INTERNATIONAL PATENT: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "CHEMICAL PASSIVATION OF MOLYBDENUM PLUG OR TRENCH'S OUTER SURFACE TO PREVENT MO NITRIDATION OR OXIDATION AND MAINTAIN LOW CONTACT RESISTANCE"

GENEVA, Feb. 24 -- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (3050 Bowers AvenueSanta Clara, California 95054) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/040641) for "CHEMICAL PASSIVATION OF MOLYBDENUM PLUG OR TRENCH'S OUTER SURFACE TO PREVENT MO NITRIDATION OR OXIDATION AND MAINTAIN LOW CONTACT RESISTANCE" on Aug 05, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/039231, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 19, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): XU, Yi (c/o Applied Materials, Inc.Law Dept., M/S 12693050 Bowers AvenueSanta Clara, California 95054), LEI, Yu (c/o Applied Materials, In...