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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Srinivas Gandikota, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yixiong Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
Yongjing Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Tuerxun Ailihumaer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tengzhou MA, San Jose, CA (US);
Yuanhua Zheng, Burlingame, CA (US);
Zhihui Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shih Chung Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Janardhan Devrajan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yi Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Yu Lei, Belmont, CA (US);
Mandyam Sriram, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing and processing semiconductor devices (i.e., electronic devices) are described. Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide methods to reduce the resistance of the work function layer of an electronic device, as well as using a low resistivity metal for filling the gate.