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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Sung-En Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Chunyao Wang, Zhubei, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3213 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/32139 (2013.01); H01L 21/02164 (2013.01); H01L 21/02274 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/31144 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a method includes: forming a photoresist over a target layer; performing a plasma-enhanced deposition process, the plasma-enhanced deposition process etching sidewalls of the photoresist while depositing a spacer layer on the sidewalls of the photoresist; patterning the spacer layer to form spacers on the sidewalls of the photoresist; and etching the target layer using the spacers and the photoresist as a combined etching mask.