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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Henning Haffner, Pawling, NY (US);
Inventor:
Henning Haffner, Pawling, NY (US);
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes depositing a material layer over a semiconductor substrate and using a first mask in a first exposure/patterning process to pattern the material layer thereby forming a plurality of first and second features. The first features include patterns for the semiconductor device and the second features include printing assist features. The method includes using a second mask in a second exposure/patterning process to effectively remove the second features from the material layer and to define at least one separating structure between two first features.