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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000

Filed:

Apr. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael David Armacost, Wallkill, NY (US);

Steven Alfred Grundon, Underhill, VT (US);

David Laurant Harmon, Essex, VT (US);

Donald McAlpine Kenney, Shelburne, VT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 333 ; 438713 ; 438732 ; 438733 ; 438978 ; 438947 ;
Abstract

A post-etch structure resulting in the inverse of a sidewall spacer etch, i.e. removal of the spacer. A vertical portion of a film is removed while leaving horizontal portions substantially intact. A facet is left in the film in register with an upper corner formed by the vertical and horizontal portions of the underlying body.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Armacost, Michael. (2000). Selective removal of vertical portions of a film (U.S. Patent No. 6139647). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6139647

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