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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Kyle Hunt, Richardson, TX (US);
Neel Bhatt, Allen, TX (US);
Asadd M. Hosein, Plano, TX (US);
Brian L. Vialpando, Dallas, TX (US);
William R. Morrison, Dallas, TX (US);
Kyle Hunt, Richardson, TX (US);
Neel Bhatt, Allen, TX (US);
Asadd M. Hosein, Plano, TX (US);
Brian L. Vialpando, Dallas, TX (US);
William R. Morrison, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method, in one embodiment, includes forming semiconductor features () over a substrate (), and then forming a layer of material () over the semiconductor features (). This method further includes selectively etching portions of the layer of material () based upon a density or size of the semiconductor features () located thereunder, and then polishing remaining portions of the layer of material ().