Patents by Inventor Matthew V. Metz

Matthew V. 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).

  • Publication number: 20220199756
    Abstract: Metal insulator metal capacitors or backend transistors having epitaxial oxides are described. In a first example, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a first electrode plate. A capacitor dielectric is on the first electrode plate. The capacitor dielectric includes a single crystalline oxide material. A second electrode plate is on the capacitor dielectric, the second electrode plate having a portion over and parallel with the first electrode plate. In a second example, a transistor includes a gate electrode above a substrate. A gate dielectric above and on the gate electrode. The gate dielectric includes a single crystalline oxide material. A channel material layer is on the single crystalline oxide material. Source or drain contacts are on the channel material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: I-Cheng TUNG, Kaan OGUZ, Chia-Ching LIN, Sou-Chi CHANG, Matthew V. METZ, Uygar E. AVCI
  • Publication number: 20220199519
    Abstract: Metal insulator metal capacitors are described. In an example, a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a first electrode plate, and a first capacitor dielectric on the first electrode plate. The first capacitor dielectric is or includes a perovskite high-k dielectric material. A second electrode plate is on the first capacitor dielectric and has a portion over and parallel with the first electrode plate, and a second capacitor dielectric is on the second electrode plate. A third electrode plate is on the second capacitor dielectric and has a portion over and parallel with the second electrode plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Chia-Ching LIN, Sou-Chi CHANG, Kaan OGUZ, I-Cheng TUNG, Arnab SEN GUPTA, Ian A. YOUNG, Uygar E. AVCI, Matthew V. METZ, Ashish Verma PENUMATCHA, Anandi ROY
  • Publication number: 20220199758
    Abstract: Capacitors with a carbon-based electrode layer in contact with a ferroelectric insulator. The insulator may be a perovskite oxide. Low reactivity of the carbon-based electrode may improve stability of a ferroelectric capacitor. A carbon-based electrode layer may be predominantly carbon and have a low electrical resistivity. A carbon-based electrode layer may be the only layer of an electrode, or it may be a barrier between the insulator and another electrode layer. Both electrodes of a capacitor may include a carbon-based electrode layer, or a carbon-based electrode layer may be included in only one electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Arnab Sen Gupta, Jason C. Retasket, Matthew V. Metz, I-Cheng Tung, Chia-Ching Lin, Sou-Chi Chang, Kaan Oguz, Uygar E. Avci, Edward Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220199628
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure in a memory device is described. In an example, the IC structure includes a memory cell including a bitline (BL) extending along a first direction and a channel extending along a second direction above and diagonal to the BL. In the example, a wordline (WL) extends in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction of the BL and intersects with the channel to control a current in the channel along a gated channel length. In some examples, the channel is electrically coupled on a first side to a storage capacitor via a storage node contact (SNC) and on a second side to the BL via a bit line contact (BLC) located on an underside or backside of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Noriyuki SATO, Sarah ATANASOV, Abhishek A. SHARMA, Bernhard SELL, Chieh-Jen KU, Arnab SEN GUPTA, Matthew V. METZ, Elliot N. TAN, Hui Jae YOO, Travis W. LAJOIE, Van H. LE, Pei-Hua WANG
  • Publication number: 20220199839
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices with Schottky diodes in a back end of line stack. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor layer, where transistor devices are provided in the semiconductor layer, and a back end stack over the semiconductor layer. In an embodiment, a diode is in the back end stack. In an embodiment, the diode comprises a first electrode, a semiconductor region over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the semiconductor region. In an embodiment, a first interface between the first electrode and the semiconductor region is an ohmic contact, and a second interface between the semiconductor region and the second electrode is a Schottky contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Arnab SEN GUPTA, Urusa ALAAN, Justin WEBER, Charles C. KUO, Yu-Jin CHEN, Kaan OGUZ, Matthew V. METZ, Abhishek A. SHARMA, Prashant MAJHI, Brian S. DOYLE, Van H. LE
  • Patent number: 11367789
    Abstract: A buffer layer is deposited on a substrate. A first III-V semiconductor layer is deposited on the buffer layer. A second III-V semiconductor layer is deposited on the first III-V semiconductor layer. The second III-V semiconductor layer comprises a channel portion and a source/drain portion. The first III-V semiconductor layer acts as an etch stop layer to etch a portion of the second III-V semiconductor layer to form the source/drain portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Ying Huang, Willy Rachmady, Matthew V. Metz, Gilbert Dewey, Jack T. Kavalieros, Sean T. Ma, Harold Kennel
  • Publication number: 20220190121
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are transistor channel materials, and related methods and devices. For example, in some embodiments, a transistor may include a channel material including a semiconductor material having a first conductivity type, and the channel material may further include a dopant including (1) an insulating material and/or (2) a material having a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Abhishek A. Sharma, Noriyuki Sato, Van H. Le, Sarah Atanasov, Arnab Sen Gupta, Matthew V. Metz, Hui Jae Yoo
  • Publication number: 20220181442
    Abstract: Monolithic FETs including a fin of a first semiconductor composition disposed on a sub-fin of a second composition. In some examples, an InGaAs fin is grown over GaAs sub-fin. The sub-fin may be epitaxially grown from a seeding surface disposed within a trench defined in an isolation dielectric. The sub-fin may be planarized with the isolation dielectric. The fin may then be epitaxially grown from the planarized surface of the sub-fin. A gate stack may be disposed over the fin with the gate stack contacting the planarized surface of the isolation dielectric so as to be self-aligned with the interface between the fin and sub-fin. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sean T. Ma, Matthew V. Metz, Willy Rachmady, Gilbert Dewey, Chandra S. Mohapatra, Jack T. Kavalieros, Anand S. Murthy, Tahir Ghani
  • Publication number: 20220181433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are capacitors including built-in electric fields, as well as related devices and assemblies. In some embodiments, a capacitor may include a top electrode region, a bottom electrode region, and a dielectric region between and in contact with the top electrode region and the bottom electrode region, wherein the dielectric region includes a perovskite material, and the top electrode region has a different material structure than the bottom electrode region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sou-Chi Chang, Chia-Ching Lin, Kaan Oguz, I-Cheng Tung, Uygar E. Avci, Matthew V. Metz, Ashish Verma Penumatcha, Ian A. Young, Arnab Sen Gupta
  • Patent number: 11355621
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing functionality of a non-planar device which includes a semiconductor body disposed on a dielectric layer and over an underlying subfin region. In an embodiment, the dielectric layer is disposed between, and adjoins each of, a first semiconductor material of the subfin region and a second semiconductor material of semiconductor body. The dielectric layer is an artefact of fabrication processing wherein an epitaxy of the semiconductor body is grown horizontally along a length of the subfin region. During such epitaxial growth, the dielectric layer prevents vertical growth of the second semiconductor material from the subfin region. Moreover, at least a portion of a dummy gate determines a shape of the semiconductor body. In another embodiment, formation of the semiconductor body is preceded by an etching to remove a section of a fin portion which is disposed over the subfin region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert Dewey, Willy Rachmady, Sean Ma, Nicholas Minutillo, Tahir Ghani, Matthew V. Metz, Cheng-Ying Huang, Anand S. Murthy
  • Patent number: 11335796
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques, systems, and method for a semiconductor device. Embodiments herein may present a semiconductor device including a substrate, and a channel area above the substrate and including a first III-V material. A source area may be above the substrate and including a second III-V material. An interface between the channel area and the source area may include the first III-V material. The source area may include a barrier layer of a third III-V material above the substrate. A current is to flow between the source area and the channel area through the barrier layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Ying Huang, Willy Rachmady, Matthew V. Metz, Gilbert Dewey, Sean T. Ma, Jack T. Kavalieros
  • Patent number: 11296229
    Abstract: Thin film transistors are described. An integrated circuit structure includes a first source or drain contact above a substrate. A gate stack pedestal is on the first source or drain contact, the gate stack pedestal including a first gate dielectric layer, a gate electrode layer on the first gate dielectric layer, a second gate dielectric layer on the gate electrode layer, and gate dielectric sidewalls along the first gate dielectric layer, the gate electrode layer and the second gate dielectric layer. A channel material layer is over and along sidewalls of the gate stack pedestal, the channel material layer further on a portion of the first source or drain contact. Dielectric spacers are adjacent portions of the channel material layer along the sidewalls of the gate stack pedestal. A second source or drain contact is over a portion of the channel material layer over the gate stack pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Abhishek A. Sharma, Yih Wang, Van H. Le, Jack T. Kavalieros, Tahir Ghani, Nazila Haratipour, Benjamin Chu-Kung, Seung Hoon Sung, Gilbert Dewey, Shriram Shivaraman, Matthew V. Metz
  • Publication number: 20220102521
    Abstract: Low resistance approaches for fabricating contacts, and semiconductor structures having low resistance metal contacts, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor structure above a substrate. A gate electrode is over the semiconductor structure, the gate electrode defining a channel region in the semiconductor structure. A first semiconductor source or drain structure is at a first end of the channel region at a first side of the gate electrode. A second semiconductor source or drain structure is at a second end of the channel region at a second side of the gate electrode, the second end opposite the first end. A source or drain contact is directly on the first or second semiconductor source or drain structure, the source or drain contact including a barrier layer and an inner conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Gilbert DEWEY, Nazila HARATIPOUR, Siddharth CHOUKSEY, Jack T. KAVALIEROS, Jitendra Kumar JHA, Matthew V. METZ, Mengcheng LU, Anand S. MURTHY, Koustav GANGULY, Ryan KEECH, Glenn A. GLASS, Arnab SEN GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20220102522
    Abstract: Low resistance and reduced reactivity approaches for fabricating contacts, and semiconductor structures having low resistance metal contacts, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor structure above a substrate. A gate electrode is over the semiconductor structure, the gate electrode defining a channel region in the semiconductor structure. A first semiconductor source or drain structure is at a first end of the channel region at a first side of the gate electrode. A second semiconductor source or drain structure is at a second end of the channel region at a second side of the gate electrode, the second end opposite the first end. A source or drain contact is on the first or second semiconductor source or drain structure, the source or drain contact including an alloyed metal barrier layer and an inner conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Gilbert DEWEY, Nazila HARATIPOUR, Siddharth CHOUKSEY, Arnab SEN GUPTA, Christopher J. JEZEWSKI, I-Cheng TUNG, Matthew V. METZ, Anand S. MURTHY
  • Publication number: 20220084942
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating metallization stacks with one or more self-aligned staggered metal lines, and related semiconductor devices, are disclosed. Methods and devices are based on providing a spacer material conformal to bottom metal lines of a first layer of a metallization stack. By carefully designing parameters of the deposition process, the spacer material may be deposited in such a manner that, for each pair of adjacent bottom metal lines of the first layer, an opening in the spacer material is formed in a layer above the bottom metal lines (i.e., in the second layer of the metallization stack), the opening being substantially equidistant to the adjacent bottom metal lines of the first layer. Top metal lines are formed by filling the openings with an electrically conductive material, resulting in the top metal lines being self-aligned and staggered with respect to the bottom metal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Elijah V. Karpov, Christopher J. Jezewski, Manish Chandhok, Nafees A. Kabir, Matthew V. Metz
  • Patent number: 11276755
    Abstract: Monolithic FETs including a fin of a first semiconductor composition disposed on a sub-fin of a second composition. In some examples, an InGaAs fin is grown over GaAs sub-fin. The sub-fin may be epitaxially grown from a seeding surface disposed within a trench defined in an isolation dielectric. The sub-fin may be planarized with the isolation dielectric. The fin may then be epitaxially grown from the planarized surface of the sub-fin. A gate stack may be disposed over the fin with the gate stack contacting the planarized surface of the isolation dielectric so as to be self-aligned with the interface between the fin and sub-fin. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sean T. Ma, Matthew V. Metz, Willy Rachmady, Gilbert Dewey, Chandra S. Mohapatra, Jack T. Kavalieros, Anand S. Murthy, Tahir Ghani
  • Publication number: 20220042162
    Abstract: Systems and approaches for fabricating an integrated circuit structure including a metal layer formed using a beam of low energy atoms are described. In an example, a system for fabricating an integrated circuit structure includes a sample holder for supporting a 300 mm wafer facing down, the substrate having a feature thereon. The system also includes a source for providing a beam of low energy metal atoms to form a metal layer on the feature of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Elijah V. KARPOV, Christopher J. JEZEWSKI, Matthew V. METZ
  • Publication number: 20220028972
    Abstract: A transistor includes a body of semiconductor material, where the body has laterally opposed body sidewalls and a top surface. A gate structure contacts the top surface of the body. A source region contacts a first one of the laterally opposed body sidewalls and a drain region contacts a second one of the laterally opposed body sidewalls. A first isolation region is under the source region and has a top surface in contact with a bottom surface of the source region. A second isolation region is under the drain region and has a top surface in contact with a bottom surface of the drain region. Depending on the transistor configuration, a major portion of the inner-facing sidewalls of the first and second isolation regions contact respective sidewalls of either a subfin structure (e.g., FinFET transistor configurations) or a lower portion of a gate structure (e.g., gate-all-around transistor configuration).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Willy RACHMADY, Cheng-Ying HUANG, Matthew V. METZ, Nicholas G. MINUTILLO, Sean T. MA, Anand S. MURTHY, Jack T. KAVALIEROS, Tahir GHANI, Gilbert DEWEY
  • Publication number: 20210408239
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a stack of semiconductor channels with a first end and second end. In an embodiment, individual ones of the semiconductor channels comprise a nitrided surface. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device further comprises a source region at the first end of the stack and a drain region at the second end of the stack. In an embodiment, a gate dielectric surrounds the semiconductor channels, and a gate electrode surrounding the gate dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Siddharth CHOUKSEY, Ashish AGRAWAL, Seung Hoon SUNG, Jack T. KAVALIEROS, Matthew V. METZ, Willy RACHMADY, Jessica TORRES, Martin M. MITAN
  • Publication number: 20210407902
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices with source/drain interconnects that include a barrier layer. In an embodiment the semiconductor device comprises a source region and a drain region. In an embodiment, a semiconductor channel is between the source region and the drain region, and a gate electrode is over the semiconductor channel. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device further comprises interconnects to the source region and the drain region. In an embodiment, the interconnects comprise a barrier layer, a metal layer, and a fill metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Siddharth CHOUKSEY, Gilbert DEWEY, Nazila HARATIPOUR, Mengcheng LU, Jitendra Kumar JHA, Jack T. KAVALIEROS, Matthew V. METZ, Scott B. CLENDENNING, Eric Charles MATTSON