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公开(公告)号:US20230326744A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US17714510
申请日:2022-04-06
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Annamalai Lakshmanan , Yixiong Yang , Srinivas Gandikota , Joung Joo Lee , Liqi Wu , Jie Zhang , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yogesh Sharma
IPC: H01L21/02 , H01L21/768
CPC classification number: H01L21/02266 , H01L21/02244 , H01L21/76879
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to methods for bottom-up metal gapfill without substantial deposition outside of the feature. Additional embodiments provide a method of forming a metal material on the top surface of the substrate and the bottom of the feature before depositing the metal gapfill. The disclosed methods
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公开(公告)号:US20250048683A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18788544
申请日:2024-07-30
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yogesh Sharma , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yixiong Yang
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods of manufacturing electronic devices that meet compressive stress requirements for PMOS transistors and tensile stress requirements for NMOS transistors. Each P-metal stack and P-metal stack: is formed on a top surface of a channel located between a source and a drain on a semiconductor substrate, and comprises nanosheet channel layers and trenches between each nanosheet channel layer, and has at least one side defining a gate trench. Some embodiments include forming a work function layer in the channel and inducing a work function layer strain in the channel. Some embodiments include forming a gate metal fill layer on each of the P-metal stack and the N-metal stack and inducing a gate metal fill layer strain in the channel. The gate metal fill layer covers the at least one side of each of the P-metal stack and the N-metal stack and fills the gate trench.
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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:US20240204061A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-20
申请号:US18067979
申请日:2022-12-19
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Yongjing Lin , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Tengzhou Ma , Yuanhua Zheng , Zhihui Liu , Shih Chung Chen , Janardhan Devrajan , Yi Xu , Yu Lei , Mandyam Sriram
IPC: H01L29/40 , H01L29/423
CPC classification number: H01L29/401 , H01L29/42392 , H01L29/4925
Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide methods to reduce the resistance of the work function layer of an electronic device, as well as using a low resistivity metal for filling the gate.
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公开(公告)号:US20230295804A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-21
申请号:US18142236
申请日:2023-05-02
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Geetika Bajaj , Yixiong Yang , Seshadri Ganguli , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yogesh Sharma , Tianyi Huang
CPC classification number: C23C16/45553 , C08G77/26 , C08G77/50 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/466 , C23C16/45502 , C23C16/32 , H01L21/28088
Abstract: Methods of depositing a metal film by exposing a substrate surface to a halide precursor and an organosilane reactant are described. The halide precursor comprises a compound of general formula (I): MQzRm, wherein M is a metal, Q is a halogen selected from Cl, Br, F or I, z is from 1 to 6, R is selected from alkyl, CO, and cyclopentadienyl, and m is from 0 to 6. The aluminum reactant comprises a compound of general formula (II) or general formula (III):
wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, and Rf are independently selected from hydrogen (H), substituted alkyl or unsubstituted alkyl; and X, Y, X′, and Y′ are independently selected from nitrogen (N) and carbon (C).-
公开(公告)号:US20240218502A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18093156
申请日:2023-01-04
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Yogesh Sharma , Ashutosh Agarwal , Mandyam Sriram
IPC: C23C16/14 , C23C16/16 , C23C16/18 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/511 , H01J37/32
CPC classification number: C23C16/14 , C23C16/16 , C23C16/18 , C23C16/45536 , C23C16/45553 , C23C16/511 , H01J37/32357 , H01J37/32816 , H01J2237/332
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods of depositing a molybdenum film directly on a substrate surface (e.g., a low-κ dielectric material) by exposing the substrate surface to a molybdenum-containing precursor and an organosilane reducing agent at a temperature of less than or equal to 450° C. The molybdenum-containing precursor comprises one or more of molybdenum pentachloride (MoCl5), molybdenum dioxide dichloride (MoO2Cl2), molybdenum oxytetrachloride (MoOCl4), molybdenum hexafluoride (MoF6), molybdenum hexacarbonyl, bis(tert-butylimido)-bis(dimethylamido)molybdenum, or bis(ethylbenzene) molybdenum. The organosilane reducing agent comprises trimethylsilyl compounds, such as 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-methyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene.
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公开(公告)号:US20240060175A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US17891753
申请日:2022-08-19
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Yixiong Yang , Yong Yang , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yogesh Sharma , Kunal Bhatnagar , Mohith Verghese
IPC: C23C16/06 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/455
CPC classification number: C23C16/06 , H01L21/28556 , C23C16/45553
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide conformally deposited molybdenum films having reduced resistivity and methods of forming the same. The methods include forming a nucleation layer directly on a dielectric layer on a substrate surface by exposing the substrate surface to a molybdenum-containing precursor and a nucleation reactant, and conformally depositing a molybdenum film on the nucleation layer. Another aspect of the disclosure pertains to a method that is part of a gap fill process, comprising forming a nucleation layer directly on a dielectric region within one or more high aspect ratio gap features, including vertical gap features and/or horizontal gap features, and conformally depositing a molybdenum film on the nucleation layer to fill the feature.
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公开(公告)号:US20240026529A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US18222589
申请日:2023-07-17
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Gandikota , Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yixiong Yang , Seshadri Ganguli , Yogesh Sharma
CPC classification number: C23C16/08 , C23C16/0272 , C23C16/045
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide conformally deposited molybdenum films having reduced resistivity and methods of forming the same. The methods include converting an amorphous silicon layer to a metal layer by thermally soaking the amorphous silicon layer comprising silicon atoms in the presence of a metal compound selected from the group consisting of a molybdenum compound and a tungsten compound until at least a portion of the silicon atoms in the amorphous silicon layer are replaced by metal atoms selected from the group consisting of molybdenum atoms and tungsten atoms. The methods include conformally depositing a molybdenum film on the metal layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20230323543A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US17714513
申请日:2022-04-06
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Tuerxun Ailihumaer , Yixiong Yang , Annamalai Lakshmanan , Srinivas Gandikota , Yogesh Sharma , Pei Hsuan Lin , Yi Xu , Zhimin Qi , Aixi Zhang , Shiyu Yue , Yu Lei
IPC: C23C30/00 , C23C16/02 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/56
CPC classification number: C23C30/00 , C23C16/0245 , C23C16/45525 , C23C16/56
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide in situ selectively deposited molybdenum films having reduced resistivity and methods of reducing or eliminating lateral growth of a selectively deposited molybdenum layer. Additional embodiments provide integrated clean and deposition processes which improve the selectivity of in situ selectively deposited molybdenum films on features, such as a via. Further embodiments advantageously provide methods of improving uniformity and selectivity of bottom-up gap fill for vias with improved film properties.
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