Thompson Hine LLP
Self-aligned lithographic patterning with variable spacings
Methods of lithographic patterning and structures formed by lithographic patterning. A hardmask layer is formed on a dielectric layer, a feature is formed on the hardmask layer, and a mandrel is formed that extends in a first direction across the first feature. The mandrel and the hardmask layer beneath the mandrel are removed to pattern the hardmask layer with the feature masking a section of the hardmask layer. After the hardmask layer is patterned, the dielectric layer is etched to form a first trench and a second trench that are separated by a section of the dielectric layer masked by the section of the hardmask layer. The first trench and the second trench are filled with a conductor layer to respectively form a first wire and a second wire that is separated from the first wire by the section of the dielectric layer.
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Jiehui Daniel W. Jinping Haigou Zhiguo Haifeng Qiang
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