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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/308 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3081 (2013.01); H01L 21/0217 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/02115 (2013.01); H01L 21/02164 (2013.01); H01L 21/02271 (2013.01); H01L 21/3086 (2013.01); H01L 29/6656 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming patterns for semiconductor devices are provided. A method may include preparing a substrate including an etch target layer on a surface of the substrate; forming a mask pattern that includes a lower masking layer having a first density and an upper masking layer having a second density that is less than the first density, on the etch target layer; forming spacers that cover sidewalls of the lower masking layer and the upper masking layer; removing the mask pattern; and etching the etch target layer by using the spacers as an etching mask.