Patents by Inventor Christopher Scerbo

Christopher Scerbo 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: 11018225
    Abstract: A method for forming an overlap transistor includes forming a gate structure over a III-V material, wet cleaning the III-V material on side regions adjacent to the gate structure and plasma cleaning the III-V material on the side regions adjacent to the gate structure. The III-V material is plasma doped on the side regions adjacent to the gate structure to form plasma doped extension regions that partially extend below the gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Bruce, Kevin K. Chan, Sebastian U. Engelmann, Renee T. Mo, Christopher Scerbo, Hongwen Yan, Jeng-Bang Yau
  • Publication number: 20190311945
    Abstract: After forming source/drain contact openings to expose portions of source/drain regions composed of an n-doped III-V compound semiconductor material, surfaces of the exposed portions of the source/drain regions are cleaned to remove native oxides and doped with plasma-generated n-type dopant radicals. Semiconductor caps are formed in-situ on the cleaned surfaces of the source/drain regions, and subsequently converted into metal semiconductor alloy regions. Source/drain contacts are then formed on the metal semiconductor alloy regions and within the source/drain contact openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin K. Chan, Sebastian U. Engelmann, Marinus Johannes Petrus Hopstaken, Christopher Scerbo, Hongwen Yan, Yu Zhu
  • Patent number: 10366918
    Abstract: After forming source/drain contact openings to expose portions of source/drain regions composed of an n-doped III-V compound semiconductor material, surfaces of the exposed portions of the source/drain regions are cleaned to remove native oxides and doped with plasma-generated n-type dopant radicals. Semiconductor caps are formed in-situ on the cleaned surfaces of the source/drain regions, and subsequently converted into metal semiconductor alloy regions. Source/drain contacts are then formed on the metal semiconductor alloy regions and within the source/drain contact openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin K. Chan, Sebastian U. Engelmann, Marinus Johannes Petrus Hopstaken, Christopher Scerbo, Hongwen Yan, Yu Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180096885
    Abstract: After forming source/drain contact openings to expose portions of source/drain regions composed of an n-doped III-V compound semiconductor material, surfaces of the exposed portions of the source/drain regions are cleaned to remove native oxides and doped with plasma-generated n-type dopant radicals. Semiconductor caps are formed in-situ on the cleaned surfaces of the source/drain regions, and subsequently converted into metal semiconductor alloy regions. Source/drain contacts are then formed on the metal semiconductor alloy regions and within the source/drain contact openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin K. Chan, Sebastian U. Engelmann, Marinus Johannes Petrus Hopstaken, Christopher Scerbo, Hongwen Yan, Yu Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170373149
    Abstract: A method for forming an overlap transistor includes forming a gate structure over a III-V material, wet cleaning the III-V material on side regions adjacent to the gate structure and plasma cleaning the III-V material on the side regions adjacent to the gate structure. The III-V material is plasma doped on the side regions adjacent to the gate structure to form plasma doped extension regions that partially extend below the gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Robert L. Bruce, Kevin K. Chan, Sebastian U. Engelmann, Renee T. Mo, Christopher Scerbo, Hongwen Yan, Jeng-Bang Yau
  • Publication number: 20130049199
    Abstract: Silicidation techniques with improved rare earth silicide morphology for fabrication of semiconductor device contacts. For example, a method for forming silicide includes implanting a silicon layer with an amorphizing species to form an amorphous silicon region in the silicon layer and depositing a rare earth metal film on the silicon layer in contact with the amorphous silicon region. A suicide process is then performed to combine the rare earth metal film and the amorphous silicon region to form a silicide film on the silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Besser, Roy A. Carruthers, Christopher P. D'Emic, Christian Lavoie, Conal E. Murray, Kazuya Ohuchi, Christopher Scerbo, Bin Yang
  • Publication number: 20130049200
    Abstract: Silicidation techniques with improved rare earth silicide morphology for fabrication of semiconductor device contacts. For example, a method for forming silicide includes implanting a silicon layer with an amorphizing species to fond an amorphous silicon region in the silicon layer and depositing a rare earth metal film on the silicon layer in contact with the amorphous silicon region. A silicide process is then performed to combine the rare earth metal film and the amorphous silicon region to form a silicide film on the silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Besser, Roy A. Carruthers, Christopher P. D'Emic, Christian Lavoie, Conal E. Murray, Kazuya Ohuchi, Christopher Scerbo, Bin Yang