Patents by Inventor Mario D. Sanchez
Mario D. Sanchez 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: 12054826Abstract: Process chamber lids having a pumping liner with a showerhead and gas funnel within an open central region are described. The showerhead is spaced a distance from the gas funnel to form a gap and the gas funnel has an opening to provide a flow of gas into the gap. The gas funnel includes a plurality of apertures extending from the front surface to a common region adjacent the back surface of the gas funnel. A purge ring is in contact with the back surface of the gas funnel and aligned so that a circular channel formed in the bottom surface of the purge ring body is positioned adjacent the common area of the apertures in the gas funnel.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Anqing Cui
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Publication number: 20230357927Abstract: Process chamber lids having a pumping liner with a showerhead and gas funnel within an open central region are described. The showerhead is spaced a distance from the gas funnel to form a gap and the gas funnel has an opening to provide a flow of gas into the gap. The gas funnel includes a plurality of apertures extending from the front surface to a common region adjacent the back surface of the gas funnel. A purge ring is in contact with the back surface of the gas funnel and aligned so that a circular channel formed in the bottom surface of the purge ring body is positioned adjacent the common area of the apertures in the gas funnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Anqing Cui
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Publication number: 20230307216Abstract: Processing chambers comprising a chamber body, a remote plasma source (RPS) outside the chamber body, a first connection line between the remote plasma source and the interior volume of the chamber body through the top wall and a second connection line between the remote plasma source and the interior volume through the sidewall of the chamber body. Methods of cleaning a processing chamber comprising flowing an etchant gas through the RPS into the chamber body, followed by a flow recovery gas through the RPS into the chamber body through both the first connection line and second connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Prasanth Narayanan, Shrihari Sampathkumar, Keiichi Tanaka, Mario D. Sanchez, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mandyam Sriram
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Patent number: 11767590Abstract: Process chamber lids having a pumping liner with a showerhead and gas funnel within an open central region are described. The showerhead is spaced a distance from the gas funnel to form a gap and the gas funnel has an opening to provide a flow of gas into the gap. The gas funnel includes a plurality of apertures extending from the front surface to a common region adjacent the back surface of the gas funnel. A purge ring is in contact with the back surface of the gas funnel and aligned so that a circular channel formed in the bottom surface of the purge ring body is positioned adjacent the common area of the apertures in the gas funnel.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Anqing Cui
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Patent number: 11732358Abstract: Process chamber lids, processing chambers and methods using the lids are described. The lid includes a pumping liner with a showerhead, blocker plate and gas funnel positioned therein. A liner heater is positioned on the pumping liner to control temperature in the pumping liner. Gas is flowed into the gas funnel using a dead-volume free one-way valve with a remote plasma source.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Srinivas Gandikota, Wei V. Tang
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Patent number: 11719255Abstract: Pumping liners for process chambers including a first ring-shaped body and a second ring-shaped body are described. The first ring-shaped body has a first plurality of openings and the second ring-shaped body has a second plurality of openings. The first ring-shaped body and the second ring-shaped body are rotatable relative to each other around a central axis to at least partially overlap the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings to change the area of conductance through the openings. Methods of removing gases from a processing chamber are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez
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Publication number: 20220389585Abstract: Process chamber lids, processing chambers and methods using the lids are described. The lid includes a pumping liner with a showerhead, blocker plate and gas funnel positioned therein. A liner heater is positioned on the pumping liner to control temperature in the pumping liner. Gas is flowed into the gas funnel using a dead-volume free one-way valve with a remote plasma source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Srinivas Gandikota, Wei V. Tang
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Publication number: 20220364575Abstract: Pumping liners for process chambers including a first ring-shaped body and a second ring-shaped body are described. The first ring-shaped body has a first plurality of openings and the second ring-shaped body has a second plurality of openings. The first ring-shaped body and the second ring-shaped body are rotatable relative to each other around a central axis to at least partially overlap the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings to change the area of conductance through the openings. Methods of removing gases from a processing chamber are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez
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Patent number: 11447866Abstract: Process chamber lids, processing chambers and methods using the lids are described. The lid includes a pumping liner with a showerhead, blocker plate and gas funnel positioned therein. A liner heater is positioned on the pumping liner to control temperature in the pumping liner. Gas is flowed into the gas funnel using a dead-volume free one-way valve with a remote plasma source.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Srinivas Gandikota, Wei V. Tang
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Patent number: 11415147Abstract: Pumping liners for process chambers including a first ring-shaped body and a second ring-shaped body are described. The first ring-shaped body has a first plurality of openings and the second ring-shaped body has a second plurality of openings. The first ring-shaped body and the second ring-shaped body are rotatable relative to each other around a central axis to at least partially overlap the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings to change the area of conductance through the openings. Methods of removing gases from a processing chamber are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez
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Publication number: 20210395892Abstract: Process chamber lids, processing chambers and methods using the lids are described. The lid includes a pumping liner with a showerhead, blocker plate and gas funnel positioned therein. A liner heater is positioned on the pumping liner to control temperature in the pumping liner. Gas is flowed into the gas funnel using a dead-volume free one-way valve with a remote plasma source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Srinivas Gandikota, Wei V. Tang
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Publication number: 20210087686Abstract: Process chamber lids having a pumping liner with a showerhead and gas funnel within an open central region are described. The showerhead is spaced a distance from the gas funnel to form a gap and the gas funnel has an opening to provide a flow of gas into the gap. The gas funnel includes a plurality of apertures extending from the front surface to a common region adjacent the back surface of the gas funnel. A purge ring is in contact with the back surface of the gas funnel and aligned so that a circular channel formed in the bottom surface of the purge ring body is positioned adjacent the common area of the apertures in the gas funnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez, Anqing Cui
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Publication number: 20200378402Abstract: Pumping liners for process chambers including a first ring-shaped body and a second ring-shaped body are described. The first ring-shaped body has a first plurality of openings and the second ring-shaped body has a second plurality of openings. The first ring-shaped body and the second ring-shaped body are rotatable relative to each other around a central axis to at least partially overlap the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings to change the area of conductance through the openings. Methods of removing gases from a processing chamber are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Muhannad Mustafa, Muhammad M. Rasheed, Mario D. Sanchez
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Patent number: 10755947Abstract: Processing methods comprising etching a metal nitride layer with an etchant. The etchant can be, for example, WCl5, WOCl4 or TaCl5. Methods of improving the selectivity of etch processes are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Wenyu Zhang, Yixiong Yang, Mario D. Sanchez, Guoqiang Jian, Wei V. Tang, Paul F. Ma
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Publication number: 20190341268Abstract: Processing methods comprising etching a metal nitride layer with an etchant. The etchant can be, for example, WCl5, WOCl4 or TaCl5. Methods of improving the selectivity of etch processes are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Wenyu Zhang, Yixiong Yang, Mario D. Sanchez, Guoqiang Jian, Wei Tang, Paul F. Ma