Patents by Inventor Menghui Li

Menghui Li 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).

  • Patent number: 12334358
    Abstract: Exemplary processing methods may include depositing a boron-containing material or a silicon-and-boron-containing material on a substrate disposed within a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include etching portions of the boron-containing material or the silicon-and-boron-containing material with a chlorine-containing precursor to form one or more features in the substrate. The methods may also include removing remaining portions of the boron-containing material or the silicon-and-boron-containing material from the substrate with a fluorine-containing precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Takehito Koshizawa, Karthik Janakiraman, Rui Cheng, Krishna Nittala, Menghui Li, Ming-Yuan Chuang, Susumu Shinohara, Juan Guo, Xiawan Yang, Russell Chin Yee Teo, Zihui Li, Chia-Ling Kao, Qu Jin, Anchuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20250062131
    Abstract: Methods of semiconductor processing may include forming plasma effluents of a plurality of precursors (e.g., an etchant precursor, an oxygen-containing precursor, and a silicon-and-fluorine-containing precursor like silicon tetrafluoride). The plasma effluents may then contact a silicon-containing material and a mask material on a substrate in a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The mask material may have one or more apertures therein that allow the plasma effluents access to the silicon-containing material. Contacting the silicon-containing material and the mask material with the plasma effluents may cause (i) etching the silicon-containing material with the plasma effluents to form and/or deepen one or more features in the silicon-containing material and (ii) simultaneously etching the mask material and depositing a silicon-and-oxygen-containing material on the mask material with the plasma effluents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanbyul Jin, Sangjun Park, Menghui Li, Xiawan Yang, Sunil Srinivasan, Meishen Liu, Andrew Butler, Qian Fu
  • Publication number: 20250054768
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing methods may include providing an oxygen-containing precursor and a sulfur-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed in the processing region. A layer of carbon-containing material may be disposed on the substrate. The methods may include forming plasma effluents of the oxygen-containing precursor and the sulfur-containing precursor. The methods may include contacting the substrate with the plasma effluents of the oxygen-containing precursor and the sulfur-containing precursor. The contacting may etch a feature in the layer of carbon-containing material. A chamber operating temperature may be maintained at less than or about 0° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiajing Li, Mengjie Lyu, Menghui Li, Xiawan Yang, Olivier P. Joubert, Susumu Shinohara, Qian Fu
  • Publication number: 20250054770
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing methods may include providing a fluorine-containing precursor and a carbon-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed in the processing region. A layer of oxygen-containing material may be disposed on the substrate. The methods may include forming plasma effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor and the carbon-containing precursor. The methods may include contacting the substrate with the plasma effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor and the carbon-containing precursor. The contacting may etch a feature in the layer of oxygen-containing material. A semiconductor processing chamber operating temperature may be maintained at less than or about 0° C. during the semiconductor processing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiajing Li, Mengjie Lyu, Menghui Li, Xiawan Yang, Olivier P. Joubert, Susumu Shinohara, Qian Fu
  • Publication number: 20220020599
    Abstract: Exemplary processing methods may include depositing a boron-containing material or a silicon-and-boron-containing material on a substrate disposed within a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include etching portions of the boron-containing material or the silicon-and-boron-containing material with a chlorine-containing precursor to form one or more features in the substrate. The methods may also include removing remaining portions of the boron-containing material or the silicon-and-boron-containing material from the substrate with a fluorine-containing precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Takehito Koshizawa, Karthik Janakiraman, Rui Cheng, Krishna Nittala, Menghui Li, Ming-Yuan Chuang, Susumu Shinohara, Juan Guo, Xiawan Yang, Russell Chin Yee Teo, Zihui Li, Chia-Ling Kao, Qu Jin, Anchuan Wang
  • Patent number: 10720564
    Abstract: Compact and power efficient acoustically actuated magnetoelectric antennas for transmitting and receiving very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic waves utilize magnetoelectric coupling in a magnetic/piezoelectric heterostructure to provide voltage control of magnetization in transmission mode and magnetic control of electric polarization in receiving mode. The magnetoelectric antennas provide a power efficiency enhanced by orders of magnitude compared to magnetically or mechanically switching the magnetization. The antennas can be used in groups or arrays and can be combined to form VLF communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Nian Xiang Sun, Menghui Li
  • Publication number: 20190267534
    Abstract: Compact and power efficient acoustically actuated magnetoelectric antennas for transmitting and receiving very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic waves utilize magnetoelectric coupling in a magnetic/piezoelectric heterostructure to provide voltage control of magnetization in transmission mode and magnetic control of electric polarization in receiving mode. The magnetoelectric antennas provide a power efficiency enhanced by orders of magnitude compared to magnetically or mechanically switching the magnetization. The antennas can be used in groups or arrays and can be combined to form VLF communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Nian Xiang SUN, Menghui LI
  • Publication number: 20170351387
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a network-based quick trace navigation system that includes a client device in communication with an application server executing the quick trace navigation system over a network. For example, the quick trace navigation system may be or include a group of one or more server machines. Users of the quick trace navigation system are presented with a navigation menu that includes a presentation of screenshots of pages previously accessed by a user of a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Menghui Li, Qi Jiang, Christopher Michael Hall, Shannon B. Vosseller, Sergio Pinzon Gonzales, JR.