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公开(公告)号:WO2022231886A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:PCT/US2022/025281
申请日:2022-04-19
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: AYDIN, Aykut , CHENG, Rui , JANAKIRAMAN, Karthik
IPC: H01L21/02 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/033
Abstract: Exemplary deposition methods may include delivering a boron-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include delivering a dopant-containing precursor with the boron-containing precursor. The dopant-containing precursor may include a metal. The methods may include forming a plasma of all precursors within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include depositing a doped-boron material on a substrate disposed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The doped-boron material may include greater than or about 80 at.% of boron in the doped-boron material.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022231829A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:PCT/US2022/024222
申请日:2022-04-11
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: NGUYEN, Khiem
IPC: G03F1/80 , H01L21/687
Abstract: Exemplary lithography mask processing chambers may include a substrate support that includes a plurality of lift pins that are vertically translatable relative to a top surface of the substrate support. The lithography mask processing chambers may include a cover ring positioned atop the substrate support. The cover ring may define a rectilinear substrate seat. A top surface of the rectilinear substrate seat may be elevated above the top surface of the substrate support. An outer periphery of the rectilinear substrate seat may be positioned outward of the plurality of lift pins.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022231815A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:PCT/US2022/023782
申请日:2022-04-07
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Abstract: Exemplary etching methods may include forming a plasma of a fluorine-containing precursor to produce plasma effluents. A first bias frequency may be applied while forming the plasma. The methods may include contacting a substrate housed in a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber with the plasma effluents. The substrate may be or include a photomask. The methods may include etching a first layer of the photomask. Etching the first layer of the photomask may expose a second layer of the photomask. The methods may include adjusting the first bias frequency to a second bias frequency while maintaining the plasma of the fluorine-containing precursor. The methods may include etching the second layer of the photomask.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022231814A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:PCT/US2022/023776
申请日:2022-04-07
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: WANG, Baiwei , CHEN, Xiaolin C. , REDDY, Rohan Puligoru , JAN, Oliver , CUI, Zhenjiang , WANG, Anchuan
IPC: H01L21/3213 , H01L21/02
Abstract: Exemplary etching methods may include flowing an oxygen-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include contacting a substrate housed in the processing region with the oxygen-containing precursor. The substrate may include an exposed region of ruthenium, and the contacting may produce ruthenium tetroxide. The methods may include vaporizing the ruthenium tetroxide from a surface of the exposed region of ruthenium. An amount of oxidized ruthenium may remain. The methods may include contacting the oxidized ruthenium with a hydrogen-containing precursor. The methods may include removing the oxidized ruthenium.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022231760A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:PCT/US2022/022988
申请日:2022-04-01
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: SHEN, Zeqing , QI, Bo , MALLICK, Abhijit B.
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L27/112
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to fabricating electronic devices, such as memory devices. In one or more embodiments, a method for forming a device includes forming a film stack on a substrate, where the film stack contains a plurality of alternating layers of oxide layers and nitride layers and has a stack thickness, and etching the film stack to a first depth to form a plurality of openings between a plurality of structures. The method includes depositing an etch protection liner containing amorphous-silicon on the sidewalls and the bottoms of the structures, removing the etch protection liner from at least the bottoms of the openings, forming a plurality of holes by etching the film stack in the openings to further extend each bottom of the openings to a second depth of the hole, and removing the etch protection liner from the sidewalls.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022231671A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:PCT/US2022/013259
申请日:2022-01-21
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: CONG, Zhepeng , MYO, Nyi O. , SHENG, Tao , ZHENG, Yong
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus, systems, and methods for in-situ film growth rate monitoring. A thickness of a film on a substrate is monitored during a substrate processing operation that deposits the film on the substrate. The thickness is monitored while the substrate processing operation is conducted, The monitoring includes directing light in a direction toward a crystalline coupon, The direction is perpendicular to a heating direction. In one implementation, a reflectometer system to monitor film growth during substrate processing operations includes a first block that includes a first inner surface. The reflectometer system includes a light emitter disposed in the first block and oriented toward the first inner surface, and a light receiver disposed in the first block and oriented toward the first inner surface. The reflectometer system includes a second block opposing the first block.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022226236A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-27
申请号:PCT/US2022/025831
申请日:2022-04-21
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: VARGHESE, Sony , FISHBURN, Fredrick David
IPC: H01L27/108 , H01L29/423
Abstract: Methods of forming a three-dimensional dynamic random-access memory (3D DRAM) structure are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of forming a 3D DRAM structure includes forming at least one wordline feature in a first stack comprising a plurality of crystalline silicon (c-Si) layers alternating with a plurality of crystalline silicon germanium (c-SiGe) layers, wherein the wordline feature comprises: vertically etching a first pattern of holes; filling the first pattern of holes with a silicon germanium fill; vertically etching a plurality of isolation slots through the first stack; filling the plurality of isolation slots with a dielectric material to form an isolation layer between the silicon germanium fill; etching the silicon germanium fill and the plurality of c-SiGe layers to form a plurality of gate silicon channels comprising portions of the plurality of c-Si layers; and depositing a layer of conductive material that wraps around the plurality of gate silicon channels.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022225657A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-27
申请号:PCT/US2022/022191
申请日:2022-03-28
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: CHOUNG, Ji-young , CHEN, Chung-Chia , LIN, Yu Hsin , LEE, Jungmin , HAAS, Dieter , KIM, Si Kyoung
Abstract: Sub-pixel circuits and methods of forming sub-pixel circuits that may be utilized in an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display are described herein. The overhang structures are permanent to the sub-pixel circuit. The overhang structures include a conductive oxide. A first configuration of the overhang structures includes a base portion and a top portion with the top portion disposed on the base portion. In a first sub-configuration, the base portion includes the conductive oxide of at least one of a TCO material or a TMO material. In a second sub-configuration, the base portion includes a metal alloy material and the conductive oxide of a metal oxide surface. A second configuration of the overhang structures includes the base portion and the top portion with a body portion disposed between the base portion and the top portion. The body portion includes the metal alloy body and the metal oxide surface.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022216897A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:PCT/US2022/023774
申请日:2022-04-07
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: HERLE, Subramanya P. , GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, Girish Kumar , STOCK, Daniel , KUNDU, Sambhu , RANGASAMY, Ezhiylmurugan
IPC: H01M4/1393 , H01M4/1395 , H01M4/04 , H01M10/052 , H01M4/02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for fabricating electrodes used in energy storage devices are provided. In some implementations a surface of the electrode is activated for (a) a pre-treatment process to remove loosely held particles from the electrode surface; (b) a pre-treatment process to activate the surface of the electrode material for improved bonding or wetting for subsequently deposited materials; (c) a post-treatment of the pre-lithiation layer to improve subsequent bonding with additionally deposited layer, for example, passivation layers; and/or (d) a post-treatment of the pre-lithiation layer to improve/accelerate absorption of the lithium into the underlying electrode material.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022216458A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-13
申请号:PCT/US2022/021463
申请日:2022-03-23
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: CONG, Zhepeng , CHU, Schubert , MYO, Nyi O. , SHAH, Kartik Bhupendra , YE, Zhiyuan , COLLINS, Richard O.
Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally provide improved control of gas flow in processing chambers. In at least one embodiment, a liner for a processing chamber includes an annular body having a sidewall and a vent formed in the annular body for exhausting gas from inside to outside the annular body. The vent comprises one or more vent holes disposed through the sidewall. The liner further includes an opening in the annular body for substrate loading and unloading.
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