Patents by Inventor Shawn D. NGUYEN

Shawn D. NGUYEN 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: 12264392
    Abstract: Provided are certain silicon precursor compounds which are useful in the formation of silicon-containing films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, and more specifically to compositions and methods for forming such silicon-containing films, such as films comprising silicon dioxide or silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Sungsil Cho, DaHye Kim, SooJin Lee, Jae Eon Park, Bryan C. Hendrix, Philip S. H. Chen, Shawn D. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12252787
    Abstract: Described are vapor deposition methods for depositing metal films or layers onto a substrate, wherein the metal is molybdenum or tungsten; the methods involve organometallic precursor compounds that contain the metal and one or more carbon-containing ligands, and include depositing a metal layer formed from the metal of the precursor, onto a substrate, followed by introducing oxidizer to the formed metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Wright, Jr., Thomas H. Baum, Bryan C. Hendrix, Shawn D. Nguyen, Han Wang, Philip S. H. Chen
  • Publication number: 20240035157
    Abstract: Described are vapor deposition methods for depositing metal films or layers onto a substrate, wherein the metal is molybdenum or tungsten; the methods involve organometallic precursor compounds that contain the metal and one or more carbon-containing ligands, and include depositing a metal layer formed from the metal of the precursor, onto a substrate, followed by introducing oxidizer to the formed metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Wright, JR., Thomas H. Baum, Bryan C. Hendrix, Shawn D. Nguyen, Han Wang, Philip S. H. Chen
  • Patent number: 11761081
    Abstract: Described are vapor deposition methods for depositing metal films or layers onto a substrate, wherein the metal is molybdenum or tungsten; the methods involve organometallic precursor compounds that contain the metal and one or more carbon-containing ligands, and include depositing a metal layer formed from the metal of the precursor, onto a substrate, followed by introducing oxidizer to the formed metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Wright, Jr., Thomas H. Baum, Bryan C. Hendrix, Shawn D. Nguyen, Han Wang, Philip S. H. Chen
  • Publication number: 20210395884
    Abstract: Provided are certain silicon precursor compounds which are useful in the formation of silicon-containing films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, and more specifically to compositions and methods for forming such silicon-containing films, such as films comprising silicon dioxide or silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Sungsil CHO, DaHye KIM, SooJin LEE, Jae Eon PARK, Bryan C. HENDRIX, Philip S.H. CHEN, Shawn D. NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20210062331
    Abstract: Provided is a process for the vapor deposition of molybdenum or tungsten, and the use of molybdenum hexacarbonyl (Mo(CO)6) or tungsten hexacarbonyl (W(CO)6) for such deposition, e.g., in the manufacture of semiconductor devices in which molybdenum-containing or tungsten-containing films are desired. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, molybdenum hexacarbonyl (Mo(CO)6) has been found in vapor deposition processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to provide low resistivity, high deposition rate films in conjunction with a pulsed deposition process in which a step involving a brief pulse of H2O is utilized. This pulsing with H2O vapor was found to be effective in reducing the carbon content of films produced from Mo(CO)6-based CVD processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Philip S.H. CHEN, Shawn D. NGUYEN, Bryan C. HENDRIX, Thomas H. BAUM
  • Publication number: 20200115798
    Abstract: Described are vapor deposition methods for depositing metal films or layers onto a substrate, wherein the metal is molybdenum or tungsten; the methods involve organometallic precursor compounds that contain the metal and one or more carbon-containing ligands, and include depositing a metal layer formed from the metal of the precursor, onto a substrate, followed by introducing oxidizer to the formed metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Robert WRIGHT, Jr., Thomas H. BAUM, Bryan C. HENDRIX, Shawn D. NGUYEN, Han WANG, Philip S.H. CHEN