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Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kevin G. Donohoe, Boise, ID (US);

David S. Becker, Boise, ID (US);

Assignee:

Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ;
Abstract

Etch profile control with pulsed gas flow and its applications to etching such as anisotropic etching of high aspect ratio features and etching of self-aligned contact structures in various processes. Pulsing can be applied according to this invention to the flow rate of a gas such as an etchant gas, a gas that leads to the deposition of a protective layer, a gas that modifies the deposition of a protective layer, and a gas that modifies etching.

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