Patents by Inventor Mikko Ritala

Mikko Ritala 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: 20250137121
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for depositing metal phosphide-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a metal halide precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase; and providing a second precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form metal phosphide-containing material on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Elisa K. Atosuo, Mikko Ritala
  • Publication number: 20250122612
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to the manufacture of semiconductor devices. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a method of forming a transition metal-comprising material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a transition metal precursor comprising a transition metal compound in the reaction chamber, and providing a second precursor in the reaction chamber, wherein the transition metal compound comprises a transition metal halide bound to an adduct ligand, and the second precursor comprises a chalcogen or a pnictogen. The disclosure further relates to a method of forming a transition metal layer, and to semiconductor devices. Further, a vapor deposition assembly is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Miika Mattinen, Timo Hatanpää, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 12230506
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to selective removal of material of a layer, such as a carbon-containing layer. The layer can be over a patterned structure of two different materials. Treating the layer to cause the removal agent to be catalytically activated by a first area of the patterned structure to remove material of the organic material over the first area at a greater rate than over a second area of the patterned structure having a different composition from the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Mikko Ritala, Chao Zhang, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 12209305
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to the manufacture of semiconductor devices. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a method of forming a transition metal-comprising material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a transition metal precursor comprising a transition metal compound in the reaction chamber, and providing a second precursor in the reaction chamber, wherein the transition metal compound comprises a transition metal halide bound to an adduct ligand, and the second precursor comprises a chalcogen or a pnictogen. The disclosure further relates to a method of forming a transition metal layer, and to semiconductor devices. Further, a vapor deposition assembly is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Miika Mattinen, Timo Hatanpää, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 12173402
    Abstract: A method of forming a transition metal containing films on a substrate by a cyclical deposition process is disclosed. The method may include: contacting the substrate with a first vapor phase reactant comprising a transition metal halide compound comprising a bidentate nitrogen containing adduct ligand; and contacting the substrate with a second vapor phase reactant. A method for supplying a transition metal halide compound comprising a bidentate nitrogen containing ligand to a reaction chamber is disclosed, along with related vapor deposition apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Katja Väyrynen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Publication number: 20240417852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for depositing an elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process, to an elemental metal or semimetal-containing layer, to a semiconductor structure and a device, and to deposition assemblies for depositing elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on a substrate. A method according to the current disclosure comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a metal or a semimetal precursor to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase, and providing a reducing agent into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on the substrate. The reducing agent according to the method comprises a cyclohexadiene compound selected from compounds comprising a germanium-containing substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Anton Vihervaara, Mikko Ritala
  • Publication number: 20240368763
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for depositing transition metal-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a transition metal precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase; and providing a second precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form transition metal-containing material on the substrate. The transition metal precursor according to the disclosure comprises a transition metal halide compound comprising an organic phosphine adduct ligand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Anton Vihervaara, Mikko Ritala
  • Patent number: 12119220
    Abstract: A method for filling a gap feature on a substrate surface is disclosed. The method may include: providing a substrate comprising a non-planar surface including one or more gap features; depositing a metal oxide film over a surface of the one or more gap features by a cyclical deposition process; contacting the metal oxide with an organic ligand vapor; and converting at least a portion of the metal oxide film to a porous material thereby filling the one or more gap features. Semiconductor structures including a metal-organic framework material formed by the methods of the disclosure are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Leo Salmi, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 12106965
    Abstract: Methods for forming a metallic film on a substrate by cyclical deposition are provided. In some embodiments methods may include contacting the substrate with a first reactant comprising a non-halogen containing metal precursor comprising at least one of copper, nickel or cobalt and contacting the substrate with a second reactant comprising a hydrocarbon substituted hydrazine. In some embodiments related semiconductor device structures may include at least a portion of a metallic interconnect formed by cyclical deposition processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Katja Väyrynen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 12104250
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for depositing an elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process, to an elemental metal or semimetal-containing layer, to a semiconductor structure and a device, and to deposition assemblies for depositing elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on a substrate. A method according to the current disclosure comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a metal or a semimetal precursor to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase, and providing a reducing agent into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form elemental metal or semimetal-containing material on the substrate. The reducing agent according to the method comprises a cyclohexadiene compound selected from compounds comprising a germanium-containing substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Anton Vihervaara, Mikko Ritala
  • Publication number: 20240279805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for depositing noble metal-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a noble metal precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase; and providing a second precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form noble metal-containing material on the substrate. The noble metal precursor according to the disclosure comprises a noble metal halide compound comprising an organic phosphine adduct ligand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Anton Vihervaara, Mikko Ritala
  • Publication number: 20240279800
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for depositing transition metal carbide-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a transition metal precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase; and providing a second precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form transition metal carbide-containing material on the substrate. The second precursor comprises a cyclic diene compound comprising a substituent comprising metalloid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Paloma Ruiz Y Kärkkäinen, Mikko Ritala, Anton Vihervaara, Matti Putkonen
  • Patent number: 12065739
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for depositing transition metal-containing material on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a transition metal precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase; and providing a second precursor into the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form transition metal-containing material on the substrate. The transition metal precursor according to the disclosure comprises a transition metal halide compound comprising an organic phosphine adduct ligand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Anton Vihervaara, Mikko Ritala
  • Patent number: 11959171
    Abstract: Methods of forming a transition metal containing film on a substrate by a cyclical deposition process are disclosed. The methods may include: contacting the substrate with a first vapor phase reactant comprising a transition metal halide compound comprising a bidentate nitrogen containing adduct ligand; and contacting the substrate with a second vapor phase reactant comprising a reducing agent precursor. The deposition methods may also include forming a transition metal containing film with an electrical resistivity of less than 50 ??-cm at a film thickness of less than 50 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Timo Hatanpää, Katja Väyrynen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 11952658
    Abstract: A method of depositing a metal-containing material is disclosed. The method can include use of cyclic deposition techniques, such as cyclic chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition. The metal-containing material can include intermetallic compounds. A structure including the metal-containing material and a system for forming the material are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Katja Väyrynen, Timo Hatanpää, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Publication number: 20230407476
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for the manufacture of semiconductor devices. In the disclosure, a material comprising noble metal is selectively deposited on a substrate by a cyclic deposition process. The deposition method comprises providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, wherein the substrate comprises a first surface comprising a first material, and a second surface comprising a second material. A noble metal precursor comprising a noble metal ?-diketonate compound is provided in the reaction chamber in vapor phase and a reactant is provided in the reaction chamber in vapor phase to deposit a material comprising noble metal on the first surface relative to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mikko RITALA, Chao ZHANG, Eva TOIS
  • Patent number: 11840429
    Abstract: A frame structure of a hoist, the frame structure including a support frame structure, a bearing wheel arrangement fastened to the support frame structure by suspenders to support the hoist on a main support structure and to move the hoist on the main support structure, whereby the bearing wheel arrangement includes, in the movement direction of the hoist, bearing wheels arranged on opposite sides thereof, and upper sheave arrangements secured to the support frame structure, wherein the support frame structure includes two plates arranged opposite and at a distance from each other, the upper parts of the plates bent towards each other, and in the support frame structure there is arranged an axle passing through both plates, on which axle a sheave is arranged between the plates, and the bent upper parts of the plates are detachably fastenable by a wedge locking to the suspender in order to adjust the mutual distance between the bearing wheels arranged on opposite sides of the support frame structure by means o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atte Lähteenmäki, Teppo Lindberg, Mikko Jutila, Mikko Ritala, Mikko Mykrä, Henri Helkiö, Henri Kokko, Niko Laukkanen
  • Patent number: 11821084
    Abstract: Methods for depositing rhenium-containing thin films are provided. In some embodiments metallic rhenium-containing thin films are deposited. In some embodiments rhenium sulfide thin films are deposited. In some embodiments films comprising rhenium nitride are deposited. The rhenium-containing thin films may be deposited by cyclic vapor deposition processes, for example using rhenium halide precursors. The rhenium-containing thin films may find use, for example, as 2D materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding, B.V.
    Inventors: Jani Hamalainen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskela
  • Patent number: 11814400
    Abstract: Atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes for forming Te-containing thin films, such as Sb—Te, Ge—Te, Ge—Sb—Te, Bi—Te, and Zn—Te thin films are provided. ALD processes are also provided for forming Se—containing thin films, such as Sb—Se, Ge—Se, Ge—Sb—Se, Bi—Se, and Zn—Se thin films are also provided. Te and Se precursors of the formula (Te,Se)(SiR1R2R3)2 are preferably used, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are alkyl groups. Methods are also provided for synthesizing these Te and Se precursors. Methods are also provided for using the Te and Se thin films in phase change memory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ASM International N.V.
    Inventors: Viljami Pore, Timo Hatanpaa, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Patent number: 11814715
    Abstract: A method of depositing a metal-containing material is disclosed. The method can include use of cyclic deposition techniques, such as cyclic chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition. The metal-containing material can include intermetallic compounds. A structure including the metal-containing material and a system for forming the material are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Katja Väyrynen, Timo Hatanpää, Anton Vihervaara, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä