Patents by Inventor Pouya Hashemi

Pouya Hashemi 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: 20200006356
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a configuration of nanosheet FET devices formed on a substrate. A non-limiting example of the nanosheet FET devices includes a first nanosheet FET having a first channel nanosheet, a second channel nanosheet over the first nanosheet, a first gate structure around the first channel nanosheet, and a second gate structure around the second channel nanosheet, wherein a first air gap is between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The nanosheet FET devices further include a second nanosheet FET having a third channel nanosheet, a fourth channel nanosheet over the third nanosheet, a third gate structure around the third channel nanosheet, and a fourth gate structure around the fourth channel nanosheet, wherein a second air gap is between the third gate structure and the fourth gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Ruqiang Bao, Pouya Hashemi, Choonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200006426
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include resulting structures and a method for fabricating a vertical ReRAM array structure. The embodiments of the invention include forming alternating layers over a metal layer of a structure, wherein a layer of the alternating layers comprises a low resistivity material, masking one or more portions of a topmost layer of the alternating layers, and etching one or more portions of the alternating layers down to the metal layer. Embodiments of the invention also include depositing a lateral electrode layer over the etched one or more portions of the alternating layers, performing an etch back on the lateral electrode layer, and forming a vertical electrode layer over the structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Pouya Hashemi, Choonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20200006479
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a pFET device including a first functional gate structure containing at least a p-type work function metal and present on physically exposed surfaces, and between, each Si channel material nanosheet of a first set of vertically stacked and suspended Si channel material nanosheets. The structure further includes an nFET device stacked vertically above the pFET device. The nFET device includes a second functional gate structure containing at least an n-type work function metal present on physically exposed surfaces, and between, each Si channel material nanosheet of a second set of vertically stacked and suspended Si channel material nanosheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Reznicek, Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Pouya Hashemi
  • Patent number: 10522678
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a fin structure present on a supporting substrate to provide a vertically orientated channel region. A first source/drain region having a first epitaxial material with a diamond shaped geometry is present at first end of the fin structure that is present on the supporting substrate. A second source/drain region having a second epitaxial material with said diamond shaped geometry that is present at the second end of the fin structure. A same geometry for the first and second epitaxial material of the first and second source/drain regions provides a symmetrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karthik Balakrishnan, Kangguo Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Alexander Reznicek
  • Patent number: 10522419
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of stacked gate regions spaced apart from each other on a substrate, a plurality of first epitaxial source/drain regions between the plurality of stacked gate regions, wherein the first epitaxial source/drain regions extend from sides of the plurality of stacked gate regions in a first doped region, a plurality of second epitaxial source/drain regions between the plurality of stacked gate regions and positioned over the first epitaxial source/drain regions, wherein the second epitaxial source/drain regions extend from sides of the plurality of stacked gate regions in a second doped region, and a contact region extending through a second epitaxial source/drain region of the plurality of second epitaxial source/drain regions to a first epitaxial source/drain region of the plurality of first epitaxial source/drain regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Pouya Hashemi, Choonghyun Lee, Alexander Reznicek, Jingyun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190393307
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a pFET device including a first functional gate structure containing at least a p-type work function metal and present on physically exposed surfaces, and between, each Si channel material nanosheet of a first set of vertically stacked and suspended Si channel material nanosheets. The structure further includes an nFET device stacked vertically above the pFET device. The nFET device includes a second functional gate structure containing at least an n-type work function metal present on physically exposed surfaces, and between, each Si channel material nanosheet of a second set of vertically stacked and suspended Si channel material nanosheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Reznicek, Takashi Ando, Jingyun Zhang, Choonghyun Lee, Pouya Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20190393306
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure containing a gate-all-around nanosheet field effect transistor having a self-limited inner spacer composed of a rare earth doped germanium dioxide that provides source/drain isolation between rare earth metal silicide ohmic contacts is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jingyun Zhang, Takashi Ando, Choonghyun Lee, Alexander Reznicek, Pouya Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20190393104
    Abstract: Methods for forming cointegrated III-V and Ge channels for vertical field effect transistors are described. Aspects of the invention include forming a first fin and a second fin on a substrate, wherein the first fin includes a first material including a first semiconductor material at a first concentration level, and wherein the second fin includes a second material including a second semiconductor material at a second concentration. A condensation oxidation is performed to increase the first concentration level to a targeted first final concentration level and increase the second concentration level to a targeted second final concentration level. The second fin is replaced with a third fin including a third material including a combination of a group III element with a group V element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Pouya Hashemi, Choonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190378976
    Abstract: A vertical resistive unit is provided. The vertical resistive unit includes first and second resistive random access memory (ReRAM) cells. The first ReRAM cell includes first vertically aligned horizontal electrode layers and first vertical electrodes operably extending through the first vertically aligned horizontal electrode layers. The second ReRAM cell includes second vertically aligned horizontal electrode layers and second vertical electrodes operably extending through the second vertically aligned horizontal electrode layers. The first and second ReRAM cells are disposed to define an air gap between the first and second ReRAM cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI ANDO, Pouya HASHEMI, CHOONGHYUN LEE
  • Patent number: 10504900
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure containing a resistive random access memory device integrated with a gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device is provided. In one embodiment, the semiconductor structure includes a gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device includes a functional gate structure present on, and between, each semiconductor channel material nanosheet of a nanosheet stack of suspended semiconductor channel material nanosheets. The structure of the present application further includes a resistive memory device located laterally adjacent to the gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device that includes a second functional gate structure present on, and between, each recessed semiconductor channel material layer portion of a material stack, wherein a recessed sacrificial semiconductor material layer portion is located above and below each recessed semiconductor channel material layer portion. A shared source/drain region is located between the gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device and the resistive memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pouya Hashemi, Takashi Ando, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20190371611
    Abstract: Methods are provided to form pure silicon oxide layers on silicon-germanium (SiGe) layers, as well as an FET device having a pure silicon oxide interfacial layer of a metal gate structure formed on a SiGe channel layer of the FET device. For example, a method comprises growing a first silicon oxide layer on a surface of a SiGe layer using a first oxynitridation process, wherein the first silicon oxide layer comprises nitrogen. The first silicon oxide layer is removed, and a second silicon oxide layer is grown on the surface of the SiGe layer using a second oxynitridation process, which is substantially the same as the first oxynitridation process, wherein the second silicon oxide layer is substantially devoid of germanium oxide and nitrogen. For example, the first silicon oxide layer comprises a SiON layer and the second silicon oxide layer comprises a pure silicon dioxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Pouya Hashemi, Hemanth Jagannathan, ChoongHyun Lee, Vijay Narayanan
  • Publication number: 20190371923
    Abstract: A structure and method of forming a lateral bipolar junction transistor (LBJT) that includes: a first base layer, a second base layer over the first base layer, and an emitter region and collector region present on opposing sides of the first base layer, where the first base layer has a wider-band gap than the second base layer, and where the first base layer includes a III-V semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Pouya HASHEMI, Bahman HEKMATSHOARTABARI, Alexander REZNICEK, Karthik BALAKRISHNAN, Jeng-Bang YAU
  • Patent number: 10490559
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. A non-limiting example of the method includes performing fabrication operations to form a nanosheet field effect transistors (FET) device on a substrate. The fabrication operations include forming a first channel nanosheet, forming a second channel nanosheet over the first nanosheet, forming a first gate structure around the first channel nanosheet, and forming a second gate structure around the second channel nanosheet such that an air gap is between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. An etchant is applied to the first gate structure and the second gate structure such that the etchant enters the air gap and etches the first gate structure and the second gate structure from within the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Ruqiang Bao, Pouya Hashemi, Choonghyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190355831
    Abstract: Bipolar junction transistor structures and methods for making the same are provide. The method includes: providing a substrate with an insulator layer and a device layer over the insulator layer, forming an intrinsic base from the device layer, forming emitter and collector regions from the device layer, and after forming i) the intrinsic base and ii) the emitter and collector regions, depositing a single crystalline extrinsic base over the intrinsic base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Pouya HASHEMI, Tak NING, Jeng-Bang YAU, Alexander REZNICEK
  • Publication number: 20190355722
    Abstract: After forming a plurality of semiconductor fins that are separated from one another by trenches on a substrate, the semiconductor fins are fully or partially oxidized to provide semiconductor oxide portions. The volume expansion caused by the oxidation of the semiconductor fins reduces widths of the trenches, thereby providing narrowed trenches for formation of epitaxial semiconductor fins using aspect ratio trapping techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Karthik Balakrishnan, Kangguo Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Alexander Reznicek
  • Patent number: 10483368
    Abstract: Bipolar junction transistor structures and methods for making the same are provide. The method includes: providing a substrate with an insulator layer and a device layer over the insulator layer, forming an intrinsic base from the device layer, forming emitter and collector regions from the device layer, and after forming i) the intrinsic base and ii) the emitter and collector regions, depositing a single crystalline extrinsic base over the intrinsic base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pouya Hashemi, Tak Ning, Jeng-Bang Yau, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20190348530
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, an isolation layer disposed over the substrate, a plurality of nanosheet channels, interfacial layers surrounding each of the nanosheet channels, and dielectric layers surrounding each of the interfacial layers. The plurality of nanosheet channels includes first and second sets of two or more nanosheet channels for first and second NFETs and third and fourth sets of two or more nanosheet channels for first and second PFETs. The interfacial layers surrounding the first and third sets of nanosheet channels for the first NFET and the first PFET have a first thickness, and interfacial layers surrounding the second and fourth sets of nanosheets channels for the second NFET and the second PFET have a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. The first NFET has a higher threshold voltage than the second NFET, and the first PFET has a lower threshold voltage than the second PFET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, ChoongHyun Lee, Jingyun Zhang, Pouya Hashemi
  • Publication number: 20190341314
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a high-k dielectric layer arranged on a channel region including a first transistor area and a second transistor area. The method further includes depositing a multivalent oxide layer directly on the high-k dielectric layer of the first transistor area. The method includes depositing a first work function metal on the multivalent oxide layer of the first transistor area and directly on the high-k dielectric layer of the second transistor area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: TAKASHI ANDO, CHOONGHYUN LEE, JINGYUN ZHANG, POUYA HASHEMI
  • Publication number: 20190341451
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a plurality of suspended nanowires and a gate structure present on a channel region portion of the plurality of suspended nanowires. The gate structure has a uniform length extending from an upper surface of the gate structure to the base of the gate structure. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric spacer having a uniform composition in direct contact with the gate structure. Source and drain regions are present on source and drain region portions of the plurality of suspended nanowires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Ali Khakifirooz, Alexander Reznicek
  • Publication number: 20190326288
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure containing a resistive random access memory device integrated with a gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device is provided. In one embodiment, the semiconductor structure includes a gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device includes a functional gate structure present on, and between, each semiconductor channel material nanosheet of a nanosheet stack of suspended semiconductor channel material nanosheets. The structure of the present application further includes a resistive memory device located laterally adjacent to the gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device that includes a second functional gate structure present on, and between, each recessed semiconductor channel material layer portion of a material stack, wherein a recessed sacrificial semiconductor material layer portion is located above and below each recessed semiconductor channel material layer portion. A shared source/drain region is located between the gate-all-around nanosheet CMOS device and the resistive memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Pouya Hashemi, Takashi Ando, Alexander Reznicek