Patents by Inventor Laura M. Matz

Laura M. Matz 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).

  • Publication number: 20220332978
    Abstract: Copper chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing formulation, method and system are disclosed. The CMP polishing formulation comprises abrasive particles of specific morphology and mean particle sizes (?100 nm, ?50 nm, ?40 nm, ?30 nm, or ?20 nm), at least two or more amino acids, oxidizer, corrosion inhibitor, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: KEH-YEUAN LI, MING SHIH TSAI, XIAOBO SHI, RUNG-JE YANG, CHEN YUAN HUANG, LAURA M. MATZ
  • Patent number: 11401441
    Abstract: Provided are Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) formulations that offer high and tunable Cu removal rates and low copper dishing for the broad or advanced node copper or Through Silica Via (TSV). The CMP compositions provide high selectivity of Cu film vs. other barrier layers, such as Ta, TaN, Ti, and TiN, and dielectric films, such as TEOS, low-k, and ultra low-k films. The CMP polishing formulations comprise solvent, abrasive, at least three chelators selected from the group consisting of amino acids, amino acid derivatives, organic amine, and combinations therefor; wherein at least one chelator is an amino acid or an amino acid derivative. Additionally, organic quaternary ammonium salt, corrosion inhibitor, oxidizer, pH adjustor and biocide are used in the formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Laura M. Matz, Chris Keh-Yeuan Li, Ming-Shih Tsai, Pao-Chia Pan, Chad Chang-Tse Hsieh, Rung-Je Yang, Blake J. Lew, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Agnes Derecskei
  • Publication number: 20190055430
    Abstract: Provided are Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) formulations that offer high and tunable Cu removal rates and low copper dishing for the broad or advanced node copper or Through Silica Via (TSV). The CMP compositions provide high selectivity of Cu film vs. other barrier layers, such as Ta, TaN, Ti, and TiN, and dielectric films, such as TEOS, low-k, and ultra low-k films. The CMP polishing formulations comprise solvent, abrasive, at least three chelators selected from the group consisting of amino acids, amino acid derivatives, organic amine, and combinations therefor; wherein at least one chelator is an amino acid or an amino acid derivative. Additionally, organic quaternary ammonium salt, corrosion inhibitor, oxidizer, pH adjustor and biocide are used in the formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaobo Shi, Laura M. Matz, Chris Keh-Yeuan Li, Ming-Shih Tsai, Pao-Chia Pan, Chad Chang-Tse Hsieh, Rung-Je Yang, Blake J. Lew, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Agnes Derecskei
  • Patent number: 10072237
    Abstract: It is disclosed a photoresist cleaning composition for stripping a photoresist pattern having a film thickness of 3-150 ?m, which contains (a) quaternary ammonium hydroxide (b) a mixture of water-soluble organic solvents (c) at least one corrosion inhibitor and (d) water, and a method for treating a substrate therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Randy Li-Kai Chang, Gene Everad Parris, Hsiu Mei Chen, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Tianniu Chen, Laura M. Matz, Ryback Li Chang Lo, Ling-Jen Meng
  • Publication number: 20170037344
    Abstract: It is disclosed a photoresist cleaning composition for stripping a photoresist pattern having a film thickness of 3-150 ?m, which contains (a) quaternary ammonium hydroxide (b) a mixture of water-soluble organic solvents (c) at least one corrosion inhibitor and (d) water, and a method for treating a substrate therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Li-Kai Chang, Gene Everad Parris, Hsiu Mei Chen, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Tianniu Chen, Laura M. Matz, Ryback Li Chang Lo, Ling-Jen Meng
  • Patent number: 9018107
    Abstract: A deposition for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including one precursor of an organosilane or an organosiloxane, and a porogen distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is aromatic in nature; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film, containing the porogen; and removing substantially all of the organic material by UV radiation to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Kathryn Haas, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Laura M. Matz
  • Patent number: 8889235
    Abstract: A process for forming a silicon carbonitride barrier dielectric film between a dielectric film and a metal interconnect of an integrated circuit substrate, comprising the steps of; providing the integrated circuit substrate having a dielectric film; contacting the substrate with a barrier dielectric film precursor comprising: RxR?y(NR?R??)zSi wherein R, R?, R? and R?? are each individually selected from hydrogen, linear or branched saturated or unsaturated alkyl, or aromatic; wherein x÷y+z=4; z=1-3; but R, R? cannot both be hydrogen; forming the silicon carbonitride barrier dielectric film with C/Si ratio >0.8 and a N/Si ratio >0.2 on the integrated circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anupama Mallikarjunan, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Laura M. Matz, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Andrew David Johnson, Manchao Xiao
  • Publication number: 20140242813
    Abstract: A deposition for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including one precursor of an organosilane or an organosiloxane, and a porogen distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is aromatic in nature; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film, containing the porogen; and removing substantially all of the organic material by UV radiation to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Kathryn Haas, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Laura M. Matz
  • Patent number: 8753986
    Abstract: A deposition for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including one precursor of an organosilane or an organosiloxane, and a porogen distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is aromatic in nature; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film, containing the porogen; and removing substantially all of the organic material by UV radiation to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Kathryn Haas, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Laura M. Matz
  • Patent number: 8637396
    Abstract: A method is provided for depositing a dielectric barrier film including a precursor with silicon, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen with improved barrier dielectric properties including lower dielectric constant and superior electrical properties. This method will be important for barrier layers used in a damascene or dual damascene integration for interconnect structures or in other dielectric barrier applications. In this example, specific structural properties are noted that improve the barrier performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura M. Matz, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Dino Sinatore
  • Patent number: 8592058
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current invention include methods of forming a strontium titanate (SrTiO3) film using atomic layer deposition (ALD). More particularly, the method includes forming a plurality of titanium oxide (TiO2) unit films using ALD and forming a plurality of strontium oxide (SrO) unit films using ALD. The combined thickness of the TiO2 and SrO unit films is less than approximately 5 angstroms. The TiO2 and SrO units films are then annealed to form a strontium titanate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura M. Matz, Xiangxin Rui, Xinjian Lei, Sunil Shanker, Moo-Sung Kim, Iain Buchanan
  • Patent number: 8507704
    Abstract: A formulation, comprising: a) at least one metal-ligand complex, wherein one or more ligands are selected from the group consisting of ?-diketonates, ?-ketoiminates, ?-ketoesterates, ?-diiminates, alkyls, carbonyls, alkyl carbonyls, cyclopentadienyls, pyrrolyls, alkoxides, amidinates, imidazolyls, and mixtures thereof; and the metal is selected from Group 2 to 16 elements of the Periodic Table of the Elements; and, b) at least one aminoether selected from the group consisting of R1R2NR3OR4NR5R6, R1OR4NR5R6, O(CH2CH2)2NR1, R1R2NR3N(CH2CH2)2O, R1R2NR3OR4N(CH2CH2)2O, O(CH2CH2)2NR1OR2N(CH2CH2)2O, and mixtures thereof, wherein R1-6 are independently selected from group consisting of C1-10 linear alkyl, C1-10 branched alkyl, C1-10 cyclic alkyl, C6-C10 aromatic, C1-10 alkylamine, C1-10 alkylaminoalkyl, C1-10 ether, C4-C10 cyclic ether, C4-C10 cyclic aminoether, and mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov, Xinjian Lei, Daniel P. Spence, John Anthony Thomas Norman, Laura M. Matz
  • Patent number: 8471049
    Abstract: Described herein are Group 4 metal-containing precursors, compositions comprising Group 4 metal-containing precursors, and deposition processes for fabricating conformal metal containing films on substrates. In one aspect, the Group 4 metal-containing precursors are represented by the following formula I: wherein M comprises a metal chosen from Ti, Zr, and Hf; R and R1 are each independently selected from an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R3 is chosen from hydrogen or an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R4 is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and wherein R2 and R4 are different alkyl groups. Also described herein are methods for making Group 4 metal-containing precursors and methods for depositing films using the Group 4 metal-containing precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Air Product and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Daniel P. Spence, Moo-Sung Kim, Iain Buchanan, Laura M. Matz, Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov
  • Patent number: 8283260
    Abstract: A method for preparing an interlayer dielectric to minimize damage to the interlayer's dielectric properties, the method comprising the steps of: depositing a layer of a silicon-containing dielectric material onto a substrate, wherein the layer has a first dielectric constant and wherein the layer has at least one surface; providing an etched pattern in the layer by a method that includes at least one etch process and exposure to a wet chemical composition to provide an etched layer, wherein the etched layer has a second dielectric constant, and wherein the wet chemical composition contributes from 0 to 40% of the second dielectric constant; contacting the at least one surface of the layer with a silicon-containing fluid; optionally removing a first portion of the silicon-containing fluid such that a second portion of the silicon-containing fluid remains in contact with the at least one surface of the layer; and exposing the at least one surface of the layer to UV radiation and thermal energy, wherein the lay
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jeffrey Weigel, Mark Leonard O'Neill, Mary Kathryn Haas, Laura M. Matz, Glenn Michael Mitchell, Aiping Wu, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, John Giles Langan
  • Patent number: 8202808
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current invention include methods of forming a strontium titanate (SrTiO3) film using atomic layer deposition (ALD). More particularly, the method includes forming a plurality of titanium oxide (TiO2) unit films using ALD and forming a plurality of strontium oxide (SrO) unit films using ALD. The combined thickness of the TiO2 and SrO unit films is less than approximately 5 angstroms. The TiO2 and SrO units films are then annealed to form a strontium titanate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura M. Matz, Xiangxin Rui, Xinjian Lei, Sunil Shanker, Moo-Sung Kim, Iain Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20110308937
    Abstract: A deposition for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including one precursor of an organosilane or an organosiloxane, and a porogen distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is aromatic in nature; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film, containing the porogen; and removing substantially all of the organic material by UV radiation to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Kathryn Haas, Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Laura M. Matz
  • Patent number: 8043976
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improved adhesion between a patterned conductive metal layer, usually a copper layer, and a patterned barrier dielectric layer. The structure with the improved adhesion comprises an adhesion layer between a patterned barrier dielectric layer and a patterned conductive metal layer. The adhesion layer improves adhesion between the metal layer and the barrier layer without increasing the copper bulk electrical resistance. The method of making the structure with the improved adhesion comprises steps of thermal expositing the patterned conductive metal layer to an organometallic precursor to deposit an adhesion layer at least on the top of the patterned conductive metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Nicholas Vrtis, Laura M. Matz, Mark Leonard O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20110212629
    Abstract: A formulation, comprising: a) at least one metal-ligand complex, wherein one or more ligands are selected from the group consisting of ?-diketonates, ?-ketoiminates, ?-ketoesterates, ?-diiminates, alkyls, carbonyls, alkyl carbonyls, cyclopentadienyls, pyrrolyls, alkoxides, amidinates, imidazolyls, and mixtures thereof; and the metal is selected from Group 2 to 16 elements of the Periodic Table of the Elements; and, b) at least one aminoether selected from the group consisting of R1R2NR3OR4NR5R6, R1OR4NR5R6, O(CH2CH2)2NR1, R1R2NR3N(CH2CH2)2O, R1R2NR3OR4N(CH2CH2)2O, O(CH2CH2)2NR1OR2N(CH2CH2)2O, and mixtures thereof, wherein R1-6 are independently selected from group consisting of C1-10 linear alkyl, C1-10 branched alkyl, C1-10 cyclic alkyl, C6-C10 aromatic, C1-10 alkylamine, C1-10 alkylaminoalkyl, C1-10 ether, C4-C10 cyclic ether, C4-C10 cyclic aminoether, and mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov, Xinjian Lei, Daniel P. Spence, John Anthony Thomas Norman, Laura M. Matz
  • Publication number: 20110034023
    Abstract: A silicon carbide (SiC) film for use in backend processing of integrated circuit manufacturing, is generated by including hydrogen in the reaction gas mixture. This SiC containing film is suitable for integration into etch stop layers, dielectric cap layers and hardmask layers in interconnects of integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Laura M. Matz, Ping Jiang, William Wesley Dostalik, Ting Tsui
  • Publication number: 20110027617
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current invention include methods of forming a strontium titanate (SrTiO3) film using atomic layer deposition (ALD). More particularly, the method includes forming a plurality of titanium oxide (TiO2) unit films using ALD and forming a plurality of strontium oxide (SrO) unit films using ALD. The combined thickness of the TiO2 and SrO unit films is less than approximately 5 angstroms. The TiO2 and SrO units films are then annealed to form a strontium titanate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Laura M. Matz, Xiangxin Rui, Xinjian Lei, Sunil Shanker, Moo-Sung Kim, Nobi Fuchigami, Iain Buchanan, Duong Anh, Sandra Malhotra, Imran Hashim