Patents by Inventor Atif Noori

Atif Noori has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11887855
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Publication number: 20210225655
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Patent number: 10985023
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Publication number: 20170194156
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Patent number: 9683287
    Abstract: Films comprising Aluminum, carbon and a metal, wherein the aluminum is present in an amount greater than about 16% by elemental content and the film has less than about 50% carbon. Methods of forming the films comprise exposing a substrate to a metal halide precursor, purging the metal halide precursor from the processing chamber and then exposing the substrate to an alkyl aluminum precursor and an alane precursor, either sequentially or simultaneously. The alane precrursor comprises an amine-alane and a stabilizing amine selected from one or more of diemthylcyclohexylamine or dicyclomethylhexylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: David Thompson, Srinivas Gandikota, Xinliang Lu, Wei Tang, Jing Zhou, Seshadri Ganguli, Jeffrey W. Anthis, Atif Noori, Faruk Gungor, Dien-Yeh Wu, Mei Chang, Shih Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 9601339
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Patent number: 9441298
    Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for forming films comprise indium and arsenic. In particular, these films may be formed in a configuration of two or more chambers under “load lock” conditions. These films may include additional components as dopants, such as aluminum and/or gallium. Such films can be used in metal/silicon contacts having low contact resistances. Also disclosed are devices including the films comprising indium arsenide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Khaled Z. Ahmed, Prabu Gopalraja, Atif Noori, Mei Chang
  • Publication number: 20160104624
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Publication number: 20160068962
    Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for forming films comprise indium and arsenic. In particular, these films may be formed in a configuration of two or more chambers under “load lock” conditions. These films may include additional components as dopants, such as aluminum and/or gallium. Such films can be used in metal/silicon contacts having low contact resistances. Also disclosed are devices including the films comprising indium arsenide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Khaled Z. Ahmed, Prabu Gopalraja, Atif Noori, Mei Chang
  • Patent number: 9269584
    Abstract: Provided are methods of depositing N-Metals onto a substrate. Methods include first depositing an initiation layer. The initiation layer may comprise or consist of cobalt, tantalum, nickel, titanium or TaAlC. These initiation layers can be used to deposit TaCx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Seshadri Ganguli, Xinliang Lu, Atif Noori, Maitreyee Mahajani, Shih Chung Chen, Mei Chang
  • Patent number: 9269574
    Abstract: Described are methods for atomic layer deposition of films comprising mixed metal oxides using metal amidinate precursors. The mixed metal oxide films may comprise a lanthanide and a transition metal such as hafnium, zirconium or titanium. Such mixed metal oxide films may be used as dielectric layers in capacitors, transistors, dynamic random access memory cells, resistive random access memory cells, flash memory cells and display panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Hung, Atif Noori, David Thompson, Yoshihide Senzaki
  • Patent number: 9230815
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Appled Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Publication number: 20150366039
    Abstract: A light socket adaptation system and method. A light socket adapter module comprises a female end designed to accept a light bulb, a male end designed to be placed in an existing light socket, Wi-Fi transmit/receive circuitry, Bluetooth LE transmit/receive circuitry, a processor that processes instructions received via one or more of the Wi-Fi transmit/receive circuitry and the Bluetooth LE transmit/receive circuitry, wherein the instructions are received from one or more of a remote server system and a mobile computing device, wherein the processor executes Bluetooth LE instructions to cause the light socket adapter module to detect Bluetooth LE enabled devices within a detection proximity of the light socket adapter module, and power supply control circuitry controllable by the processor, wherein the power supply control circuitry controls power supplied to a light bulb positioned in the female end of the light socket adapter module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Atif Noori, Gordon Kwan, Kevin Rohling, Kevin Wolfe, Levi Wolfe, Steve Arnold
  • Patent number: 9190320
    Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for forming films comprise indium and arsenic. In particular, these films may be formed in a configuration of two or more chambers under “load lock” conditions. These films may include additional components as dopants, such as aluminum and/or gallium. Such films can be used in metal/silicon contacts having low contact resistances. Also disclosed are devices including the films comprising indium arsenide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Khaled Z. Ahmed, Prabu Gopalraja, Atif Noori, Mei Chang
  • Patent number: 9145612
    Abstract: Provided are methods of depositing films comprising alloys of aluminum, which may be suitable as N-metal films. Certain methods comprise exposing a substrate surface to a metal halide precursor comprising a metal halide selected from TiCl4, TaCl5 and HfCl4 to provide a metal halide at the substrate surface; purging metal halide; exposing the substrate surface to an alkyl aluminum precursor comprising one or more of dimethyaluminum hydride, diethylhydridoaluminum, methyldihydroaluminum, and an alkyl aluminum hydrides of the formula [(CxHy)3-aAlHa]n, wherein x has a value of 1 to 3, y has a value of 2x+2, a has a value of 1 to 2, and n has a value of 1 to 4; and exposing the substrate surface to an alane-containing precursor comprising one or more of dimethylethylamine alane, methylpyrrolidinealane, di(methylpyrolidine)alane, and trimethyl amine alane borane. Other methods comprise exposing a substrate surface to a metal precursor and trimethyl amine alane borane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Gandikota, Xinliang Lu, Shih Chung Chen, Wei Tang, Jing Zhou, Seshadri Ganguli, David Thompson, Jeffrey W. Anthis, Atif Noori, Faruk Gungor, Dien-Yeh Wu, Mei Chang, Xinyu Fu, Yu Lei
  • Patent number: 9082702
    Abstract: Provided are devices and methods utilizing TiN and/or TaN films doped with Si, Al, Ga, Ge, In and/or Hf. Such films may be used as a high-k dielectric cap layer, PMOS work function layer, aluminum barrier layer, and/or fluorine barrier. These TiSiN, TaSiN, TiAlN, TaAlN, TiGaN, TaGaN, TiGeN, TaGeN, TiInN, TaInN, TiHfN or TaHfN films can be used where TiN and/or TaN films are traditionally used, or they may be used in conjunction with TiN and/or TaN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Lei, Srinivas Gandikota, Xinyu Fu, Wei Tang, Atif Noori
  • Patent number: 8987080
    Abstract: Provided are methods for making metal gates suitable for FinFET structures. The methods described herein generally involve forming a high-k dielectric material on a semiconductor substrate; depositing a high-k dielectric cap layer over the high-k dielectric material; depositing a PMOS work function layer having a positive work function value; depositing an NMOS work function layer; depositing an NMOS work function cap layer over the NMOS work function layer; removing at least a portion of the PMOS work function layer or at least a portion of the NMOS work function layer; and depositing a fill layer. Depositing a high-k dielectric cap layer, depositing a PMOS work function layer or depositing a NMOS work function cap layer may comprise atomic layer deposition of TiN, TiSiN, or TiAlN. Either PMOS or NMOS may be deposited first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinliang Lu, Seshadri Ganguli, Atif Noori, Maitreyee Mahajani, Shih Chung Chen, Yu Lei, Xinyu Fu, Wei Tang, Srinivas Gandikota
  • Patent number: 8927438
    Abstract: Provided are methods for depositing a cerium doped hafnium containing high-k dielectric film on a substrate. The reagents of specific methods include hafnium tetrachloride, an organometallic complex of cerium and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyungjun Kim, Woo-Hee Kim, Min-Kyu Kim, Steven Hung, Atif Noori, David Thompson, Jeffrey W. Anthis
  • Patent number: 8927059
    Abstract: Methods of depositing pure metal and aluminum alloy metal films. Certain methods comprises contacting a substrate surface with first and second precursors, the first precursor comprising an aluminum precursor selected from dimethylaluminum hydride, alane coordinated to an amine, and a compound having a structure represented by: wherein R is a C1-C6 alkyl group, and the second precursor comprising a metal halide. Other methods relate to sequentially exposing a substrate to a first and second precursor, the first precursor comprising an aluminum precursor as described above, and the second precursor comprising Ti(NR?2)4 or Ta(NR?2)5, wherein R? is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, keto or aldehyde group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinliang Lu, David Thompson, Jeffrey W. Anthis, Mei Chang, Seshadri Ganguli, Wei Tang, Srinivas Gandikota, Atif Noori
  • Patent number: 8895443
    Abstract: Provided are methods of depositing N-Metals onto a substrate. Some methods comprise providing an initiation layer of TaM or TiM layer on a substrate, wherein M is selected from aluminum, carbon, noble metals, gallium, silicon, germanium and combinations thereof; and exposing the substrate having the TaM or TiM layer to a treatment process comprising soaking the surface of the substrate with a reducing agent to provided a treated initiation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Seshadri Ganguli, Xinliang Lu, Atif Noori, Maitreyee Mahajani, Shih Chung Chen, Mei Chang