Systems and methods for improved semiconductor etching and component protection

TF Tan, LK Loh, D Lubomirsky, J Soonwook… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Semiconductor systems and methods may include a semiconductor processing chamber
having a gas box defining an access to the semiconductor processing chamber. The …

Systems and methods for improved semiconductor etching and component protection

TF Tan, LK Loh, D Lubomirsky, J Soonwook… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Semiconductor systems and methods may include a semi conductor processing chamber
having a gas box defining an access to the semiconductor processing chamber. The cham …

Methods and systems to enhance process uniformity

S Singh, A Tso, J Zhang, Z Li, H Zhang… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
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Dual-channel showerhead with improved profile

D Lubomirsky - US Patent 10,546,729, 2020 - Google Patents
Described processing chambers may include a chamber housing at least partially defining
an interior region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The chambers may include a …

Hybrid pulsing plasma processing systems

KJ Kanarik, J Guha - US Patent App. 13/550,546, 2013 - Google Patents
A method for processing substrate in a processing chamber that has at least one plasma
generating source and a gas source for providing a process gas into the chamber is …

Ion energy control by RF pulse shape

A Marakhtanov, Z Chen, JP Holland - US Patent 9,536,749, 2017 - Google Patents
A method for slope control of ion energy is described. The method includes receiving a
setting indicating that an etch operation is to be performed using a radio frequency (RF) …

Pulsed dc plasma etching process and apparatus

S Deshmukh, H Ren, J Liu - US Patent App. 14/200,779, 2014 - Google Patents
Appl. No.: 14/200,779 In one aspect, a plasma etching apparatus is disclosed. The plasma
etching apparatus includes a chamber body having a process chamber adapted to receive a …

Replacement contact process

S Lin, A Bhatnagar, N Ingle - US Patent 10,943,834, 2021 - Google Patents
Processing methods may be performed to expose a contact region on a semiconductor
substrate. The methods may include selectively removing a first region of a silicon material …

System for tunable workpiece biasing in a plasma reactor

T Koh, PA Kraus, L Dorf, P Gopalraja - US Patent 10,373,804, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for tunable workpiece biasing in a plasma reactor are
provided herein. In some embodiments, a system includes: a plasma chamber that performs …

Oxide etch selectivity systems and methods

L Xu, C Zhijun, A Wang, ST Nguyen - US Patent 10,424,463, 2019 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present technology may include a method of etching a substrate. The
method may include striking a plasma discharge in a plasma region. The method may also …