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公开(公告)号:US20230090280A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-23
申请号:US17483273
申请日:2021-09-23
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Supriya Ghosh , Susmit Singha Roy , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/311
Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing methods may include providing a carbon-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be disposed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The substrate may include a low dielectric constant material defining one or more features, a liner extending across the low dielectric constant material and within the one or more features, and a metal-containing layer deposited on the liner and extending within the one or more features. The methods may include forming a layer of material on at least a portion of the liner and the metal-containing layer. The layer of material may include graphene. The methods may include removing substantially all of the portion of the layer of material on the liner.
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公开(公告)号:US11545504B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US17228034
申请日:2021-04-12
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: Takehito Koshizawa , Mukund Srinivasan , Tomohiko Kitajima , Chang Seok Kang , Sung-Kwan Kang , Gill Y. Lee , Susmit Singha Roy
IPC: H01L27/1157 , H01L27/11582
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for forming a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells are provided herein. In some embodiments, the method, for example, includes forming a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells, comprising forming, on a substrate, a stack of alternating layers of metal including a first layer of metal and a second layer of metal different from the first layer of metal; removing the first layer of metal to form spaces between the alternating layers of the second layer of metal; and one of depositing a first layer of material to partially fill the spaces to leave air gaps therein or depositing a second layer of material to fill the spaces.
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公开(公告)号:US20220375750A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
申请号:US17324352
申请日:2021-05-19
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: H01L21/02
Abstract: Exemplary methods of semiconductor processing may include providing a silicon-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be disposed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include depositing a silicon-containing material on the substrate. Subsequent a first period of time, the methods may include providing a germanium-containing precursor to the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include thermally reacting the silicon-containing precursor and the germanium-containing precursor at a temperature greater than or about 400° C. The methods may include forming a silicon-and-germanium-containing layer on the substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20220165566A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
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
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:US20220068640A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-03
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
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:US11177174B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-16
申请号:US16690652
申请日:2019-11-21
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Susmit Singha Roy , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/321 , H01L21/3105
Abstract: Methods of depositing a carbon film are discussed. Some embodiments selectively deposit a carbon film on a metal surface over a dielectric surface. Some embodiments form carbon pillars on metal surfaces selectively over dielectric surfaces. Some embodiments utilize carbon pillars in forming self-aligned vias.
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公开(公告)号:US20210327891A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-21
申请号:US17223351
申请日:2021-04-06
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Takehito Koshizawa , Bo Qi , Abhijit Basu Mallick , Huiyuan Wang , Susmit Singha Roy
IPC: H01L27/11556 , H01L21/8234 , H01L27/11582
Abstract: Memory devices and methods of manufacturing memory devices are provided. A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method to form a memory cell film stack having more than 50 layers as an alternative for 3D-NAND cells is described. The memory stack comprises alternating layers of a first material layer and a second material layer.
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公开(公告)号:US10998195B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-04
申请号:US16682154
申请日:2019-11-13
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Susmit Singha Roy , Yingli Rao , Srinivas Gandikota
IPC: H01L21/285 , H01L27/11578 , H01L21/321 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/06 , C23C28/00 , H01L21/3205 , C23C16/50 , C23C16/40 , C23C16/455 , H01L27/115
Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and materials for fabricating semiconductor device structures. In one example, a metal film stack includes a plurality of metal containing films and a plurality of metal derived films arranged in an alternating manner. In another example, a metal film stack includes a plurality of metal containing films which are modified into metal derived films. In certain embodiments, the metal film stacks are used in oxide/metal/oxide/metal (OMOM) structures for memory devices.
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公开(公告)号:US10930493B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-23
申请号:US16596647
申请日:2019-10-08
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Susmit Singha Roy , Yong Wu , Srinivas Gandikota
IPC: H01L21/02 , H01L21/324
Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to methods of depositing thin films and, more particularly, to depositing metal thin films. The methods herein provide a nucleation free conversion (NFC) approach which involves forming an amorphous silicon layer over the dielectric layer, and performing an NFC process which acts to convert the amorphous silicon layer into a thin metal film. In some embodiments, the NFC process is performed multiple times until the resulting thin metal film is continuous. A bulk metal is formed over the thin metal film.
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公开(公告)号:US10529568B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15406116
申请日:2017-01-13
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Susmit Singha Roy , Pramit Manna , Rui Cheng , Abhijit Basu Mallick
IPC: H01L21/033 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/3205 , H01L21/768
Abstract: Methods of forming a tungsten film comprising forming a boron seed layer on an oxide surface, an optional tungsten initiation layer on the boron seed layer and a tungsten containing film on the boron seed layer or tungsten initiation layer are described. Film stack comprising a boron seed layer on an oxide surface with an optional tungsten initiation layer and a tungsten containing film are also described.
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