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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey R Perry, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
S M Sadjadi, San Jose, CA (US);
Kristen A Luttinger, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437 52 ; 437 43 ; 437 48 ; 437233 ; 156643 ;
Abstract
In the manufacture of memory cells, horizontal etching is controlled in a manner which prevents the formation of stringers between adjacent cells without undercutting the sidewalls of a memory cell.