Patents by Inventor Mohamed-Aymen MAHJOUB

Mohamed-Aymen MAHJOUB 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: 11515394
    Abstract: A method for the nanoscale etching of a layer of Ge1-xSnx on a carrier for a FET transistor, x being the concentration of tin in the GeSn alloy, the etching method includes a step of plasma-etching the layer of Ge1-xSnx using a mixture comprising dichlorine (Cl2) and dinitrogen (N2) and under an etching pressure lower than or equal to 50 mTorr, preferably lower than or equal to 10 mTorr. A method for producing a conduction channel on a carrier for a FET transistor, comprising a step of forming a layer of Ge1-xSnx on the carrier, the layer being produced by epitaxial growth, and a step of etching the layer of Ge1-xSnx according to the etching method. A conduction channel made of Ge1-xSnx for a FET transistor, the channel being obtained according to the production method, and a FET transistor comprising a plurality of conduction channels made of Ge1-xSnx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Etienne Eustache, Bassem Salem, Jean-Michel Hartmann, Franck Bassani, Mohamed-Aymen Mahjoub
  • Publication number: 20210242313
    Abstract: A method for the nanoscale etching of a layer of Ge1-xSnx on a carrier for a FET transistor, x being the concentration of tin in the GeSn alloy, the etching method includes a step of plasma-etching the layer of Ge1-xSnx using a mixture comprising dichlorine (Cl2) and dinitrogen (N2) and under an etching pressure lower than or equal to 50 mTorr, preferably lower than or equal to 10 mTorr. A method for producing a conduction channel on a carrier for a FET transistor, comprising a step of forming a layer of Ge1-xSnx on the carrier, the layer being produced by epitaxial growth, and a step of etching the layer of Ge1-xSnx according to the etching method. A conduction channel made of Ge1-xSnx for a FET transistor, the channel being obtained according to the production method, and a FET transistor comprising a plurality of conduction channels made of Ge1-xSnx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Etienne EUSTACHE, Bassem SALEM, Jean-Michel HARTMANN, Franck BASSANI, Mohamed-Aymen MAHJOUB