Patents by Inventor Marla Britt

Marla Britt 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: 20100297854
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating an oxide layer on a semiconductor structure are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of selectively forming an oxide layer on a semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate having one or more metal-containing layers and one or more non metal-containing layers to a substrate support in a plasma reactor; introducing a first process gas into the plasma reactor, wherein the first process gas comprises hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2); maintaining the structure at a temperature of less than about 100 degrees Celsius; and generating a first plasma from the first process gas to selectively form an oxide layer on the one or more non metal-containing layers, wherein the first plasma has a density of greater than about 1010 ions/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Sundar Ramamurthy, Majeed Foad, Matthew Scotney-Castle, Marla Britt, Yen B. Ta