Inventor
ZHAO LARRY
US27 patents
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
14 patentsUS9159610B2Oct 13, 2015
Hybrid manganese and manganese nitride barriers for back-end-of-line metallization and methods for fabricating the same
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC22 citations92
US9070711B2Jun 30, 2015
Methods of forming cap layers for semiconductor devices with self-aligned contact elements and the resulting devices
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC10 citations84
US8907483B2Dec 9, 2014
Semiconductor device having a self-forming barrier layer at via bottom
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC7 citations84
US9431294B2Aug 30, 2016
Methods of producing integrated circuits with an air gap
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC14 citations83
US9362228B2Jun 7, 2016
Electro-migration enhancing method for self-forming barrier process in copper metalization
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC7 citations83
US8753975B1Jun 17, 2014
Methods of forming conductive copper-based structures using a copper-based nitride seed layer without a barrier layer and the resulting device
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC10 citations83
US9087881B2Jul 21, 2015
Electroless fill of trench in semiconductor structure
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC4 citations72
USRE49820EJan 30, 2024
Semiconductor device having a self-forming barrier layer at via bottom
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations62
US9054052B2Jun 9, 2015
Methods for integration of pore stuffing material
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC3 citations62
USRE47630EOct 1, 2019
Semiconductor device having a self-forming barrier layer at via bottom
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations52
US9236299B2Jan 12, 2016
Methods of forming a metal cap layer on copper-based conductive structures on an integrated circuit device
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC1 citations52
US9666524B2May 30, 2017
Electro-migration enhancing method for self-forming barrier process in copper mettalization
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations51
US9318436B2Apr 19, 2016
Copper based nitride liner passivation layers for conductive copper structures
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC0 citations51
US8859419B2Oct 14, 2014
Methods of forming copper-based nitride liner/passivation layers for conductive copper structures and the resulting device
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC1 citations51
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
6 patentsUS6429128B1Aug 6, 2002
Method of forming nitride capped Cu lines with reduced electromigration along the Cu/nitride interface
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC63 citations96
US6261963B1Jul 17, 2001
Reverse electroplating of barrier metal layer to improve electromigration performance in copper interconnect devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC62 citations95
US6633085B1Oct 14, 2003
Method of selectively alloying interconnect regions by ion implantation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC37 citations90
US6897144B1May 24, 2005
Cu capping layer deposition with improved integrated circuit reliability
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC15 citations84
US6656834B1Dec 2, 2003
Method of selectively alloying interconnect regions by deposition process
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC10 citations74
US7381660B2Jun 3, 2008
Dielectric barrier layer for a copper metallization layer having a varying silicon concentration along its thickness
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC0 citations41
LAM RES CORP
4 patentsUS10262943B2Apr 16, 2019
Interlevel conductor pre-fill utilizing selective barrier deposition
LAM RES CORP7 citations83
US9583386B2Feb 28, 2017
Interlevel conductor pre-fill utilizing selective barrier deposition
LAM RES CORP8 citations83
US9287183B1Mar 15, 2016
Using electroless deposition as a metrology tool to highlight contamination, residue, and incomplete via etch
LAM RES CORP11 citations83
US9875968B2Jan 23, 2018
Interlevel conductor pre-fill utilizing selective barrier deposition
LAM RES CORP2 citations72
LIN SEAN X
2 patentsUS8517769B1Aug 27, 2013
Methods of forming copper-based conductive structures on an integrated circuit device
LIN SEAN X14 citations82
US8673766B2Mar 18, 2014
Methods of forming copper-based conductive structures by forming a copper-based seed layer having an as-deposited thickness profile and thereafter performing an etching process and electroless copper deposition
LIN SEAN X2 citations60