Patents by Inventor Matthew Metz
Matthew Metz 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: 12183739Abstract: Integrated circuitry comprising a ribbon or wire (RoW) transistor stack within which the transistors have different threshold voltages (Vt). In some examples, a gate electrode of the transistor stack may include only one workfunction metal. A metal oxide may be deposited around one or more channels of the transistor stack as a solid-state source of a metal oxide species that will diffuse toward the channel region(s). As diffused, the metal oxide may remain (e.g., as a silicate, or hafnate) in close proximity to the channel region, thereby altering the dipole properties of the gate insulator material. Different channels of a transistor stack may be exposed to differing amounts or types of the metal oxide species to provide a range of Vt within the stack. After diffusion, the metal oxide may be stripped as sacrificial, or retained.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Nicole Thomas, Eric Mattson, Sudarat Lee, Scott B. Clendenning, Tobias Brown-Heft, I-Cheng Tung, Thoe Michaelos, Gilbert Dewey, Charles Kuo, Matthew Metz, Marko Radosavljevic, Charles Mokhtarzadeh
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Publication number: 20240347346Abstract: A method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region. The method includes forming a stack of dielectric layers over the semiconductor substrate. The method includes patterning the stack to form first trenches over the first region and second trenches over the second region. The method further includes forming first conductive features having a first width in the first trenches and second conductive features having a second width in the second trenches, where the second width is less than the first width.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Minjoon PARK, Alec DORFNER, Matthew OCANA, Andrew METZ
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Patent number: 12100731Abstract: A capacitor device, such as a metal insulator metal (MIM) capacitor includes a seed layer including tantalum, a first electrode on the seed layer, where the first electrode includes at least one of ruthenium or iridium and an insulator layer on the seed layer, where the insulator layer includes oxygen and one or more of Sr, Ba or Ti. In an exemplary embodiment, the insulator layer is a crystallized layer having a substantially smooth surface. A crystallized insulator layer having a substantially smooth surface facilitates low electrical leakage in the MIM capacitor. The capacitor device further includes a second electrode layer on the insulator layer, where the second electrode layer includes a second metal or a second metal alloy.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kaan Oguz, I-Cheng Tung, Chia-Ching Lin, Sou-Chi Chang, Matthew Metz, Uygar Avci
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Publication number: 20240304543Abstract: IC interconnect structures including subtractively patterned features. Feature ends may be defined through multiple patterning of multiple cap materials for reduced misregistration. Subtractively patterned features may be lines integrated with damascene vias or with subtractively patterned vias, or may be vias integrated with damascene lines or with subtractively patterned lines. Subtractively patterned vias may be deposited as part of a planar metal layer and defined currently with interconnect lines. Subtractively patterned features may be integrated with air gap isolation structures. Subtractively patterned features may be include a barrier material on the bottom, top, or sidewall. A bottom barrier of a subtractively patterned features may be deposited with an area selective technique to be absent from an underlying interconnect feature. A barrier of a subtractively patterned feature may comprise graphene or a chalcogenide of a metal in the feature or in a seed layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Kevin Lin, Noriyuki Sato, Tristan Tronic, Michael Christenson, Christopher Jezewski, Jiun-Ruey Chen, James M. Blackwell, Matthew Metz, Miriam Reshotko, Nafees Kabir, Jeffery Bielefeld, Manish Chandhok, Hui Jae Yoo, Elijah Karpov, Carl Naylor, Ramanan Chebiam
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Publication number: 20240234579Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) structure includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer on the gate electrode, a channel layer including a semiconductor material with a first polarity on the gate dielectric layer. The TFT structure also includes a multi-layer material stack on the channel layer, opposite the gate dielectric layer, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) material over the multi-layer material stack and beyond a sidewall of the channel layer. The TFT structure further includes source and drain contacts through the interlayer dielectric material, and in contact with the channel layer, where the multi-layer material stack includes a barrier layer including oxygen and a metal in contact with the channel layer, where the barrier layer has a second polarity. A sealant layer is in contact with the barrier layer, where the sealant layer and the ILD have a different composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Abhishek A. Sharma, Arnab Sen Gupta, Travis W. LaJoie, Sarah Atanasov, Chieh-Jen Ku, Bernhard Sell, Noriyuki Sato, Van Le, Matthew Metz, Hui Jae Yoo, Pei-Hua Wang
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Publication number: 20240222483Abstract: A transistor structure includes a stack of nanoribbons spanning between terminals of the transistor. Ends of the nanoribbons include silicon, and channel regions between the ends include a transition metal and a chalcogen. A gate structure over the channel regions includes an insulator between the channel regions and a gate electrode material. Contact regions may be formed by modifying portions of the channel regions by adding a dopant to, or altering the crystal structure of, the channel regions. The transistor structure may be in an integrated circuit device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Carl H. Naylor, Kirby Maxey, Kevin O’Brien, Chelsey Dorow, Sudarat Lee, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Uygar Avci, Matthew Metz, Scott B. Clendenning, Chia-Ching Lin, Ande Kitamura, Mahmut Sami Kavrik
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Publication number: 20240222428Abstract: A transistor has multiple channel regions coupling source and drain structures, and a seed material is between one of the source or drain structures and a channel material, which includes a metal and a chalcogen. Each channel region may include a nanoribbon. A nanoribbon may have a monocrystalline structure and a thickness of a monolayer, less than 1 nm. A nanoribbon may be free of internal grain boundaries. A nanoribbon may have an internal grain boundary adjacent an end opposite the seed material. The seed material may directly contact the first of the source or drain structures, and the channel material may directly contact the second of the source or drain structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chelsey Dorow, Carl H. Naylor, Kirby Maxey, Kevin O'Brien, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Chia-Ching Lin, Uygar Avci, Matthew Metz, Sudarat Lee, Ande Kitamura, Scott B. Clendenning, Mahmut Sami Kavrik
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Publication number: 20240222461Abstract: A transistor in an integrated circuit (IC) die includes source and drain terminals having a bulk material enclosed by a liner material. A nanoribbon channel region couples the source and drain terminals. The nanoribbon may include a transition metal and a chalcogen. The liner material may contact ends and upper and lower surfaces of the nanoribbon. The transistor may be in an interconnect layer. The source and drain terminals may be formed by conformally depositing the liner material over the ends of the nanoribbon and in voids opened in the IC die.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Ande Kitamura, Carl H. Naylor, Kevin O'Brien, Kirby Maxey, Chelsey Dorow, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Scott B. Clendenning, Uygar Avci, Matthew Metz, Chia-Ching Lin, Sudarat Lee, Mahmut Sami Kavrik, Carly Rogan, Paul Gutwin
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Publication number: 20240222441Abstract: Devices, transistor structures, systems, and techniques, are described herein related to selective gate oxide formation on 2D materials for transistor devices. A transistor structure includes a gate dielectric structure on a 2D semiconductor material layer, and source and drain structures in contact with the gate dielectric structure and on the 2D semiconductor material layer. The source and drain structures include a metal material or metal nitride material and the gate dielectric structure includes an oxide of the metal material or metal nitride material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Mahmut Sami Kavrik, Carl Naylor, Chelsey Dorow, Chia-Ching Lin, Dominique Adams, Kevin O'Brien, Matthew Metz, Scott Clendenning, Sudarat Lee, Tristan Tronic, Uygar Avci
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Publication number: 20240222113Abstract: Integrated circuit (IC) structures comprising transistors with metal chalcogenide channel material synthesized on a workpiece comprising a Group IV crystal. Prior to synthesis of the metal chalcogenide material, a passivation material is formed over the Group IV crystal to limit exposure of the substrate to the growth precursor gas(es) and thereby reduce a quantity of chalcogen species subsequently degassed from the workpiece. The passivation material may be applied to the front side, back side, and/or edge of a workpiece. The passivation material may be sacrificial or retained as a permanent feature of an IC structure. The passivation material may be advantageously amorphous and/or a compound comprising at least one of a metal or nitrogen that is good diffusion barrier and thermally stable at the metal chalcogenide synthesis temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Carl H. Naylor, Kirby Maxey, Kevin OBrien, Chelsey Dorow, Sudarat Lee, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Uygar Avci, Matthew Metz, Scott B. Clendenning, Mahmut Sami Kavrik, Chia-Ching Lin, Ande Kitamura
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Publication number: 20240222485Abstract: A transistor structure includes a stack of nanoribbons coupling source and drain terminals. The nanoribbons may each include a pair of crystalline interface layers and a channel layer between the interface layers. The channel layers may be a molecular monolayer, including a metal and a chalcogen, with a thickness of less than 1 nm. The channel layers may be substantially monocrystalline, and the interface layers may be lattice matched to the channel layers. The channel layers may be epitaxially grown over the lattice-matched interface layers. The crystalline interface layers may be grown over sacrificial layers when forming the stack of nanoribbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Mahmut Sami Kavrik, Tristan Tronic, Chelsey Dorow, Kevin O?Brien, Uygar Avci, Carl H. Naylor, Chia-Ching Lin, Dominique Adams, Matthew Metz, Ande Kitamura, Scott B. Clendenning
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Patent number: 12027458Abstract: IC interconnect structures including subtractively patterned features. Feature ends may be defined through multiple patterning of multiple cap materials for reduced misregistration. Subtractively patterned features may be lines integrated with damascene vias or with subtractively patterned vias, or may be vias integrated with damascene lines or with subtractively patterned lines. Subtractively patterned vias may be deposited as part of a planar metal layer and defined currently with interconnect lines. Subtractively patterned features may be integrated with air gap isolation structures. Subtractively patterned features may be include a barrier material on the bottom, top, or sidewall. A bottom barrier of a subtractively patterned features may be deposited with an area selective technique to be absent from an underlying interconnect feature. A barrier of a subtractively patterned feature may comprise graphene or a chalcogenide of a metal in the feature or in a seed layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kevin Lin, Noriyuki Sato, Tristan Tronic, Michael Christenson, Christopher Jezewski, Jiun-Ruey Chen, James M. Blackwell, Matthew Metz, Miriam Reshotko, Nafees Kabir, Jeffery Bielefeld, Manish Chandhok, Hui Jae Yoo, Elijah Karpov, Carl Naylor, Ramanan Chebiam
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Publication number: 20240170394Abstract: Integrated circuitry comprising an interconnect level with multi-height lines contacted by complementary multi-height vias. In some examples, a first line of a taller height is contacted by a first via of a shorter height while a second line of a shorter height is contacted by a second via of a taller height. The first and second vias and first and second lines may be subtractively defined concurrently from a same stack of conductive material layers such that the first via comprises a first conductive material layer, and the first line comprises second and third conductive material layers while the second via comprises the first and second conductive material layers and the second line comprises the third conductive material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Elijah Karpov, June Choi, Manish Chandhok, Miriam Reshotko, Matthew Metz
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Patent number: 11955560Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) structure includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric layer on the gate electrode, a channel layer including a semiconductor material with a first polarity on the gate dielectric layer. The TFT structure also includes a multi-layer material stack on the channel layer, opposite the gate dielectric layer, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) material over the multi-layer material stack and beyond a sidewall of the channel layer. The TFT structure further includes source and drain contacts through the interlayer dielectric material, and in contact with the channel layer, where the multi-layer material stack includes a barrier layer including oxygen and a metal in contact with the channel layer, where the barrier layer has a second polarity. A sealant layer is in contact with the barrier layer, where the sealant layer and the ILD have a different composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Abhishek A. Sharma, Arnab Sen Gupta, Travis W. LaJoie, Sarah Atanasov, Chieh-Jen Ku, Bernhard Sell, Noriyuki Sato, Van Le, Matthew Metz, Hui Jae Yoo, Pei-Hua Wang
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Publication number: 20240112714Abstract: A memory device includes a group of ferroelectric capacitors with a shared plate that extends through the ferroelectric capacitors, has a greatest width between ferroelectric capacitors, and is coupled to an access transistor. The shared plate may be vertically between ferroelectric layers of the ferroelectric capacitors at the shared plate's greatest width. The memory device may include an integrated circuit die and be coupled to a power supply. Forming a group of ferroelectric capacitors includes forming an opening through an alternating stack of insulators and conductive plates, selectively forming ferroelectric material on the conductive plates rather than the insulators, and forming a shared plate in the opening over the ferroelectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Nazila Haratipour, Christopher Neumann, Brian Doyle, Sou-Chi Chang, Bernal Granados Alpizar, Sarah Atanasov, Matthew Metz, Uygar Avci, Jack Kavalieros, Shriram Shivaraman
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Patent number: 11887988Abstract: Thin film transistor structures may include a regrown source or drain material between a channel material and source or drain contact metallization. The source or drain material may be selectively deposited at low temperatures to backfill recesses formed in the channel material. Electrically active dopant impurities may be introduced in-situ during deposition of the source or drain material. The source or drain material may overlap a portion of a gate electrode undercut by the recesses. With channel material of a first composition and source or drain material of a second composition, thin film transistor structures may display low external resistance and high channel mobility.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Ashish Agrawal, Jack Kavalieros, Anand Murthy, Gilbert Dewey, Matthew Metz, Willy Rachmady, Cheng-Ying Huang, Cory Bomberger
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Patent number: 11862715Abstract: Tunneling Field Effect Transistors (TFETs) are promising devices in that they promise significant performance increase and energy consumption decrease due to a steeper subthreshold slope (for example, smaller sub-threshold swing). In various embodiments, vertical fin-based TFETs can be fabricated in trenches, for example, silicon trenches. In another embodiment, vertical TFETs can be used on different material systems acting as a substrate and/or trenches (for example, Si, Ge, III-V semiconductors, GaN, and the like). In one embodiment, the tunneling direction in the channel of the vertical TFET can be perpendicular to the Si substrates. In one embodiment, this can be different than the tunneling direction in the channel of lateral TFETs.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Cheng-Ying Huang, Jack Kavalieros, Ian Young, Matthew Metz, Willy Rachmady, Uygar Avci, Ashish Agrawal, Benjamin Chu-Kung
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Patent number: 11843054Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a transistor. The transistor includes a first metal contact as a source electrode, a second metal contact as a drain electrode, a channel area between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a third metal contact aligned with the channel area as a gate electrode. The first metal contact may be located in a first metal layer along a first direction. The second metal contact may be located in a second metal layer along the first direction, in parallel with the first metal contact. The third metal contact may be located in a third metal layer along a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The third metal layer is between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Van H. Le, Seung Hoon Sung, Benjamin Chu-Kung, Miriam Reshotko, Matthew Metz, Yih Wang, Gilbert Dewey, Jack Kavalieros, Tahir Ghani, Nazila Haratipour, Abhishek Sharma, Shriram Shivaraman
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Publication number: 20230360970Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to semiconductor deposition tools having a specimen support, at least one ion gun directed to a specimen positioned on the specimen support, at least one source, and at least one electron beam gun directed at the source. In an aspect, the electron beam guns, sources, and ion beam guns are positioned below the specimen support and specimen positioned thereon, which has its top surface facing downward. In another aspect, the method includes activating the electron beam gun and depositing the source material in a trench in the specimen and on surfaces adjacent to the opening of the trench and activating the ion beam gun to remove portions of the source material deposited on the surfaces adjacent to the opening of the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Elijah V. KARPOV, Matthew METZ, Robert WILLONER
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Patent number: 11777013Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a three dimensional transistor above a substrate. A three dimensional transistor includes a channel structure, where the channel structure includes a channel material and has a source area, a drain area, and a channel area between the source area and the drain area. A source electrode is coupled to the source area, a drain electrode is coupled to the drain area, and a gate electrode is around the channel area. An electrode selected from the source electrode, the drain electrode, or the gate electrode is in contact with the channel material on a sidewall of an opening in an inter-level dielectric layer or a surface of the electrode. The electrode is further in contact with the channel structure including the source area, the drain area, or the channel area. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Abhishek Sharma, Willy Rachmady, Van H. Le, Jack T. Kavalieros, Gilbert Dewey, Matthew Metz