Patents by Inventor Kirby MAXEY
Kirby MAXEY 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).
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Patent number: 11935956Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein comprise semiconductor devices with two dimensional (2D) semiconductor channels and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a source contact and a drain contact. In an embodiment, a 2D semiconductor channel is between the source contact and the drain contact. In an embodiment, the 2D semiconductor channel is a shell.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kevin P. O'Brien, Carl Naylor, Chelsey Dorow, Kirby Maxey, Tanay Gosavi, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Shriram Shivaraman, Chia-Ching Lin, Sudarat Lee, Uygar E. Avci
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Patent number: 11908950Abstract: Embodiments include two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor sheet transistors and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a stack of 2D semiconductor sheets, where individual ones of the 2D semiconductor sheets have a first end and a second end opposite from the first end. In an embodiment, a first spacer is over the first end of the 2D semiconductor sheets, and a second spacer is over the second end of the 2D semiconductor sheets. Embodiments further comprise a gate electrode between the first spacer and the second spacer, a source contact adjacent to the first end of the 2D semiconductor sheets, and a drain contact adjacent to the second end of the 2D semiconductor sheets.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kirby Maxey, Chelsey Dorow, Kevin P. O'Brien, Carl Naylor, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Tanay Gosavi, Uygar E. Avci, Shriram Shivaraman
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Publication number: 20240006481Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include transistors and methods of forming transistors. In an embodiment, the transistor comprises a source region, a drain region, a first semiconductor channel between the source region and the drain region, and a second semiconductor channel between the source region and the drain region over the first semiconductor channel. In an embodiment, an insulator is around the source region, the drain region, the first semiconductor channel, and the second semiconductor channel. In an embodiment, a first access hole is in the insulator adjacent to a first edge of the first semiconductor channel, and a second access hole is in the insulator adjacent to a second edge of the first semiconductor channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Chelsey DOROW, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Sudarat LEE, Ande KITAMURA, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Chia-Ching LIN, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Uygar E. AVCI
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Publication number: 20240006484Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include transistors and methods of forming transistors. In an embodiment, the transistor comprises a channel with a first end and a second end opposite from the first end, a first spacer around the first end of the channel, a second spacer around the second end of the channel, and a gate stack over the channel, where the gate stack is between the first spacer and the second spacer. In an embodiment, the transistor may further comprise a first extension contacting the first end of the channel; and a second extension contacting the first end of the channel. In an embodiment, the transistor further comprises conductive layers over the first extension and the second extension outside of the first spacer and the second spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Kirby MAXEY, Carl H. NAYLOR, Chelsey DOROW, Uygar E. AVCI, Matthew V. METZ, Sudarat LEE, Chia-Ching LIN, Sean T. MA
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Publication number: 20240008290Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, systems, and/or techniques directed to creating back end of line 2D transistors that include a metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor structure used as a memory cell. In embodiments, a combination wet etch and dry etch process may be used to form the 2D transistors. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Chia-Ching LIN, Shriram SHIVARAMAN, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Chelsey DOROW, Kirby MAXEY, Carl H. NAYLOR, Sudarat LEE, Uygar E. AVCI, Sou-Chi CHANG
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Publication number: 20240006521Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, systems, and/or techniques directed to creating back end of line 2D transistors that may be used as access transistors for a memory cell. In embodiments, a combination wet etch and dry etch process may be used to form the 2D transistors. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Chia-Ching LIN, Shriram SHIVARAMAN, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Chelsey DOROW, Kirby MAXEY, Carl H. NAYLOR, Sudarat LEE, Uygar E. AVCI
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Publication number: 20230420364Abstract: A microelectronic device, a semiconductor package including the device, an IC device assembly including the package, and a method of making the device. The device includes a substrate; a first structure on the substrate, the first structure corresponding to a front end of line (FEOL) stack of the device and including a plurality of first transistors therein; and a second structure on the substrate, the second structure corresponding to a back end of line (BEOL) stack of the device, and including a plurality of second transistors therein, the plurality of second transistors including a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material. The second transistors are part of a voltage regulation architecture to regulate voltage supply to the die.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Kevin P. O'Brien, Tristan A. Tronic, Ande Kitamura, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Carl Hugo Naylor, Chelsey Dorow, Kirby Maxey, Scott B. Clendenning, Sudarat Lee, Uygar E. Avci
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Publication number: 20230420511Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, systems, and/or techniques for a transistor structure that includes stacked nanoribbons as a single crystal or monolayer, such as a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) layer, grown on a silicon wafer using a seeding material. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Chelsey DOROW, Sudarat LEE, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Uygar E. AVCI, Matthew V. METZ, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Chia-Ching LIN, Carly ROGAN, Arnab SEN GUPTA
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Publication number: 20230420510Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques directed to creating a transistor structure by selectively growing a 2D TMD directly in a stacked channel configuration, such as a stacked nanowire or nanoribbon formation. In embodiments, this TMD growth may occur for all of the nanowires or nanoribbons in the transistor structure in one stage. Placement of a SAM on a plurality of dielectric layers within the transistor structure stack facilitates channel deposition and channel geometry in the stacked channel configuration. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Chelsey DOROW, Sudarat LEE, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Uygar E. AVCI, Matthew V. METZ, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Jiun-Ruey CHEN, Chia-Ching LIN, Carly ROGAN
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Publication number: 20230420514Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include transistor devices. In an embodiment, the transistor comprises a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) channel. In an embodiment, a two dimensional (2D) dielectric is over the TMD channel. In an embodiment, a gate metal is over the 2D dielectric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Chelsey DOROW, Sudarat LEE, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Ande KITAMURA, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Uygar E. AVCI, Chia-Ching LIN
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Publication number: 20230411390Abstract: In one embodiment, a transistor device includes a metal layer, a first dielectric layer comprising Hafnium and Oxygen on the metal layer, a channel layer comprising Tungsten and Selenium above the dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer comprising Hafnium and Oxygen on the channel layer, a source region comprising metal on a first end of the channel layer, a drain region comprising metal on a second end of the channel layer opposite the first end, and a metal contact on the second dielectric layer between the source regions and the drain region. In some embodiments, the transistor device may be included in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic circuit in the back-end of an integrated circuit device, such as a processor or system-on-chip (SoC).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Kevin P. O'Brien, Ande Kitamura, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Carl Hugo Naylor, Kirby Maxey, Rachel A. Steinhardt, Scott B. Clendenning, Sudarat Lee, Uygar E. Avci, Chelsey Dorow
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Publication number: 20230317783Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to forming nano ribbon transistors using layered 2D semiconductor channels. The layered 2D semiconductor channels may be created by forming a scaffold structure that has a first edge that extends from a silicon-based substrate, and a second edge opposite the first edge that is distal to the silicon based substrate. Alternating layers of 2D semiconductor material and a 3D semiconductor material may then be built on the second edge of the scaffold structure. In embodiments, the 3D semiconductor material may then be removed and a gate material deposited around at least a portion of the layers of 2D semiconductor material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Kirby MAXEY, Carl H. NAYLOR, Uygar E. AVCI, Chelsey DOROW, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Matthew V. METZ, Chia-Ching LIN, Sudarat LEE, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA
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Publication number: 20230197860Abstract: A metal chalcogenide material layer of lower quality provides a transition between a metal chalcogenide material layer of higher quality and a gate insulator material that separates the metal chalcogenide material layers from a gate electrode of a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) structure. Gate insulator material may be more readily initiated and/or or precisely controlled to a particular thickness when formed on lower quality metal chalcogenide material. Accordingly, such a material stack may be integrated into a variety of transistor structures, including multi-gate, multi-channel nanowire or nanosheet transistor structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Carl H. Naylor, Kirby Maxey, Chelsey Dorow, Sudarat Lee, Kevin O'Brien, Ashish V. Penumatcha, Scott B. Clendenning, Uygar Avci, Matthew Metz
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Publication number: 20230113614Abstract: Thin film transistors having CMOS functionality integrated with two-dimensional (2D) channel materials are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first device including a first two-dimensional (2D) material layer, and a first gate stack around the first 2D material layer. The first gate stack has a gate electrode around a gate dielectric layer. A second device is stacked on the first device. The second device includes a second 2D material layer, and a second gate stack around the second 2D material layer. The second gate stack has a gate electrode around a gate dielectric layer. The second 2D material layer has a composition different than a composition of the first 2D material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Chelsey DOROW, Carl NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Sudarat LEE, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Uygar E. AVCI, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Urusa ALAAN, Tristan A. TRONIC
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Publication number: 20230098467Abstract: Thin film transistors having a spin-on two-dimensional (2D) channel material are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first device layer including a first two-dimensional (2D) material layer above a substrate. The first 2D material layer includes molybdenum, sulfur, sodium and carbon. A second device layer including a second 2D material layer is above the substrate. The second 2D material layer includes tungsten, selenium, sodium and carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Chelsey DOROW, Sudarat LEE, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Shriram SHIVARAMAN, Uygar E. AVCI, Patrick THEOFANIS, Charles MOKHTARZADEH, Matthew V. METZ, Scott B. CLENDENNING
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Publication number: 20230099814Abstract: Transistors, devices, systems, and methods are discussed related to transistors including 2D material channels and heterogeneous 2D materials on the 2D material channels and coupled to source and drain metals, and their fabrication. The 2D material channels of the transistor allow for gate length scaling, improved switching performance, and other advantages and the heterogeneous 2D materials improve contact resistance of the transistor devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Kirby Maxey, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Carl Naylor, Chelsey Dorow, Kevin O'Brien, Shriram Shivaraman, Tanay Gosavi, Uygar Avci
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Publication number: 20230097898Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to a transistor structure that includes a monolayer within an oxide material on a gate metal. There may be a stack of these structures. The monolayer, which may include a semiconductor material, in embodiments may include multiple monolayer sheets that are stacked on top of each other. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Chelsey DOROW, Carl H. NAYLOR, Uygar E. AVCI, Tristan A. TRONIC, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Kirby MAXEY, Sudarat LEE, Scott B. CLENDENNING
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Publication number: 20230100713Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to advanced integrated circuit (IC) structure fabrication and, in particular, IC structures with an improved two-dimensional (2D) channel architecture. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Chelsey DOROW, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Sudarat LEE, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Uygar E. AVCI
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Publication number: 20230101370Abstract: Thin film transistors having multi-layer gate dielectric structures integrated with two-dimensional (2D) channel materials are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a two-dimensional (2D) material layer above a substrate. A gate stack is over the 2D material layer, the gate stack having a first side opposite a second side, and the gate stack having a gate electrode around a gate dielectric structure. A first gate spacer is on the 2D material layer and adjacent to the first side of the gate stack. A second gate spacer is on the 2D material layer and adjacent to the second side of the gate stack, wherein the first gate spacer and the second gate spacer are continuous with a layer of the gate dielectric structure. A first conductive structure is coupled to the 2D material layer and adjacent to the first gate spacer. A second conductive structure is coupled to the 2D material layer and adjacent to the second gate spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Sudarat LEE, Chelsey DOROW, Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Carl H. NAYLOR, Kirby MAXEY, Charles MOKHTARZADEH, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Uygar E. AVCI
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Publication number: 20230101760Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a first transistor on a first level, and a second transistor on a second level above the first level. In an embodiment, an insulating layer is between the first level and the second level, and a via passes through the insulating layer, and electrically couples the first transistor to the second transistor. In an embodiment, the first transistor and the second transistor comprise a first channel, and a second channel over the first channel. In an embodiment, the first second transistor further comprise a gate structure between the first channel and the second channel, a source contact on a first end of the first channel and the second channel, and a drain contact on a second end of the first channel and the second channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Kevin P. O'BRIEN, Uygar E. AVCI, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Chelsey DOROW, Sudarat LEE, Kirby MAXEY, Carl H. NAYLOR, Tristan A. TRONIC, Shriram SHIVARAMAN, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA