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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jeong Hwan Kim, San Jose, CA (US);

Yeonju Kwak, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Qian Fu, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Siyu Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);

Chuanxi Yang, Los Altos, CA (US);

Hang Yu, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/0332 (2013.01); H01L 21/0335 (2013.01); H01L 21/0337 (2013.01); H01L 21/0338 (2013.01);
Abstract

Exemplary semiconductor processing methods may include providing an oxygen-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include forming a plasma of the oxygen-containing precursor to produce oxygen-containing plasma effluents. The methods may include contacting a substrate housed in the processing region with the oxygen-containing plasma effluents. The substrate may include a boron-and-nitrogen-containing material overlying a carbon-containing material. The boron-and-nitrogen-containing material comprises a plurality of openings. The methods may include etching the carbon-containing material.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kim, Jeong. (2026). Carbon hardmask opening using boron nitride mask (U.S. Patent No. 12564022). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12564022

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