Patents by Inventor Prashant Raghu

Prashant Raghu 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: 11651952
    Abstract: In an example, a wet cleaning process is performed to clean a structure having features and openings between the features while preventing drying of the structure. After performing the wet cleaning process, a polymer solution is deposited in the openings while continuing to prevent any drying of the structure. A sacrificial polymer material is formed in the openings from the polymer solution. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, memory devices, MEMS, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Andreas, Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Ian K. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20210159069
    Abstract: In an example, a wet cleaning process is performed to clean a structure having features and openings between the features while preventing drying of the structure. After performing the wet cleaning process, a polymer solution is deposited in the openings while continuing to prevent any drying of the structure. A sacrificial polymer material is formed in the openings from the polymer solution. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, memory devices, MEMS, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Michael T. Andreas, Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Ian K. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 10916418
    Abstract: In an example, a wet cleaning process is performed to clean a structure having features and openings between the features while preventing drying of the structure. After performing the wet cleaning process, a polymer solution is deposited in the openings while continuing to prevent any drying of the structure. A sacrificial polymer material is formed in the openings from the polymer solution. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, memory devices, MEMS, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Andreas, Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Ian K. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 10607851
    Abstract: Various embodiments comprise methods of selectively etching oxides over nitrides in a vapor-etch cyclic process. In one embodiment, the method includes, in a first portion of the vapor-etch cyclic process, exposing a substrate having oxide features and nitride features formed thereon to selected etchants in a vapor-phase chamber; transferring the substrate to a post-etch heat treatment chamber; and heating the substrate to remove etchant reaction products from the substrate. In a second portion of the vapor-etch cyclic process, the method continues with transferring the substrate from the post-etch heat treatment chamber to the vapor-phase chamber; exposing the substrate to the selected etchants in the vapor-phase chamber; transferring the substrate to the post-etch heat treatment chamber; and heating the substrate to remove additional etchant reaction products from the substrate. Apparatuses for performing the method and additional methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Li, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Rita J. Klein, Sanh D. Tang, Sourabh Dhir
  • Publication number: 20200075316
    Abstract: In an example, a wet cleaning process is performed to clean a structure having features and openings between the features while preventing drying of the structure. After performing the wet cleaning process, a polymer solution is deposited in the openings while continuing to prevent any drying of the structure. A sacrificial polymer material is formed in the openings from the polymer solution. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, memory devices, MEMS, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael T. Andreas, Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Ian K. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 10497558
    Abstract: In an example, a wet cleaning process is performed to clean a structure having features and openings between the features while preventing drying of the structure. After performing the wet cleaning process, a polymer solution is deposited in the openings while continuing to prevent any drying of the structure. A sacrificial polymer material is formed in the openings from the polymer solution. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, memory devices, MEMS, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Andreas, Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Ian K. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 10479938
    Abstract: Methods include exposing polysilicon to an aqueous composition comprising nitric acid, poly-carboxylic acid and ammonium fluoride, and removing a portion of the polysilicon selective to an oxide using the aqueous composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu
  • Publication number: 20190267232
    Abstract: In an example, a wet cleaning process is performed to clean a structure having features and openings between the features while preventing drying of the structure. After performing the wet cleaning process, a polymer solution is deposited in the openings while continuing to prevent any drying of the structure. A sacrificial polymer material is formed in the openings from the polymer solution. The structure may be used in semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, memory devices, MEMS, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Michael T. Andreas, Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Ian K. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20190067028
    Abstract: Various embodiments comprise methods of selectively etching oxides over nitrides in a vapor-etch cyclic process. In one embodiment, the method includes, in a first portion of the vapor-etch cyclic process, exposing a substrate having oxide features and nitride features formed thereon to selected etchants in a vapor-phase chamber; transferring the substrate to a post-etch heat treatment chamber; and heating the substrate to remove etchant reaction products from the substrate. In a second portion of the vapor-etch cyclic process, the method continues with transferring the substrate from the post-etch heat treatment chamber to the vapor-phase chamber; exposing the substrate to the selected etchants in the vapor-phase chamber; transferring the substrate to the post-etch heat treatment chamber; and heating the substrate to remove additional etchant reaction products from the substrate. Apparatuses for performing the method and additional methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew L. Li, Prashant Raghu, Sanjeev Sapra, Rita J. Klein, Sanh D. Tang, Sourabh Dhir
  • Patent number: 10113113
    Abstract: Methods include exposing polysilicon to an aqueous composition comprising nitric acid, poly-carboxylic acid and ammonium fluoride, and removing a portion of the polysilicon selective to an oxide using the aqueous composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu
  • Publication number: 20180298282
    Abstract: Methods include exposing polysilicon to an aqueous composition comprising nitric acid, poly-carboxylic acid and ammonium fluoride, and removing a portion of the polysilicon selective to an oxide using the aqueous composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu
  • Publication number: 20170243758
    Abstract: Methods include exposing polysilicon to an aqueous composition comprising nitric acid, poly-carboxylic acid and ammonium fluoride, and removing a portion of the polysilicon selective to an oxide using the aqueous composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu
  • Patent number: 9653307
    Abstract: A surface modification composition comprising a silylation agent comprising a silyl acetamide, a silylation catalyst comprising a perfluoro acid anhydride, an amine-based complexing agent, and an organic solvent. Methods of modifying a silicon-based material and methods of forming high aspect ratio structures on a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Ian C. Laboriante, Michael T. Andreas, Sanjeev Sapra, Prashant Raghu
  • Patent number: 9650570
    Abstract: Compositions for etching polysilicon including aqueous compositions containing nitric acid, ammonium fluoride, and poly-carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu
  • Patent number: 9614153
    Abstract: Methods of selectively forming a metal-doped chalcogenide material comprise exposing a chalcogenide material to a transition metal solution, and incorporating transition metal of the transition solution into the chalcogenide material without substantially incorporating the transition metal into an adjacent material. The chalcogenide material is not silver selenide. Another method comprises forming a chalcogenide material adjacent to and in contact with an insulative material, exposing the chalcogenide material and the insulative material to a transition metal solution, and diffusing transition metal of the transition metal solution into the chalcogenide material while substantially no transition metal diffuses into the insulative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Theodore M. Taylor, Scott E. Sills
  • Publication number: 20160013263
    Abstract: A method of forming capacitors includes forming support material over a substrate. A first capacitor electrode is formed within individual openings in the support material. A first etching is conducted only partially into the support material using a liquid etching fluid to expose an elevationally outer portion of sidewalls of individual of the first capacitor electrodes. A second etching is conducted into the support material using a dry etching fluid to expose an elevationally inner portion of the sidewalls of the individual first capacitor electrodes. A capacitor dielectric is formed over the outer and inner portions of the sidewalls of the first capacitor electrodes. A second capacitor electrode is formed over the capacitor dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph Neil Greeley, Prashant Raghu, Niraj B. Rana
  • Patent number: 9236427
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a method of forming a capacitor. An opening is formed through a silicon-containing mass to a base, and sidewalls of the opening are lined with protective material. A first capacitor electrode is formed within the opening and has sidewalls along the protective material. At least some of the silicon-containing mass is removed with an etch. The protective material protects the first capacitor electrode from being removed by the etch. A second capacitor electrode is formed along the sidewalls of the first capacitor electrode, and is spaced from the first capacitor electrode by capacitor dielectric. Some embodiments include multi-material structures having one or more of aluminum nitride, molybdenum nitride, niobium nitride, niobium oxide, silicon dioxide, tantalum nitride and tantalum oxide. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Neil Greeley, Duane M. Goodner, Vishwanath Bhat, Vassil N. Antonov, Prashant Raghu
  • Patent number: 9159780
    Abstract: A method of forming capacitors includes forming support material over a substrate. A first capacitor electrode is formed within individual openings in the support material. A first etching is conducted only partially into the support material using a liquid etching fluid to expose an elevationally outer portion of sidewalls of individual of the first capacitor electrodes. A second etching is conducted into the support material using a dry etching fluid to expose an elevationally inner portion of the sidewalls of the individual first capacitor electrodes. A capacitor dielectric is formed over the outer and inner portions of the sidewalls of the first capacitor electrodes. A second capacitor electrode is formed over the capacitor dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Neil Greeley, Prashant Raghu, Niraj B. Rana
  • Publication number: 20150203754
    Abstract: Compositions for etching polysilicon including aqueous compositions containing nitric acid and ammonium fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu
  • Publication number: 20150140777
    Abstract: Methods of selectively forming a metal-doped chalcogenide material comprise exposing a chalcogenide material to a transition metal solution, and incorporating transition metal of the transition solution into the chalcogenide material without substantially incorporating the transition metal into an adjacent material. The chalcogenide material is not silver selenide. Another method comprises forming a chalcogenide material adjacent to and in contact with an insulative material, exposing the chalcogenide material and the insulative material to a transition metal solution, and diffusing transition metal of the transition metal solution into the chalcogenide material while substantially no transition metal diffuses into the insulative material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Jerome A. Imonigie, Prashant Raghu, Theodore M. Taylor, Scott E. Sills