Patent · US Expired

Method of manufacturing electronic device

US6938238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 2003
Grant dateAug 30, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32139
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of forming a circuit pattern including fine pattern features and fine space, a hard mask layer is patterned with a first pattern defined by eliminating the fine space for merging the pattern features. Thereafter the hard mask layer is shrank. Next, the hard mask layer is patterned with a second pattern that is defined on the basis of the fine space. Finally, the circuit pattern is formed in an underlying layer using the hard mask layer as a mask.

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