Method of controlling feature dimensions based upon etch chemistry concentrations
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1. A method, comprising:
- measuring a manufactured size of a feature above a semiconducting substrate;
calculating an etch rate for a wet etch bath;
determining a duration of an etch process to be performed in said bath after said feature is formed and to which said feature will be exposed, said determination being based upon said calculated etch rate and said measured manufactured size of said feature; and
performing the etch process in said bath for said determined duration.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of controlling the width of a gate electrode based upon the etch rate of a chemical bath. In one illustrative embodiment, the method comprises determining an etching rate for a chemical bath, determining the manufactured width of the gate electrode, and varying the time duration of an etching process performed in the bath depending upon the etch rate of the bath and the width of the gate electrode.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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measuring a manufactured size of a feature above a semiconducting substrate;
calculating an etch rate for a wet etch bath;
determining a duration of an etch process to be performed in said bath after said feature is formed and to which said feature will be exposed, said determination being based upon said calculated etch rate and said measured manufactured size of said feature; and
performing the etch process in said bath for said determined duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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measuring a manufactured size of a feature above a semiconducting substrate;
calculating an etch rate for a wet etch bath;
providing said measured manufactured size of said feature and said calculated etch rate to a controller that determines a duration of an etch process to be performed in said bath after said feature is formed and to which said feature will be exposed based upon said calculated etch rate and said measured manufactured size of said feature; and
performing the etch process in said bath for said determined duration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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measuring a manufactured width of a gate electrode formed above a semiconducting substrate;
calculating an etch rate for a wet etch bath;
providing said measured manufactured width of said gate electrode and said calculated etch rate to a controller that determines a duration of an etch process to be performed in said bath after said feature is formed and to which said gate electrode will be exposed based upon said calculated etch rate and said measured manufactured width of said gate electrode; and
performing the etch process in said bath for said determined duration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
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measuring a concentration of at least one component of a wet etch bath;
calculating an etch rate for the wet etch bath based upon the measured concentration of said at least one component of said wet etch bath;
measuring a manufactured width of a gate electrode formed above a semiconducting substrate;
providing said calculated etch rate and said measured manufactured width of said gate electrode to a controller that determines a duration of an etch process to be performed in said bath after said gate electrode is formed and to which said gate electrode will be exposed based upon said calculated etch rate of said wet etch bath and said measured manufactured width of said gate electrode; and
performing the etch process in said bath for said determined duration. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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measuring a concentration of at least one component of a wet etch bath;
calculating an etch rate for the wet etch bath based upon the measured concentration of said at least one component of said wet etch bath;
measuring a manufactured width of a gate electrode comprised of polysilicon formed above a semiconducting substrate;
providing said calculated etch rate and said measured manufactured width of said gate electrode to a controller that calculates a duration of an etch process to be performed in said bath after said gate electrode is formed and to which said gate electrode will be exposed, said calculation being based upon said calculated etch rate of said wet etch bath and said measured manufactured width of said gate electrode; and
performing the etch process in said bath for said calculated duration. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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