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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:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ; H01L 2/146 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ; H01L 2/146 ;
Abstract
A method of patterning a thin layer into a predetermined shape on the basis of a pattern layer arranged in a thin layer formed in a substrate comprises a first step of soaking the substrate in a first solution to etch off the thin layer on the basis of the pattern layer, a second step of spraying a second solution having the same composition as that of an etching solution used in a third step to wash the substrate, and a third step of soaking the substrate in a third solution to further etch the thin layer.