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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung City, TW;
Hsin-Hung Chou, Taichung City, TW;
Kao-Tsair Tsai, Taichung City, TW;
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP., Taichung City, TW;
Abstract
A method includes: forming a patterned dielectric layer, including a predetermined word line region and a predetermined pick-up neck region being separated by a first distance, and the patterned dielectric layer within the predetermined pick-up neck region has a second distance, wherein the first distance is smaller than or equal to the second distance; forming a spacer on sidewalls of the patterned dielectric layer; cutting off the spacer of a connecting portion of the predetermined word line region from the spacer of a remaining portion of the predetermined word line region; forming a mask pattern, including a first portion across the connecting portion and the predetermined pick-up neck region, wherein the spacer at the remaining portion is spaced apart from the first portion; and forming a dummy structure, word lines, and pick-up necks, wherein the dummy structure is located between the word lines and the pick-up necks.
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