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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Benjamen Michael Rathsack, Richardson, TX (US);
James Walter Blatchford, Richardson, TX (US);
Steven Arthur Vitale, Murphy, TX (US);
Benjamen Michael Rathsack, Richardson, TX (US);
James Walter Blatchford, Richardson, TX (US);
Steven Arthur Vitale, Murphy, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, there are methods of making an integrated circuit, an integrated circuit device, and a computer readable medium. A method can comprise forming a first layer over a semiconductor substrate, forming a first mask layer over the semiconductor substrate, and using the first mask layer to pattern first features. The method can also include forming a second mask layer over the first features, using the second mask layer to pattern portions of the first features, removing the second mask layer, and removing the first mask layer.