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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
Yung-tin Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chun-ming Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Steven J. Radigan, Fremont, CA (US);
Yung-Tin Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chun-Ming Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Steven J. Radigan, Fremont, CA (US);
SanDisk 3D LLC, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of making a device includes forming a first hard mask layer over an underlying layer, forming first features over the first hard mask layer, forming a first spacer layer over the first features, etching the first spacer layer to form a first spacer pattern and to expose top of the first features, removing the first features, patterning the first hard mask using the first spacer pattern as a mask to form first hard mask features, removing the first spacer pattern. The method also includes forming second features over the first hard mask features, forming a second spacer layer over the second features, etching the second spacer layer to form a second spacer pattern and to expose top of the second features, removing the second features, etching the first hard mask features using the second spacer pattern as a mask to form second hard mask features, and etching at least part of the underlying layer using the second hard mask features as a mask.