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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:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shun-Li Lin, Yun-Lin Hsien, TW;
Tsung-Hsien Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/186 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/186 ;
Abstract
An optical proximity correction method for producing a rectangular contact. The method includes representing the rectangular contact pattern required by an integrated circuit by a pair of connected hammerhead patterns and serif patterns at the inner straight corners of the hammerhead patterns. By varying the width of the connecting section of the hammerhead patterns, an optimal aspect ratio for the rectangular pattern is obtained.