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Technique for extending the limits of photolithography

US6140217A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1998
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a wiring pattern in a device comprises forming an array of grooves in a mask, forming first spacers adjacent vertical walls of the grooves, removing the mask, forming second spacers adjacent the first spacers, and filling areas between the first spacers and areas between the second spacers with a material to form the wiring pattern.

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