Patents by Inventor Martin D. Giles
Martin D. Giles 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: 12205955Abstract: Methods are disclosed for forming fins in transistors. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a device includes forming silicon fins on a substrate and forming a dielectric layer on the substrate and adjacent to the silicon fins such that an upper region of each silicon fin is exposed. Germanium may then be epitaxially grown germanium on the upper regions of the silicon fins to form germanium fins.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Martin D. Giles, Tahir Ghani
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Patent number: 12142634Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady
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Patent number: 12125916Abstract: Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Stephen M. Cea, Annalisa Cappellani, Martin D. Giles, Rafael Rios, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn
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Publication number: 20230111689Abstract: Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Stephen M. Cea, Annalisa Cappellani, Martin D. Giles, Rafael Rios, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn
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Patent number: 11552197Abstract: Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Stephen M. Cea, Annalisa Cappellani, Martin D. Giles, Rafael Rios, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn
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Publication number: 20210226006Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady
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Patent number: 10991799Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady
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Patent number: 10985184Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to non-planar semiconductor device structures having fins. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, silicon fins positioned on the substrate, and a germanium layer that is epitaxially grown on an upper region of the silicon fins with the silicon fins and the germanium layer forming a body of the semiconductor device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Martin D. Giles, Tahir Ghani
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Patent number: 10847653Abstract: Semiconductor devices having metallic source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a gate electrode stack disposed above a semiconducting channel region of a substrate. Metallic source and drain regions are disposed above the substrate, on either side of the semiconducting channel region. Each of the metallic source and drain regions has a profile. A first semiconducting out-diffusion region is disposed in the substrate, between the semiconducting channel region and the metallic source region, and conformal with the profile of the metallic source region. A second semiconducting out-diffusion region is disposed in the substrate, between the semiconducting channel region and the metallic drain region, and conformal with the profile of the metallic drain region.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Sanaz Gardner, Rafael Rios, Cory E. Weber, Aaron A. Budrevich
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Patent number: 10636871Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady
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Patent number: 10580899Abstract: Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen M. Cea, Annalisa Cappellani, Martin D. Giles, Rafael Rios, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn
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Publication number: 20170200744Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to non-planar semiconductor device structures having fins. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, silicon fins positioned on the substrate, and a germanium layer that is epitaxially grown on an upper region of the silicon fins with the silicon fins and the germanium layer forming a body of the semiconductor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Martin D. Giles, Tahir Ghani
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Patent number: 9680013Abstract: A method and a device made according to the method. The method comprises providing a substrate including a first material, and providing a fin including a second material, the fin being disposed on the substrate and having a device active portion, the first material and the second material presenting a lattice mismatch between respective crystalline structures thereof. Providing the fin includes providing a biaxially strained film including the second material on the substrate; and removing parts of the biaxially strained film to form a substantially uniaxially strained fin therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen M. Cea, Roza Kotlyar, Jack T. Kavalieros, Martin D. Giles, Tahir Ghani, Kelin J. Kuhn, Markus Kuhn, Nancy M. Zelick
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Patent number: 9607987Abstract: Methods are disclosed for forming fins in transistors. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a device includes forming silicon fins on a substrate and forming a dielectric layer on the substrate and adjacent to the silicon fins such that an upper region of each silicon fin is exposed. Germanium may then be epitaxially grown germanium on the upper regions of the silicon fins to form germanium fins.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Martin D. Giles, Tahir Ghani
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Patent number: 9595581Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady
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Patent number: 9583487Abstract: Semiconductor devices having metallic source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a gate electrode stack disposed above a semiconducting channel region of a substrate. Metallic source and drain regions are disposed above the substrate, on either side of the semiconducting channel region. Each of the metallic source and drain regions has a profile. A first semiconducting out-diffusion region is disposed in the substrate, between the semiconducting channel region and the metallic source region, and conformal with the profile of the metallic source region. A second semiconducting out-diffusion region is disposed in the substrate, between the semiconducting channel region and the metallic drain region, and conformal with the profile of the metallic drain region.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Sanaz Kabehie, Rafael Rios, Cory E. Weber, Aaron A. Budrevich
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Patent number: 9564522Abstract: Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen M. Cea, Annalisa Cappellani, Martin D. Giles, Rafael Rios, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn
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Patent number: 9129829Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady
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Patent number: 9087863Abstract: Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen M. Cea, Annalisa Cappellani, Martin D. Giles, Rafael Rios, Seiyon Kim, Kelin J. Kuhn
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Patent number: 8753942Abstract: Methods of forming microelectronic structures are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a nanowire device comprising a substrate comprising source/drain structures adjacent to spacers, and nanowire channel structures disposed between the spacers, wherein the nanowire channel structures are vertically stacked above each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kelin J. Kuhn, Seiyon Kim, Rafael Rios, Stephen M. Cea, Martin D. Giles, Annalisa Cappellani, Titash Rakshit, Peter Chang, Willy Rachmady