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公开(公告)号:US20240360557A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18139121
申请日:2023-04-25
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Tianyi Huang , Geetika Bajaj , Hsin-Jung Yu , Tengzhou Ma , Seshadri Ganguli , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yogesh Sharma , Debaditya Chatterjee
IPC: C23C16/455 , C23C16/08 , C23C16/18
CPC classification number: C23C16/45553 , C23C16/08 , C23C16/18
Abstract: Methods for depositing metal films using a metal halide and metal organic precursors are described. The substrate is exposed to a first metal precursor and a second metal precursor to form the metal film. The exposures can be sequential or simultaneous. The metal films are relatively pure with a low carbon content.
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公开(公告)号:US20230260791A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-17
申请号:US17673905
申请日:2022-02-17
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Steven C.H. Hung , Tianyi Huang , Seshadri Ganguli
IPC: H01L21/28 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/8238
CPC classification number: H01L21/28088 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/28185 , H01L21/823807 , H01L21/823857
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide electronic devices which comprise an integrated dipole region to meet reduced thickness and lower thermal budget requirements. The electronic devices described herein comprise a source region, a drain region, and a channel separating the source region and the drain region, and a dipole region having an interfacial layer, a metal film substantially free of non-metal atoms on the interfacial layer, and a high-κ dielectric layer on the metal film. In some embodiments, the dipole region of the electronic devices comprises an interfacial layer, a high-κ dielectric layer on the interfacial layer, and a metal film on the high-κ dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the methods comprise annealing the substrate to drive particles of metal from the metal film into one or more of the interfacial layer or the high-κ dielectric layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20250006499A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-02
申请号:US18823999
申请日:2024-09-04
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Steven C.H. Hung , Tianyi Huang , Seshadri Ganguli
IPC: H01L21/28 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/8238
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide electronic devices which comprise an integrated dipole region to meet reduced thickness and lower thermal budget requirements. The electronic devices described herein comprise a source region, a drain region, and a channel separating the source region and the drain region, and a dipole region having an interfacial layer, a metal film substantially free of non-metal atoms on the interfacial layer, and a high-κ dielectric layer on the metal film. In some embodiments, the dipole region of the electronic devices comprises an interfacial layer, a high-κ dielectric layer on the interfacial layer, and a metal film on the high-κ dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the methods comprise annealing the substrate to drive particles of metal from the metal film into one or more of the interfacial layer or the high-κ dielectric layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240222195A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18108719
申请日:2023-02-13
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Tianyi Huang , Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Tengzhou Ma , Steven C.H. Hung , Hsin-Jung Yu , Geetika Bajaj
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/786
CPC classification number: H01L21/823462 , H01L29/42392 , H01L29/78696
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the present disclosure advantageously provide methods of manufacturing electronic devices which meet reduced thickness, lower thermal budget, and Vt requirements, and have improved device performance and reliability. Advantageously, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods of manufacturing electronic devices that achieve desired dipole effect without an annealing process. To achieve desired dipole effect that is “thinner” than 3 Å, embodiments of the disclosure advantageously include methods of controlling surface adsorption equilibrium and, in turn, controlling the fraction of substrate surface atomic sites that are occupied by dipole species, which is not considered to be achievable by ALD processes.
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公开(公告)号:US20240332008A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-03
申请号:US18126583
申请日:2023-03-27
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Geetika Bajaj , Tianyi Huang , Hsin-Jung Yu , Yixiong Yang , Srinivas Gandikota , Chi-Chou Lin , Pei Hsuan Lin
CPC classification number: H01L21/02321 , H01L21/02178 , H01L21/02181 , H01L21/02189 , H01L21/02194 , H01L21/28229
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide electronic devices which meet reduced thickness, lower thermal budget, and Vt requirements, and have improved device performance and reliability. The electronic devices described herein comprise a source region, a drain region, and a channel separating the source region and the drain region, an interfacial layer on a top surface of the channel, a high-κ dielectric layer on the interfacial layer, a dipole layer on the high-κ dielectric layer, and a capping layer on the dipole layer. In some embodiments, the dipole layer comprises a metal oxynitride (MON), such as aluminum oxynitride (AlON). In some embodiments, the methods comprise annealing the substrate to drive atoms from the dipole layer into one or more of the interfacial layer or the high-κ dielectric layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240183033A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-06
申请号:US18074197
申请日:2022-12-02
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Tianyi Huang , Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Elizabeth Mao , Chi-Chou Lin
IPC: C23C16/455 , C23C16/34 , H01L21/3205 , H01L21/768
CPC classification number: C23C16/45527 , C23C16/34 , H01L21/32051 , H01L21/76843
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure advantageously provide improved control over precursor/reactant pulse/purge time, greater growth per cycle, and higher throughput during formation of a metal-containing film on a substrate surface (including substrate surfaces having at least one feature) compared to traditional atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes. In some embodiments, forming the metal-containing film comprises exposing a substrate to a constant flow of an inert carrier gas and a co-flow of a pulse of a metal-containing precursor and a pulse of a reactant. The pulse of the metal-containing precursor and the pulse of the reactant may be interrupted by a mini purge. The metal-containing precursor and/or the reactant may be charged during the mini purge to avoid precursor/reactant depletion.
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公开(公告)号:US20240087899A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-14
申请号:US17941557
申请日:2022-09-09
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Zhihui Liu , Seshadri Ganguli , Tianyi Huang , Yixiong Yang , Srinivas Gandikota , Yuanhua Zheng , Yongjing Lin , Keyur Karandikar , Elizabeth Mao
IPC: H01L21/225 , H01L21/02 , H01L29/40
CPC classification number: H01L21/225 , H01L21/02178 , H01L21/02181 , H01L21/02186 , H01L21/02189 , H01L21/02192 , H01L21/02194 , H01L21/0234 , H01L29/401
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. The methods include treating a surface of a metal gate stack with a radical treatment. The radical treatment may be used to treat one or more layers or surfaces of layers in the metal gate stack. The radical treatment may be performed once or multiple times during the methods described herein. The radical treatment comprises flowing one or more of nitrogen radicals (N2*) and hydrogen radicals (H*) over the surface of the metal gate stack.
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公开(公告)号:US20240063064A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US17891923
申请日:2022-08-19
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Tianyi Huang , Tengzhou Ma , Seshadri Ganguli
IPC: H01L21/8238 , H01L29/51 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/324
CPC classification number: H01L21/823821 , H01L29/517 , H01L21/76829 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/0228
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide electronic devices which comprise a dipole region and meet reduced thickness and lower thermal budget requirements. The electronic devices described herein comprise a source region, a drain region, and a channel separating the source region and the drain region, an interfacial layer on a top surface of the channel, a high-κ dielectric layer on the interfacial layer, a dipole layer on the high-κ dielectric layer, and optionally, a capping layer on the dipole layer. In some embodiments, the methods comprise annealing the substrate to drive atoms from the dipole layer into one or more of the interfacial layer or the high-κ dielectric layer.
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公开(公告)号:US12112951B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-08
申请号:US17673905
申请日:2022-02-17
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Steven C. H. Hung , Tianyi Huang , Seshadri Ganguli
IPC: H01L21/28 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/8238
CPC classification number: H01L21/28088 , H01L21/28185 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/823807 , H01L21/823857
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide electronic devices which comprise an integrated dipole region to meet reduced thickness and lower thermal budget requirements. The electronic devices described herein comprise a source region, a drain region, and a channel separating the source region and the drain region, and a dipole region having an interfacial layer, a metal film substantially free of non-metal atoms on the interfacial layer, and a high-κ dielectric layer on the metal film. In some embodiments, the dipole region of the electronic devices comprises an interfacial layer, a high-κ dielectric layer on the interfacial layer, and a metal film on the high-κ dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the methods comprise annealing the substrate to drive particles of metal from the metal film into one or more of the interfacial layer or the high-κ dielectric layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240266414A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-08
申请号:US18124674
申请日:2023-03-22
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Tengzhou Ma , Tianyi Huang , Geetika Bajaj , Hsin-Jung Yu , Seshadri Ganguli
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L21/8238 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/775 , H01L29/786
CPC classification number: H01L29/42392 , H01L21/823842 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/0673 , H01L29/4975 , H01L29/517 , H01L29/66439 , H01L29/775 , H01L29/78696
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices having multi-Vt capability in the scaled space between nanosheets in advanced GAA nodes. One or more embodiments provide an integration scheme to advantageously reduce the gate resistance by combining n-/p-dipole and mid-gap metal with low resistance to achieve desired work function and low-resistance metal gate. In one or more embodiments, a mid-gap metal is used to fill nanosheets and act as a liner for subsequent fill by a low resistance metal. After dipole engineering, instead of filling the gate-all-around nanosheet with traditional n or p metal, in one or more embodiments, the nanosheet is advantageously filled with a single work function mid-gap metal to achieve n and p work function. If the work function was shifted in either P-dipole or N-dipole bandedge after dipole engineering, the mid-gap materials can also shift the bandedge the opposite way.
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