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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Roger A. Booth, Jr., Irvine, CA (US);
Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joseph Ervin, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Chengwen Pei, Danbury, CT (US);
Ravi M. Todi, San Diego, CA (US);
Geng Wang, Stormville, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes forming patterned lines on a substrate having a predetermined pitch. The method further includes forming spacer sidewalls on sidewalls of the patterned lines. The method further includes forming material in a space between the spacer sidewalls of adjacent patterned lines. The method further includes forming another patterned line from the material by protecting the material in the space between the spacer sidewalls of adjacent patterned lines while removing the spacer sidewalls. The method further includes transferring a pattern of the patterned lines and the patterned line to the substrate.