Patents by Inventor Akie Shimamura

Akie Shimamura 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: 12193219
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating multilayer structures are described. An example method includes: forming a conductive base layer including silicon; forming a first conductive layer including first conductive material above the conductive base layer; forming a conductive barrier layer above the conductive layer; performing thermal loading to form a second conductive layer including silicide of the first conductive material between the conductive base layer and the conductive barrier layer; and forming a third conductive layer above the conductive barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Akie Shimamura, Kenichi Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20230209809
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating multilayer structures are described. An example method includes: forming a conductive base layer including silicon; forming a first conductive layer including first conductive material above the conductive base layer; forming a conductive barrier layer above the conductive layer; performing thermal loading to form a second conductive layer including silicide of the first conductive material between the conductive base layer and the conductive barrier layer; and forming a third conductive layer above the conductive barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: AKIE SHIMAMURA, KENICHI KUSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11075274
    Abstract: A method of forming a conductive line construction comprises forming a structure comprising polysilicon-comprising material. Elemental titanium is directly against the polysilicon of the polysilicon-comprising material. Silicon nitride is directly against the elemental titanium. Elemental tungsten is directly against the silicon nitride. The structure is annealed to form a conductive line construction comprising the polysilicon-comprising material, titanium silicide directly against the polysilicon-comprising material, elemental tungsten, TiSixNy between the elemental tungsten and the titanium silicide, and one of (a) or (b), with (a) being the TiSixNy is directly against the titanium silicide, and (b) being titanium nitride is between the TiSixNy and the titanium silicide, with the TiSixNy being directly against the titanium nitride and the titanium nitride being directly against the titanium silicide. Structure independent of method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kusumoto, Yasutaka Iuchi, Akie Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20200235219
    Abstract: A method of forming a conductive line construction comprises forming a structure comprising polysilicon-comprising material. Elemental titanium is directly against the polysilicon of the polysilicon-comprising material. Silicon nitride is directly against the elemental titanium. Elemental tungsten is directly against the silicon nitride. The structure is annealed to form a conductive line construction comprising the polysilicon-comprising material, titanium silicide directly against the polysilicon-comprising material, elemental tungsten, TiSixNy between the elemental tungsten and the titanium silicide, and one of (a) or (b), with (a) being the TiSixNy is directly against the titanium silicide, and (b) being titanium nitride is between the TiSixNy and the titanium silicide, with the TiSixNy being directly against the titanium nitride and the titanium nitride being directly against the titanium silicide. Structure independent of method is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kusumoto, Yasutaka Iuchi, Akie Shimamura