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公开(公告)号:US12247283B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-11
申请号:US17560529
申请日:2021-12-23
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexander K. Eidukonis , Hans-Joachim L. Gossmann , Dennis Rodier , Stanislav S. Todorov , Richard White , Wei Zhao , Wei Zou , Supakit Charnvanichborikarn
IPC: H01L29/06 , C23C14/48 , C23C14/54 , H01J37/304 , H01J37/317
Abstract: A method of operating a beamline ion implanter may include performing, in an ion implanter, a first implant procedure to implant a dopant of a first polarity into a given semiconductor substrate, and generating an estimated implant dose of the dopant of the first polarity based upon a set of filtered information, generated by the first implant procedure. The method may also include calculating an actual implant dose of the dopant of the first polarity using a predictive model based upon the estimated implant dose, and performing, in the ion implanter, an adjusted second implant procedure to implant a dopant of a second polarity into a select semiconductor substrate, based upon the actual implant dose.
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公开(公告)号:US20240145217A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-02
申请号:US17979545
申请日:2022-11-02
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Qintao Zhang , Eric Jay Simmons, JR. , Jared Traynor , Wei Zou , Miguel Fung , Samphy Hong
IPC: H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/32412 , H01J2237/2001 , H01J2237/20214 , H01J2237/20221 , H01J2237/3365
Abstract: Methods for processing a dielectric film to improve its uniformity of thickness and refractive index are disclosed. The dielectric film is deposited using conventional approaches, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or spin coating. The workpiece, with the applied dielectric film is then processed to improve the uniformity of the thickness. This processing may comprise implanting a thinning species to the thicker portions of the dielectric film to reduce the thickness of these portions. The thinning species may be silicon or another suitable species. This processing may alternatively or additionally include implanting a thickening species to the thinner portions of the dielectric film to increase their thickness. The thickening species may be helium or another suitable species. This approach may reduce the variation in thickness by 50% or more.
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公开(公告)号:US11948799B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US17480500
申请日:2021-09-21
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Qintao Zhang , Wei Zou
IPC: H01L21/265 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/16
CPC classification number: H01L21/265 , H01L29/0684 , H01L29/66068 , H01L29/1608
Abstract: Provided here are methods and manufacturing systems to implant protons into SiC IGBT devices at multiple depths in the drift layer of the SiC IGBT device. Provides are SiC IGBT devices manufactured with process steps including multiple proton implant processes where the SiC IGBT device is irradiated with ion to affect proton implantation into the SiC IGBT device at multiple depths in the drift region to reduced minority carrier lifetime.
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公开(公告)号:US20230253208A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-10
申请号:US17592617
申请日:2022-02-04
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Qintao Zhang , Wei Zou
IPC: H01L21/265 , H01L21/266
CPC classification number: H01L21/26513 , H01L21/266 , H01L21/26533
Abstract: Disclosed herein are approaches for reducing buried channel recess depth using a non-doping ion implant prior to formation of the buried channel. In one approach, a method may include providing an oxide layer over a substrate, performing a non-doping implantation process through the oxide layer to form an amorphous region in the substrate, and forming a photoresist over the oxide layer. The method may further include forming a buried layer in the substrate by implanting the substrate through an opening in the photoresist, and performing an oxidation and dopant drive-in process to the amorphous region and to the buried layer to form a second oxide layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11664419B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17065065
申请日:2020-10-07
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Sipeng Gu , Wei Zou , Kyu-Ha Shim
IPC: H01L29/06 , H01L21/762
CPC classification number: H01L29/0653 , H01L21/76243
Abstract: A method of isolating sections of the channel layer in a SOI workpiece is disclosed. Rather than etching material to create trenches, which are then filled with a dielectric material, ions are implanted into portions of the channel layer to transform these implanted regions from silicon or silicon germanium into an electrically insulating material. These ions may comprise at least one isolating species, such as oxygen, nitrogen, carbon or boron. This eliminates various processes from the fabrication sequence, including an etching process and a deposition process. Advantageously, this approach also results in greater axial strain in the channel layer, since the channel layer is continuous across the workpiece.
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公开(公告)号:US20230016122A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17560529
申请日:2021-12-23
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Alexander K. Eidukonis , Hans-Joachim L. Gossmann , Dennis Rodier , Stanislav S. Todorov , Richard White , Wei Zhao , Wei Zou , Supakit Charnvanichborikarn
IPC: C23C14/54 , H01J37/304 , C23C14/48 , H01J37/317 , H01L29/06
Abstract: A method of operating a beamline ion implanter may include performing, in an ion implanter, a first implant procedure to implant a dopant of a first polarity into a given semiconductor substrate, and generating an estimated implant dose of the dopant of the first polarity based upon a set of filtered information, generated by the first implant procedure. The method may also include calculating an actual implant dose of the dopant of the first polarity using a predictive model based upon the estimated implant dose, and performing, in the ion implanter, an adjusted second implant procedure to implant a dopant of a second polarity into a select semiconductor substrate, based upon the actual implant dose.
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公开(公告)号:US20220415657A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17362946
申请日:2021-06-29
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Qintao Zhang , Samphy Hong , Wei Zou , Judy Campbell Soukup
IPC: H01L21/265 , H01L21/266
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for forming a buried layer using a low-temperature ion implant. In some embodiments a method may include providing an opening through a mask, wherein the mask is formed directly atop a substrate, and forming a buried layer in the substrate by performing a low-temperature ion implant through the opening of the mask. The method may further include forming an oxide layer over the substrate including over the buried layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11444153B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-13
申请号:US16542667
申请日:2019-08-16
Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Qintao Zhang , Wei Zou
IPC: H01L29/06 , H01L21/265
Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to methods and devices having a stress memorization layer along a side of a substrate. In some embodiments, a method may include providing a substrate having a first main side opposite a second main side, implanting the second main side of the substrate to form an amorphous implant area, forming a stress liner over the second main side of the substrate, and annealing the stress liner to form a stress memorization layer in the amorphous implant area.
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公开(公告)号:US11424125B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-23
申请号:US17148006
申请日:2021-01-13
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Qintao Zhang , Wei Zou , Hans-Joachim L. Gossmann
IPC: H01L21/28 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/04 , H01L21/8234
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for reducing MOSFET trench sidewall surface roughness. In some embodiments, a method includes providing a device structure including a well formed in an epitaxial layer, forming a plurality of trenches through the well and the epitaxial layer, and implanting the device structure to form a treated layer along a sidewall of just an upper portion of the device structure within each of the plurality of trenches. The method may further include etching the device structure to remove the treated layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20220109045A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-07
申请号:US17065065
申请日:2020-10-07
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Sipeng Gu , Wei Zou , Kyu-Ha Shim
IPC: H01L29/06 , H01L21/762
Abstract: A method of isolating sections of the channel layer in a SOI workpiece is disclosed. Rather than etching material to create trenches, which are then filled with a dielectric material, ions are implanted into portions of the channel layer to transform these implanted regions from silicon or silicon germanium into an electrically insulating material. These ions may comprise at least one isolating species, such as oxygen, nitrogen, carbon or boron. This eliminates various processes from the fabrication sequence, including an etching process and a deposition process. Advantageously, this approach also results in greater axial strain in the channel layer, since the channel layer is continuous across the workpiece.
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