Patents by Inventor Krishna P. Murella

Krishna P. Murella 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: 11692110
    Abstract: Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2:SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use a unique combination of abrasives such as ceria coated silica particles and chemical additives such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol or combinations as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20230193079
    Abstract: Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems of use therefore are provided. The CMP polishing composition comprises abrasives of ceria coated inorganic oxide particles, such as ceria-coated silica; and dual chemical additives for providing the tunable oxide film removal rates and tunable SiN film removal rates; low oxide trench dishing, and high oxide: SiN selectivity. Dual chemical additives comprise at least one silicone-containing compound comprising at least one of (1) ethylene oxide and propylene oxide (EO-PO) group, and at least one of substituted ethylene diamine group on the same molecule; and (2) at least one non-ionic organic molecule having at least two, preferably at least four hydroxyl functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: XIAOBO SHI, KRISHNA P. MURELLA, JOSEPH D. ROSE, HONGJUN ZHOU, MARK LEONARD O'NEILL
  • Patent number: 11667839
    Abstract: Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2:SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use unique chemical additives, such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol, ribitol, D-sorbitol, mannitol, dulcitol, iditol, D-(?)-Fructose, sorbitan, sucrose, ribose, Inositol, glucose, D-arabinose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, L-mannose, meso-erythritol, beta-lactose, arabinose, or combinations thereof as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11608451
    Abstract: Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems of use therefore are provided. The CMP polishing composition comprises abrasives of ceria coated inorganic metal oxide particles, such as ceria-coated silica; and dual chemical additives for providing the tunable oxide film removal rates and tunable SiN film removal rates. Chemical additives comprise at least one nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound and at least one non-ionic organic molecule having more than one hydroxyl functional group organic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20230020073
    Abstract: High oxide film removal rate Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods, and systems of use therefore are provided. The CMP polishing composition comprises abrasives of ceria coated inorganic oxide particles, such as ceria-coated silica; and a chemical additive for providing a high oxide film removal rate. The chemical additive is a gelatin molecule possessing negative and positive charges on the same molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11549034
    Abstract: The present invention provides Chemical Mechanical Planarization Polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) applications. The CMP compositions contain ceria coated inorganic metal oxide particles as abrasives, such as ceria-coated silica particles; chemical additive selected from the first group of non-ionic organic molecules multi hydroxyl functional groups in the same molecule; chemical additives selected from the second group of aromatic organic molecules with sulfonic acid group or sulfonate salt functional groups and combinations thereof; water soluble solvent; and optionally biocide and pH adjuster; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 12, preferably 3 to 10, and more preferably 4 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11326076
    Abstract: Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems of use therefore are provided. The CMP polishing composition comprises abrasives of ceria coated inorganic metal oxide particles, such as ceria-coated silica; and dual chemical additives for providing high oxide film removal rate. The dual chemical additives comprise gelatin compounds possessing negative and positive charges on the same molecule, and non-ionic organic molecules having multi hydroxyl functional groups in the same molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11254839
    Abstract: The present invention discloses STI CMP polishing compositions, methods and systems that significantly reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability in addition to provide high and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable high selectivity of SiO2:SiN through the use of an unique combination of ceria inorganic oxide particles, such as ceria coated silica particles as abrasives, and an oxide trench dishing reducing additive of poly(methacrylic acids), its derivatives, its salts, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Krishna P. Murella, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11180678
    Abstract: Present invention provides Chemical Mechanical Planarization Polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) applications. The CMP compositions contain ceria coated inorganic oxide particles as abrasives, such as ceria-coated silica particles; chemical additive selected from the group consisting of an organic acetylene molecule containing an acetylene bond and at least two or multi ethoxylate functional groups with terminal hydroxyl groups, an organic molecule with at least two or multi hydroxyl functional groups in the same molecule, and combinations thereof; water soluble solvent; and optionally biocide and pH adjuster; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 12, preferably 3 to 10, and more preferably 4 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20210324270
    Abstract: Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2:SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use unique chemical additives, such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol, ribitol, D-sorbitol, mannitol, dulcitol, iditol, D-(?)-Fructose, sorbitan, sucrose, ribose, Inositol, glucose, D-arabinose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, L-mannose, meso-erythritol, beta-lactose, arabinose, or combinations thereof as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20210309885
    Abstract: Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2: SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use a unique combination of abrasives such as ceria coated silica particles and chemical additives such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol or combinations as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11111415
    Abstract: Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) polishing compositions comprising abrasive particles and additives to boost removal rates of films comprising elemental silicon such as poly-silicon and Silicon-Germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: James Matthew Henry, Hongjun Zhou, Krishna P. Murella, Dnyanesh Chandrakant Tamboli, Joseph Rose
  • Patent number: 11078417
    Abstract: Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2: SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use unique chemical additives, such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol, ribitol, D-sorbitol, mannitol, dulcitol, iditol, D-(?)-Fructose, sorbitan, sucrose, ribose, Inositol, glucose, D-arabinose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, L-mannose, meso-erythritol, beta-lactose, arabinose, or combinations thereof as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11072726
    Abstract: Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2: SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use a unique combination of abrasives such as ceria coated silica particles and chemical additives such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol or combinations as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20210179890
    Abstract: The present invention discloses STI CMP polishing compositions, methods and systems that significantly reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability in addition to provide high and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable high selectivity of SiO2:SiN through the use of an unique combination of ceria inorganic oxide particles, such as ceria coated silica particles as abrasives, and an oxide trench dishing reducing additive of poly(methacrylic acids), its derivatives, its salts, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Krishna P. Murella, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 10894906
    Abstract: Composite particles with lower mean particle size and smaller size distribution are obtained through refining treatments. The refined composite particles, such as ceria coated silica particles are used in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) compositions to offer higher removal rate; very low within wafer (WWNU) for removal rate, low dishing and low defects for polishing oxide films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Hongjun Zhou, John Edward Quincy Hughes, Krishna P. Murella, Reinaldo Mario Machado, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Dnyanesh Chandrakant Tamboli
  • Publication number: 20200270479
    Abstract: Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) compositions, methods of using the composition and systems for using the composition are provided. The compositions comprise abrasive particles, and two different groups of chemical additives; a non-ionic organic surfactant molecule including polysorbate-type surfactants formed by the ethoxylation of the sorbitan and non-ionic organic molecules with multi hydroxyl functional groups in the same molecule. The compositions provide high silicon oxide removal rate (RR) and suppressed SiN removal rate (RR). A good pattern performance are provided by the compositions which offer desired silicon oxide RR at a reasonable DF and showing the high SiN RR suppression at an even higher DF from the blanket wafer data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph D. Rose, Xiabo Shi, Hongjun Zhou, Krishna P. Murella
  • Publication number: 20200239736
    Abstract: Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems of use therefore are provided. The CMP polishing composition comprises abrasives of ceria coated inorganic metal oxide particles, such as ceria-coated silica; and dual chemical additives for providing the tunable oxide film removal rates and tunable SiN film removal rates. Chemical additives comprise at least one nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound and at least one non-ionic organic molecule having more than one hydroxyl functional group organic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20200239735
    Abstract: Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems of use therefore are provided. The CMP polishing composition comprises abrasives of ceria coated inorganic metal oxide particles, such as ceria-coated silica; and dual chemical additives for providing high oxide film removal rate. The dual chemical additives comprise gelatin compounds possessing negative and positive charges on the same molecule, and non-ionic organic molecules having multi hydroxyl functional groups in the same molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Joseph D. Rose, Hongjun Zhou, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Patent number: 10669449
    Abstract: Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) polishing compositions comprising composite particles, such as ceria coated silica particles, offer low dishing, low defects, and high removal rate for polishing oxide films. Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) polishing compositions have shown excellent performance using soft polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Hongjun Zhou, Jo-Ann Theresa Schwartz, Malcolm Grief, Xiaobo Shi, Krishna P. Murella, Steven Charles Winchester, John Edward Quincy Hughes, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Andrew J. Dodd, Dnyanesh Chandrakant Tamboli, Reinaldo Mario Machado