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Forming contact holes using litho-etch-litho-etch approach

US10916427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 2018
Grant dateFeb 9, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76832
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor device, comprising: first, a target layer is provided, an etching stop layer is formed on the target layer, afterwards, a first photoresist layer is formed on the etching stop layer, and a first etching process is then performed, to forma plurality of first trenches in the etching stop layer. Next, a second photoresist layer is formed on the etching stop layer, portion of the second photoresist layer fills in each first trench, a second etching process is then performed to form a plurality of second trenches in the etching stop layer, and using the remaining etching stop layer as a hard mask, a third etching process is performed to remove parts of the target layer.

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