Patents by Inventor Manchao Xiao

Manchao Xiao 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: 11043374
    Abstract: A method and composition for producing a low k dielectric film via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition comprise the steps of: providing a substrate within a reaction chamber; introducing into the reaction chamber gaseous reagents including at least one structure-forming precursors comprising a silacycloalkane compound, an oxygen source, and optionally a porogen; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the reaction chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a low k dielectric film having dielectric constant of 3.2 or less. In certain embodiments, the structure-forming precursor further comprises a hardening additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Daniel P. Spence, Xinjian Lei, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis
  • Patent number: 11035039
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions, silicon nitride films and methods for forming silicon nitride films using at least on cyclodisilazane precursor. In one aspect, there is provided a method of forming a silicon nitride film comprising the steps of: providing a substrate in a reactor; introducing into the reactor an at least one cyclodisilazane comprising a hydrocarbon leaving group and two Si—H groups wherein the at least one cyclodisilazane reacts on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; purging the reactor with a purge gas; introducing a plasma comprising nitrogen and an inert gas into the reactor to react with at least a portion of the chemisorbed layer and provide at least one reactive site wherein the plasma is generated at a power density ranging from about 0.01 to about 1.5 W/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Moo-Sung Kim, Manchao Xiao
  • Patent number: 11017998
    Abstract: A method for depositing a silicon-containing film, the method comprising: placing a substrate comprising at least one surface feature into a flowable CVD reactor which is at a temperature of from about ?20° C. to about 100° C.; increasing pressure in the reactor to at least 10 torr; and introducing into the reactor at least one silicon-containing compound having at least one acetoxy group to at least partially react the at least one silicon-containing compound to form a flowable liquid oligomer wherein the flowable liquid oligomer forms a silicon oxide coating on the substrate and at least partially fills at least a portion of the at least one surface feature. Once cured, the silicon oxide coating has a low k and excellent mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Jianheng Li, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Manchao Xiao, Xinjian Lei
  • Publication number: 20210140040
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods using same for forming a silicon-containing film such as without limitation a silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, a carbon-doped silicon nitride, or a carbon-doped silicon oxide film on at least a surface of a substrate having a surface feature. In one aspect, the silicon-containing films are deposited using a compound having Formula I or II described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: JIANHENG LI, XINJIAN LEI, ROBERT G. RIDGEWAY, RAYMOND N. VRTIS, MANCHAO XIAO, RICHARD HO
  • Patent number: 10991571
    Abstract: Atomic layer deposition (ALD) process formation of silicon oxide with temperature>500° C. is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Haripin Chandra, Meiliang Wang, Manchao Xiao, Xinjian Lei, Ronald Martin Pearlstein, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20210043446
    Abstract: A method for depositing a silicon-containing film, the method comprising: placing a substrate comprising at least one surface feature into a flowable CVD reactor which is at a temperature of from about ?20° C. to about 100° C.; increasing pressure in the reactor to at least 10 torr; and introducing into the reactor at least one silicon-containing compound having at least one acetoxy group to at least partially react the at least one silicon-containing compound to form a flowable liquid oligomer wherein the flowable liquid oligomer forms a silicon oxide coating on the substrate and at least partially fills at least a portion of the at least one surface feature. Once cured, the silicon oxide coating has a low k and excellent mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Jianheng Li, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Manchao Xiao, Xinjian Lei
  • Patent number: 10899500
    Abstract: Described herein is an FCVD process for depositing a silicon-containing film from at least one alkoxysilylamine precursor having the following Formulae A and B: wherein R1 and R4 are independently selected from a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C3 to C12 alkenyl group, a C3 to C12 alkynyl group, a C4 to C10 cyclic alkyl group, and a C6 to C10 aryl group and wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C2 to C12 alkenyl group, a C2 to C12 alkynyl group, a C4 to C10 cyclic alkyl, a C6 to C10 aryl group, and a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Ronald Martin Pearlstein, Richard Ho, Daniel P. Spence, Xinjian Lei
  • Publication number: 20210017339
    Abstract: Amino-functionalized linear and cyclic oligosiloxanes, which have at least two silicon and two oxygen atoms as well as an organoamino group and methods for making the oligosiloxanes are disclosed. Methods for depositing silicon and oxygen containing films using the organoamino-functionalized linear and cyclic oligosiloxanes are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Matthew R. MacDonald, Xinjian Lei, Meiliang Wang
  • Patent number: 10822458
    Abstract: Amino-functionalized linear and cyclic oligosiloxanes, which have at least two silicon and two oxygen atoms as well as an organoamino group and methods for making the oligosiloxanes are disclosed. Methods for depositing silicon and oxygen containing films using the organoamino-functionalized linear and cyclic oligosiloxanes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Matthew R. MacDonald, Xinjian Lei, Meiliang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200308416
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for forming silicon oxide films. In one aspect, the film is deposited from at least one silicon precursor compound, wherein the at least one silicon precursor compound is selected from the following Formulae A and B: as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Meiliang Wang, Matthew R. MacDonald, Richard Ho, Manchao Xiao, Suresh Kalpatu Rajaraman
  • Publication number: 20200270749
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods of forming a dielectric film comprising silicon and carbon onto at least a surface of a substrate, the method comprising introducing into a reactor at least one silacycloalkane precursor selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the structure of Formula IA and compounds represented by the structure of Formula IB: as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ming Li, Xinjian Lei, Raymond N. Vrtis, Robert G. Ridgeway, Manchao Xiao
  • Publication number: 20200247830
    Abstract: Described herein are precursors and methods for forming silicon-containing films. In one aspect, there is provided a precursor of Formula I: as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Matthew R. MacDonald, Manchao Xiao, Ming Li, Meiliang Wang
  • Patent number: 10703915
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for forming silicon oxide films. In one aspect, the film is deposited from at least one silicon precursor compound, wherein the at least one silicon precursor compound is selected from the following Formulae A and B: as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Meiliang Wang, Matthew R. MacDonald, Richard Ho, Manchao Xiao, Suresh Kalpatu Rajaraman
  • Publication number: 20200075323
    Abstract: A method and composition for producing a low k dielectric film via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition comprise the steps of: providing a substrate within a reaction chamber; introducing into the reaction chamber gaseous reagents including at least one structure-forming precursors comprising a silacycloalkane compound, an oxygen source, and optionally a porogen; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the reaction chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a low k dielectric film having dielectric constant of 3.2 or less. In certain embodiments, the structure-forming precursor further comprises a hardening additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Daniel P. Spence, Xinjian Lei, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis
  • Publication number: 20200062787
    Abstract: A method for producing an alkenyl or alkynyl-containing organosilicon precursor composition, the method comprising the steps of distilling at least once a composition comprising an alkenyl or alkynyl-containing organosilicon compound having the formula RnSiR14?n wherein R is selected a linear or branched C2 to C6 alkenyl group, a linear or branched C2 to C6 alkynyl group; R1 is selected from hydrogen, a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl group, and a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl group; and n is a number selected from 1 to 4, wherein a distilled alkenyl or alkynyl-containing organosilicon precursor composition is produced after distilling; and packaging the distilled alkenyl or alkynyl-containing organosilicon precursor composition in a container, wherein the container permits transmission into the container of no more than 10% of ultraviolet and visible light having a wavelength of between 290 nm to 450 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Robert G. Ridgeway, Raymond N. Vrtis, Xinjian Lei, Madhukar B. Rao, Steven Gerard Mayorga, Neil Osterwalder, Manchao Xiao, Meiliang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200058496
    Abstract: A method for depositing a silicon-containing film, the method comprising: placing a substrate comprising at least one surface feature into a flowable CVD reactor which is at a temperature of from about ?20° C. to about 400° C.; introducing into the reactor at least one silicon-containing compound having at least one acetoxy group to at least partially react the at least one silicon-containing compound to form a flowable liquid oligomer wherein the flowable liquid oligomer forms a silicon oxide coating on the substrate and at least partially fills at least a portion of the at least one surface feature. Once cured, the silicon oxide coating has a low k and excellent mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Jianheng Li, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Robert Gordon Ridgeway, Manchao Xiao, Xinjian Lei
  • Publication number: 20200051811
    Abstract: Described herein are precursors and methods for forming silicon-containing films. In one aspect, the precursor comprises a compound represented by one of following Formulae A through E below: In one particular embodiment, the organoaminosilane precursors are effective for a low temperature (e.g., 350° C. or less), atomic layer deposition (ALD) or plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) of a silicon-containing film. In addition, described herein is a composition comprising an organoaminosilane described herein wherein the organoaminosilane is substantially free of at least one selected from the amines, halides (e.g., Cl, F, I, Br), higher molecular weight species, and trace metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Leonard O'Neill, Manchao Xiao, Xinjian Lei, Richard Ho, Haripin Chandra, Matthew R. MacDonald, Meiliang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200048286
    Abstract: A composition, and chemical vapor deposition method, is provided for producing a dielectric film. A gaseous reagent including the composition is introduced into the reaction chamber in which a substrate is provided. The gaseous reagent includes a silicon precursor that includes a silicon compound according to Formula I as defined herein. Energy is applied to the gaseous reagents in the reaction chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents and to thereby deposit a film on the substrate. The film as deposited is suitable for its intended use without an optional additional cure step applied to the as-deposited film. A method for making the composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Manchao Xiao, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Robert Gordon Ridgeway, William Robert Entley, Jennifer Lynn Anne Achtyl, Xinjian Lei, Daniel P. Spence
  • Publication number: 20200040192
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for forming silicon oxide films. In one aspect, the film is deposited from at least one silicon precursor compound, wherein the at least one silicon precursor compound is selected from the following Formulae A and B: as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Meiliang Wang, Matthew R. MacDonald, Richard Ho, Manchao Xiao, Suresh Kalpatu Rajaraman
  • Publication number: 20190359637
    Abstract: Bisaminoalkoxysilanes of Formula I, and methods using same, are described herein: R1Si(NR2R3)(NR4R5)OR6??I where R1 is selected from hydrogen, a C1 to C10 linear alkyl group, a C3 to C10 branched alkyl group, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl group, a C3 to C10 alkenyl group, a C3 to C10 alkynyl group, a C4 to C10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, a C4 to C10 branched alkyl group, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl group, a C3 to C10 alkenyl group, a C3 to C10 alkynyl group, and a C4 to C10 aromatic hydrocarbon group; R6 is selected from a C1 to C10 linear alkyl group, a C3 to C10 branched alkyl group, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl group, a C3 to C10 alkenyl group, a C2 to C10 alkynyl group, and a C4 to C10 aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Spence, Xinjian Lei, Ronald Martin Pearlstein, Manchao Xiao, Jianheng Li