Patents by Inventor Michael Ganz
Michael Ganz 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: 10483172Abstract: A device includes a substrate having an N-active region and a P-active region, a layer of silicon-carbon positioned on an upper surface of the N-active region, a first layer of a first semiconductor material positioned on the layer of silicon-carbon, a second layer of the first semiconductor material positioned on an upper surface of the P-active region, and a layer of a second semiconductor material positioned on the second layer of the first semiconductor material. An N-type transistor is positioned in and above the N-active region and a P-type transistor is positioned in and above the P-active region.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Vara G. Reddy Vakada, Laegu Kang, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Srikanth Balaji Samavedam, Sri Charan Vemula, Manfred Eller
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Patent number: 10096488Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure, which include: providing an intermediate semiconductor structure having semiconductor substrate, a fin having an EG oxide layer in contact with at least a portion of the fin, and a gate stack disposed over a portion of the fin; forming a silicon nitride layer over portions of the fin that are not located under the gate stack; and after forming the silicon nitride layer, performing one or more ion implantation steps on the intermediate semiconductor structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Michael Ganz, Bingwu Liu, Johannes Marinus Van Meer, Sruthi Muralidharan
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Patent number: 9978588Abstract: Approaches for protecting a semiconductor device (e.g., a fin field effect transistor device (FinFET)) using a nitride spacer are provided. Specifically, a nitride spacer is formed over an oxide and a set of fins of the FinFET device to mitigate damage during subsequent processing. The nitride spacer is deposited before the block layers to protect the oxide on top of a set of gates in an open area of the FinFET device uncovered by a photoresist. The oxide on top of each gate will be preserved throughout all of the block layers to provide hardmask protection during subsequent source/drain epitaxial layering. Furthermore, the fins that are open and uncovered by the photoresist or the set of gates remain protected by the nitride spacer. Accordingly, fin erosion caused by amorphization of the fins exposed to resist strip processes is prevented, resulting in improved device yield.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventor: Michael Ganz
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Publication number: 20180047641Abstract: A device includes a substrate having an N-active region and a P-active region, a layer of silicon-carbon positioned on an upper surface of the N-active region, a first layer of a first semiconductor material positioned on the layer of silicon-carbon, a second layer of the first semiconductor material positioned on an upper surface of the P-active region, and a layer of a second semiconductor material positioned on the second layer of the first semiconductor material. An N-type transistor is positioned in and above the N-active region and a P-type transistor is positioned in and above the P-active region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Vara G. Reddy Vakada, Laegu Kang, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Srikanth Balaji Samavedam, Sri Charan Vemula, Manfred Eller
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Patent number: 9852954Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes performing a first plurality of epitaxial deposition processes to form a first plurality of semiconductor materials selectively above the N-active region while masking the P-active region, performing a second plurality of epitaxial deposition processes to form a second plurality of semiconductor materials selectively above the P-active region while masking the N-active region, forming an N-type transistor in and above the N-active region and forming a P-type transistor in and above the P-active region.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Vara G. Reddy Vakada, Laegu Kang, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Srikanth Balaji Samavedam, Sri Charan Vemula, Manfred Eller
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Patent number: 9812336Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure, which include: providing an intermediate semiconductor structure having semiconductor substrate, a fin having an EG oxide layer in contact with at least a portion of the fin, and a gate stack disposed over a portion of the fin; forming a silicon nitride layer over portions of the fin that are not located under the gate stack; and after forming the silicon nitride layer, performing one or more ion implantation steps on the intermediate semiconductor structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Michael Ganz, Bingwu Liu, Johannes Marinus Van Meer, Sruthi Muralidharan
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Publication number: 20170263733Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure, which include: providing an intermediate semiconductor structure having semiconductor substrate, a fin having an EG oxide layer in contact with at least a portion of the fin, and a gate stack disposed over a portion of the fin; forming a silicon nitride layer over portions of the fin that are not located under the gate stack; and after forming the silicon nitride layer, performing one or more ion implantation steps on the intermediate semiconductor structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Michael GANZ, Bingwu LIU, Johannes Marinus VAN MEER, Sruthi MURALIDHARAN
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Publication number: 20160181092Abstract: Approaches for protecting a semiconductor device (e.g., a fin field effect transistor device (FinFET)) using a nitride spacer are provided. Specifically, a nitride spacer is formed over an oxide and a set of fins of the FinFET device to mitigate damage during subsequent processing. The nitride spacer is deposited before the block layers to protect the oxide on top of a set of gates in an open area of the FinFET device uncovered by a photoresist. The oxide on top of each gate will be preserved throughout all of the block layers to provide hardmask protection during subsequent source/drain epitaxial layering. Furthermore, the fins that are open and uncovered by the photoresist or the set of gates remain protected by the nitride spacer. Accordingly, fin erosion caused by amorphization of the fins exposed to resist strip processes is prevented, resulting in improved device yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventor: Michael GANZ
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Patent number: 9362357Abstract: A method of forming SSRW FETs with controlled step height between a field oxide and epitaxially grown silicon and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include providing a SiN layer on a substrate, forming first, second, and third spaced STI regions of field oxide through the SiN layer and into the substrate, removing a top portion of the field oxide for each STI region by a controlled deglaze, removing the SiN layer, forming an n-type region in the substrate between the first and second STI regions and a p-type region in the substrate between the second and third STI regions, and epitaxially growing a Si based layer on the substrate over the n-type and p-type regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Laegu Kang, Vara Govindeswara Reddy Vakada, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Sri Charan Vemula, Srikanth Samavedam
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Patent number: 9306036Abstract: Approaches for protecting a semiconductor device (e.g., a fin field effect transistor device (FinFET)) using a nitride spacer are provided. Specifically, a nitride spacer is formed over an oxide and a set of fins of the FinFET device to mitigate damage during subsequent processing. The nitride spacer is deposited before the block layers to protect the oxide on top of a set of gates in an open area of the FinFET device uncovered by a photoresist. The oxide on top of each gate will be preserved throughout all of the block layers to provide hardmask protection during subsequent source/drain epitaxial layering. Furthermore, the fins that are open and uncovered by the photoresist or the set of gates remain protected by the nitride spacer. Accordingly, fin erosion caused by amorphization of the fins exposed to resist strip processes is prevented, resulting in improved device yield.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventor: Michael Ganz
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Publication number: 20160035630Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes performing a first plurality of epitaxial deposition processes to form a first plurality of semiconductor materials selectively above the N-active region while masking the P-active region, performing a second plurality of epitaxial deposition processes to form a second plurality of semiconductor materials selectively above the P-active region while masking the N-active region, forming an N-type transistor in and above the N-active region and forming a P-type transistor in and above the P-active region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Vara G. Reddy Vakada, Laegu Kang, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Srikanth Balaji Samavedam, Sri Charan Vemula, Manfred Eller
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Patent number: 9209181Abstract: A method includes forming a layer of silicon-carbon on an N-active region, performing a common deposition process to form a layer of a first semiconductor material on the layer of silicon-carbon and on the P-active region, masking the N-active region, forming a layer of a second semiconductor material on the first semiconductor material in the P-active region and forming N-type and P-type transistors. A device includes a layer of silicon-carbon positioned on an N-active region, a first layer of a first semiconductor positioned on the layer of silicon-carbon, a second layer of the first semiconductor material positioned on a P-active region, a layer of a second semiconductor material positioned on the second layer of the first semiconductor material, and N-type and P-type transistors.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Vara G. Reddy Vakada, Laegu Kang, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Srikanth Balaji Samavedam, Sri Charan Vemula, Manfred Eller
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Publication number: 20150249129Abstract: A method of forming SSRW FETs with controlled step height between a field oxide and epitaxially grown silicon and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include providing a SiN layer on a substrate, forming first, second, and third spaced STI regions of field oxide through the SiN layer and into the substrate, removing a top portion of the field oxide for each STI region by a controlled deglaze, removing the SiN layer, forming an n-type region in the substrate between the first and second STI regions and a p-type region in the substrate between the second and third STI regions, and epitaxially growing a Si based layer on the substrate over the n-type and p-type regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Laegu KANG, Vara Govindeswara Reddy VAKADA, Michael GANZ, Yi QI, Puneet KHANNA, Sri Charan VEMULA, Srikanth SAMAVEDAM
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Publication number: 20150214345Abstract: Approaches for isolating source and drain regions in an integrated circuit (IC) device (e.g., a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)) are provided. Specifically, the device comprises a gate structure formed over a substrate, a source and drain (S/D) embedded within the substrate adjacent the gate structure, and a liner layer (e.g., silicon-carbon) between the S/D and the substrate. In one approach, the liner layer is formed atop the S/D as well. As such, the liner layer formed in the junction prevents dopant diffusion from the source/drain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Jing Wan, Jinping Liu, Churamani Gaire, Mariappan Hariharaputhiran, Andy Chih-Hung Wei, Bharat V. Krishnan, Cuiqin Xu, Michael Ganz
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Publication number: 20150115371Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure, which include: providing an intermediate semiconductor structure having semiconductor substrate, a fin having an EG oxide layer in contact with at least a portion of the fin, and a gate stack disposed over a portion of the fin; forming a silicon nitride layer over portions of the fin that are not located under the gate stack; and after forming the silicon nitride layer, performing one or more ion implantation steps on the intermediate semiconductor structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Michael GANZ, Bingwu LIU, Johannes Marinus VAN MEER, Sruthi MURALIDHARAN
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Publication number: 20150097197Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved finFET and methods of fabrication. A sigma cavity is used with an n-type finFET to allow multiple epitaxial layers to be disposed adjacent to a finFET gate. In some embodiments, stacking faults may be formed in the epitaxial layers using a stress memorization technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Michael Ganz, Johannes M. van Meer, Bharat V. Krishnan
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Publication number: 20150076654Abstract: Approaches for providing enlarged fin tips for a set of fins of a fin field effect transistor device (FinFET) are disclosed. Specifically, approaches are provided for patterning a hardmask formed over a substrate; forming a set of fin tips from the substrate using a first etch; and forming a set of fins from the substrate using a second etch, wherein each of the set of fin tips has a width greater than a most narrow section of each of the set of fins. Each of the fin tips has a tapered profile that enlarges towards a top end thereof to compensate for erosion losses during processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: GLOBAL FOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Michael Ganz, Eric S. Kozarsky
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Publication number: 20150035016Abstract: Approaches for protecting a semiconductor device (e.g., a fin field effect transistor device (FinFET)) using a nitride spacer are provided. Specifically, a nitride spacer is formed over an oxide and a set of fins of the FinFET device to mitigate damage during subsequent processing. The nitride spacer is deposited before the block layers to protect the oxide on top of a set of gates in an open area of the FinFET device uncovered by a photoresist. The oxide on top of each gate will be preserved throughout all of the block layers to provide hardmask protection during subsequent source/drain epitaxial layering. Furthermore, the fins that are open and uncovered by the photoresist or the set of gates remain protected by the nitride spacer. Accordingly, fin erosion caused by amorphization of the fins exposed to resist strip processes is prevented, resulting in improved device yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventor: Michael Ganz
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Publication number: 20140367787Abstract: A method includes forming a layer of silicon-carbon on an N-active region, performing a common deposition process to form a layer of a first semiconductor material on the layer of silicon-carbon and on the P-active region, masking the N-active region, forming a layer of a second semiconductor material on the first semiconductor material in the P-active region and forming N-type and P-type transistors. A device includes a layer of silicon-carbon positioned on an N-active region, a first layer of a first semiconductor positioned on the layer of silicon-carbon, a second layer of the first semiconductor material positioned on a P-active region, a layer of a second semiconductor material positioned on the second layer of the first semiconductor material, and N-type and P-type transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Vara G. Reddy Vakada, Laegu Kang, Michael Ganz, Yi Qi, Puneet Khanna, Srikanth Balaji Samavedam, Sri Charan Vemula, Manfred Eller
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Publication number: 20130230880Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for analysis of biological specimens. The device has a control unit into which a kit can be inserted that contains markers required for the analysis of a biological specimen and test records needed therefore. The markers and instructions from the test records are transferred from the kit to the control unit and from thence fed to the individual units of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: M04 Tech UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt)Inventors: Ansgar J. Pommer, Michael Ganz, Eike Barschel, Lars Philipsen