Patents by Inventor Nicole S. Munro

Nicole S. Munro 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: 11349029
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structures for field effect transistors (FETs), particularly p-type FETs. Notably, each non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structure includes a highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material directly contacting a topmost surface of a source/drain region of the FET, a titanium liner located on the highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material, a diffusion barrier liner located on the titanium liner, and a contact metal portion located on the diffusion barrier liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Keith E. Fogel, Nicole S. Munro, Alexander Reznicek
  • Patent number: 11201242
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structures for field effect transistors (FETs), particularly p-type FETs. Notably, each non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structure includes a highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material directly contacting a topmost surface of a source/drain region of the FET, a titanium liner located on the highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material, a diffusion barrier liner located on the titanium liner, and a contact metal portion located on the diffusion barrier liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Keith E. Fogel, Nicole S. Munro, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20200127132
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structures for field effect transistors (FETs), particularly p-type FETs. Notably, each non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structure includes a highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material directly contacting a topmost surface of a source/drain region of the FET, a titanium liner located on the highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material, a diffusion barrier liner located on the titanium liner, and a contact metal portion located on the diffusion barrier liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Keith E. Fogel, Nicole S. Munro, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20170012120
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structures for field effect transistors (FETs), particularly p-type FETs. Notably, each non-metal semiconductor alloy containing contact structure includes a highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material directly contacting a topmost surface of a source/drain region of the FET, a titanium liner located on the highly doped epitaxial semiconductor material, a diffusion barrier liner located on the titanium liner, and a contact metal portion located on the diffusion barrier liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Keith E. Fogel, Nicole S. Munro, Alexander Reznicek