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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shih-Yuan Cheng, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shenjian Liu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Youn Gi Hong, Fremont, CA (US);
Qian Fu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H01L 21/308 (2006.01); H01L 21/027 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3065 (2013.01); H01L 21/0271 (2013.01); H01L 21/308 (2013.01); H01L 21/31144 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming lines in an etch layer on a substrate may comprise providing a ultra-violet (UV) producing gas to a vacuum chamber having a photoresist mask, ionizing the UV producing gas to produce UV rays to irradiate the photoresist mask, and etching the lines into the etch layer through the photoresist mask.