公开(公告)号：US20250140543A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-01

申请号：US18499259

申请日：2023-11-01

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Ilya KARPOV ,  Tristan TRONIC ,  Arnab SEN GUPTA ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Jin WANG ,  Matthew METZ ,  Eric MATTSON

IPC: H01J37/34 ,  C23C14/34 ,  C23C14/35 ,  H01L21/285 ,  H01L21/308

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a high-voltage magnetron sputtering tool with an enhanced power source including a vacuum chamber containing a magnetron cathode with a magnet array, a target, and an anode, as well as the enhanced power source that includes high-power DC power source and controller that produces a pulsed output. In an aspect, the enhanced power source may include a standard power source that is retrofitted a supplemental high-power DC power source and controller, and alternatively, a high-power DC power source and controller that replaces the standard power source. In addition, the present disclosure is directed to methods for depositing a hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon film on a semiconductor substrate using the high-voltage magnetron sputtering tool. In an aspect, the hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon film may be an etch mask having a sp3 carbon bonding that is greater than 60 percent.

公开(公告)号：US20220102522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17033499

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Gilbert DEWEY ,  Nazila HARATIPOUR ,  Siddharth CHOUKSEY ,  Arnab SEN GUPTA ,  Christopher J. JEZEWSKI ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Matthew V. METZ ,  Anand S. MURTHY

IPC: H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/285 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Low resistance and reduced reactivity approaches for fabricating contacts, and semiconductor structures having low resistance metal contacts, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor structure above a substrate. A gate electrode is over the semiconductor structure, the gate electrode defining a channel region in the semiconductor structure. A first semiconductor source or drain structure is at a first end of the channel region at a first side of the gate electrode. A second semiconductor source or drain structure is at a second end of the channel region at a second side of the gate electrode, the second end opposite the first end. A source or drain contact is on the first or second semiconductor source or drain structure, the source or drain contact including an alloyed metal barrier layer and an inner conductive structure.

公开(公告)号：US20220102510A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17033362

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Kevin COOK ,  Anand S. MURTHY ,  Gilbert DEWEY ,  Nazila HARATIPOUR ,  Ralph Thomas TROEGER ,  Christopher J. JEZEWSKI ,  I-Cheng TUNG

IPC: H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices and methods of forming CMOS devices. In an embodiment, a CMOS device comprises a first transistor with a first conductivity type, where the first transistor comprises a first source region and a first drain region, and a first metal over the first source region and the first drain region. In an embodiment, the CMOS device further comprises a second transistor with a second conductivity type opposite form the first conductivity type, where the second transistor comprises a second source region and a second drain region, a second metal over the second source region and the second drain region, and the first metal over the second metal.

公开(公告)号：US20230087624A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17483795

申请日：2021-09-23

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Kaan OGUZ ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Chia-Ching LIN ,  Sou-Chi CHANG ,  Matthew V. METZ ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Arnab SEN GUPTA

IPC: H01L49/02

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to increasing the capacitance density of MIM capacitors on dies or within packages. In particular, a MIM stack is disclosed that has multiple insulator layers between the metal, in order to increase the dielectric constant of the MIM stack. In particular, the first dielectric layer may include strontium, titanium, and oxygen and may be physically coupled with a second dielectric layer that may include barium, strontium, titanium, and oxygen. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20210167182A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US16700757

申请日：2019-12-02

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Seung Hoon SUNG ,  Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA ,  Sou-Chi CHANG ,  Devin MERRILL ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Nazila HARATIPOUR ,  Jack T. KAVALIEROS ,  Ian A. YOUNG ,  Matthew V. METZ ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Chia-Ching LIN ,  Owen LOH ,  Shriram SHIVARAMAN ,  Eric Charles MATTSON

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L21/8234

Abstract: A integrated circuit structure comprises a fin extending from a substrate. The fin comprises source and drain regions and a channel region between the source and drain regions. A multilayer high-k gate dielectric stack comprises at least a first high-k material and a second high-k material, the first high-k material extending conformally over the fin over the channel region, and the second high-k material conformal to the first high-k material, wherein either the first high-k material or the second high-k material has a modified material property different from the other high-k material, wherein the modified material property comprises at least one of ferroelectricity, crystalline phase, texturing, ordering orientation of the crystalline phase or texturing to a specific crystalline direction or plane, strain, surface roughness, and lattice constant and combinations thereof. A gate electrode ix over and on a topmost high-k material in the multilayer high-k gate dielectric stack. A selector element is above the metal layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230411278A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18129264

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Chia-Ching LIN ,  Sou-Chi CHANG ,  Kaan OGUZ ,  Arnab SEN GUPTA ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Matthew V. METZ ,  Sudarat LEE ,  Scott B. CLENDENNING ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Aaron J. WELSH

IPC: H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/08

CPC classification number: H01L23/5223 ,  H01L28/75 ,  H01L28/91 ,  H01L27/0805

Abstract: Metal insulator metal capacitors are described. In an example, a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a first electrode that includes a bottom region and a pair of vertical regions. First metal layers are outside the vertical regions and in contact with the vertical regions. An insulator is over the first electrode. A second electrode is over the insulator. A second metal layer is on a top surface of the second electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20230102177A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17484981

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Chia-Ching LIN ,  Sou-Chi CHANG ,  Kaan OGUZ ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Arnab SEN GUPTA ,  Ian A. YOUNG ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Matthew V. METZ

IPC: H01G4/08 ,  H01L49/02 ,  H01G4/30

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to stacked MIM capacitors with multiple metal and dielectric layers that include insulating spacers on edges of one or more of the multiple layers to prevent unintended electrical coupling between metal layers during manufacturing. The dielectric layers may include Perovskite-based materials. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20230100952A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17485291

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： I-Cheng TUNG ,  Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA ,  Seung Hoon SUNG ,  Sarah ATANASOV ,  Jack T. KAVALIEROS ,  Matther V. METZ ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Rahul RAMAMURTHY ,  Chia-Ching LIN ,  Kaan OGUZ

IPC: H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include transistors and transistor gate stacks. In an embodiment, a transistor gate stack comprises a semiconductor channel. In an embodiment, an interlayer (IL) is over the semiconductor channel. In an embodiment, the IL has a thickness of 1 nm or less and comprises zirconium. In an embodiment, a gate dielectric is over the IL, and a gate metal over the gate dielectric.

公开(公告)号：US20230411443A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18129258

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Kaan OGUZ ,  Chia-Ching LIN ,  Arnab SEN GUPTA ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Sou-Chi CHANG ,  Sudarat LEE ,  Matthew V. METZ ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Scott B. CLENDENNING ,  Ian A. YOUNG

IPC: H01L21/02 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/00

CPC classification number: H01L28/56 ,  H01L28/92 ,  H01L28/91 ,  H01L28/75 ,  H01L23/5223 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L28/65 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L24/73 ,  H01L2224/16227 ,  H01L24/16 ,  H01L2224/73204

Abstract: Metal insulator metal capacitors are described. In an example, a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a first electrode. An insulator is over the first electrode. The insulator includes a first layer, and a second layer over the first layer. The first layer has a leakage current that is less than a leakage current of the second layer. The second layer has a dielectric constant that is greater than a dielectric constant of the first layer. A second electrode is over the insulator.

公开(公告)号：US20230100505A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17485238

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA ,  Sarah ATANASOV ,  Seung Hoon SUNG ,  Rahul RAMAMURTHY ,  I-Cheng TUNG ,  Uygar E. AVCI ,  Matthew V. METZ ,  Jack T. KAVALIEROS ,  Chia-Ching LIN ,  Kaan OGUZ

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include transistor devices and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, a transistor device comprises a first channel, wherein the first channel comprises a semiconductor material and a second channel above the first channel, wherein the second channel comprises the semiconductor material. In an embodiment, a first spacer is between the first channel and the second channel, and a second spacer is between the first channel and the second channel. In an embodiment, a first gate dielectric is over a surface of the first channel that faces the second channel, and a second gate dielectric is over a surface of the second channel that faces the first channel. In an embodiment, the first gate dielectric is physically separated from the second gate dielectric.