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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 11, 2021
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Myungsun Kim, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Andy Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);

Eric Davey, Mountain View, CA (US);

Michael Stolfi, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Benjamin Colombeau, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 30/67 (2025.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 62/10 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 30/6735 (2025.01); H01L 21/0206 (2013.01); H01L 21/02164 (2013.01); H01L 21/02236 (2013.01); H01L 21/30604 (2013.01); H01L 21/3065 (2013.01); H10D 30/021 (2025.01); H10D 30/6757 (2025.01); H10D 62/118 (2025.01);
Abstract

Horizontal gate-all-around devices and methods of manufacturing same are described. The hGAA devices comprise an oxide layer and a semiconductor material layer between source regions and drain regions of the device. The method includes growing a conformal epitaxial layer on a nanosheet channel layer, followed by radical plasma oxidation (RPO) to oxidize the conformal epitaxial layer. An alternative method includes growing a conformal epitaxial layer on a nanosheet channel layer, followed by a surface treatment, and then radical plasma oxidation (RPO) to oxidize the conformal epitaxial layer.


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