申请日:2022-06-23
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Rick Kustra , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick , Kaushik Alayavalli , Jay D. Pinson
IPC: H01L21/02
Abstract: Examples of the present technology include semiconductor processing methods that provide a substrate in a substrate processing region of a substrate processing chamber, where the substrate is maintained at a temperature less than or about 50° C. A plasma may be generated from the hydrocarbon-containing precursor, and a carbon-containing material may be deposited from the plasma on the substrate. The carbon-containing material may include diamond-like-carbon, and may have greater than or about 60% of the carbon atoms with sp3 hybridized bonds.
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公开(公告)号:US12046468B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US16953569
申请日:2020-11-20
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: H01L21/02
CPC classification number: H01L21/02274 , H01L21/02211 , H01L21/0245 , H01L21/02532
Abstract: Methods for depositing a silicon-germanium film on a substrate are described. The method comprises exposing a substrate to a silicon precursor and a germanium precursor to form a conformal silicon-germanium film. The substrate comprises at least one film stack and at least one feature, the film stack comprising alternating layers of silicon and silicon-germanium. The silicon-germanium film has a conformality greater than 50%.
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公开(公告)号:US12018364B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-25
申请号:US17119655
申请日:2020-12-11
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy , Takehito Koshizawa , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: C23C16/40
CPC classification number: C23C16/407
Abstract: Methods for forming coating films comprising germanium oxide are disclosed. In some embodiments, the films are super-conformal to a feature on the surface of a substrate. The films are deposited by exposing a substrate surface to a germane precursor and an oxidant simultaneously. The germane precursor may be flowed intermittently. The substrate may also be exposed to a second oxidant to increase the relative concentration of oxygen within the super-conformal film.
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公开(公告)号:US20210047733A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-18
申请号:US16989167
申请日:2020-08-10
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Bo Qi , Huiyuan Wang , Yingli Rao , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: C23C16/56 , C23C16/30 , C23C16/455 , H01L27/11551 , H01L27/11524 , H01L27/108
Abstract: A non-conformal, highly selective liner for etch methods in semiconductor devices is described. A method comprises forming a film stack on a substrate; etching the film stack to form an opening; depositing a non-conformal liner in the opening; etching the non-conformal liner from the bottom of the opening; and selectively etching the film stack relative to the non-conformal liner to form a logic or memory hole. The non-conformal liner comprises one or more of boron, carbon, or nitrogen.
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公开(公告)号:US12198936B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-14
申请号:US18242082
申请日:2023-09-05
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy , Takehito Koshizawa , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: H01L21/311 , C23C16/40 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/762 , H01L21/768
Abstract: Methods for forming defect-free gap fill materials comprising germanium oxide are disclosed. In some embodiments, the gap fill material is deposited by exposing a substrate surface to a germane precursor and an oxidant simultaneously. The germane precursor may be flowed intermittently. The substrate may also be exposed to a second oxidant to increase the relative concentration of oxygen within the gap fill material. A process for removal of germanium oxide is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11791155B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-17
申请号:US17004262
申请日:2020-08-27
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy , Takehito Koshizawa , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick , Nitin K. Ingle
CPC classification number: H01L21/02304 , H01L21/02236 , H01L21/02362 , H01L21/02532 , H01L29/16
Abstract: Examples of the present technology include semiconductor processing methods to form diffusion barriers for germanium in a semiconductor structure. The methods may include forming a semiconductor layer stack from pairs of Si-and-SiGe layers. The Si-and-SiGe layer pairs may be formed by forming a silicon layer, and then forming the germanium barrier layer of the silicon layer. In some embodiments, the germanium-barrier layer may be less than or about 20 Å. A silicon-germanium layer may be formed on the germanium-barrier layer to complete the formation of the Si-and-SiGe layer pair. In some embodiments, the silicon layer may be an amorphous silicon layer, and the SiGe layer may be characterized by greater than or about 5 atom % germanium. Examples of the present technology also include semiconductor structures that include a silicon-germanium layer, a germanium-barrier layer, and a silicon layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11495454B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-08
申请号:US16987704
申请日:2020-08-07
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Rick Kustra , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick , Kaushik Alayavalli , Jay D. Pinson
Abstract: Examples of the present technology include semiconductor processing methods to form boron-containing materials on substrates. Exemplary processing methods may include delivering a deposition precursor that includes a boron-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A plasma may be formed from the deposition precursor within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may further include depositing a boron-containing material on a substrate disposed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber, where the substrate is characterized by a temperature of less than or about 50° C. The as-deposited boron-containing material may be characterized by a surface roughness of less than or about 2 nm, and a stress level of less-than or about −500 MPa. In some embodiments, a layer of the boron-containing material may function as a hardmask.
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公开(公告)号:US20220108888A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17062630
申请日:2020-10-04
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy , Abhijit Basu Mallick
Abstract: Methods for selectively depositing germanium containing films are disclosed. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide deposition on a bare silicon with little to no deposition on a silicon oxide surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide conformal films on trench sidewalls. Some embodiments of the disclosure provide superior gap fill without seams or voids.
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公开(公告)号:US20210118691A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US17137637
申请日:2020-12-30
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Shishi Jiang , Pramit Manna , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick , Rui Cheng , Tomohiko Kitajima , Harry S. Whitesell , Huiyuan Wang
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/02
Abstract: Methods of etching film stacks to form gaps of uniform width are described. A film stack is etched through a hardmask. A conformal liner is deposited in the gap. The bottom of the liner is removed. The film stack is selectively etched relative to the liner. The liner is removed. The method may be repeated to a predetermined depth.
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