Patents by Inventor Rahul Rajeev

Rahul Rajeev 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: 12198925
    Abstract: Exemplary methods of forming a silicon-and-carbon-containing material may include flowing a silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include forming a plasma within the processing region of the silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor. The plasma may be formed at a frequency above 15 MHz. The methods may include depositing a silicon-and-carbon-containing material on the substrate. The silicon-and-carbon-containing material as-deposited may be characterized by a dielectric constant below or about 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaunak Mukherjee, Kang Sub Yim, Deenesh Padhi, Abhijit A. Kangude, Rahul Rajeev, Shubham Chowdhuri
  • Publication number: 20250014914
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox including a first plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first plate of the gasbox may define a central aperture that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first plate may define an annular recess in the second surface. The first plate may define a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the annular recess in the second surface. The gasbox may include a second plate characterized by an annular shape. The second plate may be coupled with the first plate at the annular recess to define a first plenum within the first plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Rajeev, Yunzhe Yang, Abhijit A. Kangude, Kedar Joshi
  • Publication number: 20240417854
    Abstract: A cooling plate for a showerhead in a substrate processing system includes a first portion that defines a first path through the cooling plate. The first portion includes a first inlet configured to receive flow of a first fluid and a first outlet in fluid communication with the first inlet. The first path is in fluid communication with the first inlet and the first outlet. The cooling plate includes a second portion that defines a second path through the cooling plate. The second portion comprises a second inlet configured to receive flow of a second fluid and a second outlet in fluid communication with the second inlet, the second path is in fluid communication with the second inlet and the second outlet, and the second path is not in fluid communication with the first path, the first inlet, and the first outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Troy GOMM, Kadthala R. NARENDRNATH, John B. ALEXY, Rahul RAJEEV
  • Patent number: 12057325
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox including a first plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first plate of the gasbox may define a central aperture that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first plate may define an annular recess in the second surface. The first plate may define a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the annular recess in the second surface. The gasbox may include a second plate characterized by an annular shape. The second plate may be coupled with the first plate at the annular recess to define a first plenum within the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Rajeev, Yunzhe Yang, Abhijit A. Kangude, Kedar Joshi
  • Publication number: 20230343608
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox including a first plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first plate of the gasbox may define a central aperture that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first plate may define an annular recess in the second surface. The first plate may define a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the annular recess in the second surface. The gasbox may include a second plate characterized by an annular shape. The second plate may be coupled with the first plate at the annular recess to define a first plenum within the first plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Rajeev, Yunzhe Yang, Abhijit A. Kangude, Kedar Joshi
  • Patent number: 11694908
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox including a first plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first plate of the gasbox may define a central aperture that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first plate may define an annular recess in the second surface. The first plate may define a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the annular recess in the second surface. The gasbox may include a second plate characterized by an annular shape. The second plate may be coupled with the first plate at the annular recess to define a first plenum within the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Rajeev, Yunzhe Yang, Abhijit A. Kangude, Kedar Joshi
  • Publication number: 20230094180
    Abstract: Exemplary methods of forming a silicon-and-carbon-containing material may include flowing a silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include forming a plasma within the processing region of the silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor. The plasma may be formed at a frequency above 15 MHz. The methods may include depositing a silicon-and-carbon-containing material on the substrate. The silicon-and-carbon-containing material as-deposited may be characterized by a dielectric constant below or about 3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaunak Mukherjee, Kang Sub Yim, Deenesh Padhi, Abhijit A. Kangude, Rahul Rajeev, Shubham Chowdhuri
  • Patent number: 11594409
    Abstract: Exemplary methods of forming a silicon-and-carbon-containing material may include flowing a silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include forming a plasma within the processing region of the silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor. The plasma may be formed at a frequency above 15 MHz. The methods may include depositing a silicon-and-carbon-containing material on the substrate. The silicon-and-carbon-containing material as-deposited may be characterized by a dielectric constant below or about 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaunak Mukherjee, Kang Sub Yim, Deenesh Padhi, Abhijit A. Kangude, Rahul Rajeev, Shubham Chowdhuri
  • Publication number: 20220130687
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox including a first plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first plate of the gasbox may define a central aperture that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The first plate may define an annular recess in the second surface. The first plate may define a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the annular recess in the second surface. The gasbox may include a second plate characterized by an annular shape. The second plate may be coupled with the first plate at the annular recess to define a first plenum within the first plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Rajeev, Yunzhe Yang, Abhijit A. Kangude, Kedar Joshi
  • Publication number: 20210272800
    Abstract: Exemplary methods of forming a silicon-and-carbon-containing material may include flowing a silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include forming a plasma within the processing region of the silicon-and-carbon-containing precursor. The plasma may be formed at a frequency above 15 MHz. The methods may include depositing a silicon-and-carbon-containing material on the substrate. The silicon-and-carbon-containing material as-deposited may be characterized by a dielectric constant below or about 3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaunak Mukherjee, Kang Sub Yim, Deenesh Padhi, Abhijit A. Kangude, Rahul Rajeev, Shubham Chowdhuri