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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Jeffrey Smith, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hiroaki Niimi, Cohoes, NY (US);
Daniel Chanemougame, Albany, NY (US);
Lars Liebmann, Albany, NY (US);
H. Jim Fulford, Marianna, NY (US);
Mark I. Gardner, Cedar Creek, TX (US);
Kandabara Tapily, Albany, NY (US);
Anton J. Devilliers, Albany, NY (US);
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Techniques herein provide thermal processing solutions applicable to both existing FINFET applications, including wrap-around contacts, as well as 3D architectures such as transistor-on-transistor and gate-on-gate monolithic or heterogeneous CFET. Techniques include heating or annealing a first target material without heating or affecting performance of a second material or other materials. Techniques include using a first heating process to heat a substrate and materials provided thereon to a first temperature, and then using a wavelength/frequency tunable second heating process to increase temperature of the target material without increasing temperature of the second material or other materials.