Methods of forming patterns
First Claim
1. A method of forming a pattern of openings comprising:
- providing a plurality of initial features having sidewalls over a substrate;
providing spacer material adjacent to the sidewalls of the initial features;
forming a plurality of additional features over the substrate after the providing the spacer material, wherein the spacer material aligns the additional features with the initial features;
removing portions of the spacer material which are between the initial and additional features to create the pattern of openings intermediate the initial and additional features; and
reducing widths of the additional features after the removing.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns of openings. The methods may include forming spaced features over a substrate. The features may have tops and may have sidewalls extending downwardly from the tops. A first material may be formed along the tops and sidewalls of the features. The first material may be formed by spin-casting a conformal layer of the first material across the features, or by selective deposition along the features relative to the substrate. After the first material is formed, fill material may be provided between the features while leaving regions of the first material exposed. The exposed regions of the first material may then be selectively removed relative to both the fill material and the features to create the pattern of openings.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of forming a pattern of openings comprising:
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providing a plurality of initial features having sidewalls over a substrate; providing spacer material adjacent to the sidewalls of the initial features; forming a plurality of additional features over the substrate after the providing the spacer material, wherein the spacer material aligns the additional features with the initial features; removing portions of the spacer material which are between the initial and additional features to create the pattern of openings intermediate the initial and additional features; and reducing widths of the additional features after the removing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of forming a pattern of openings comprising:
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providing a plurality of initial features over a substrate; aligning a plurality of additional features with the initial features using spacer material; removing portions of the spacer material which are between the initial and additional features to create the pattern of openings intermediate the initial and additional features; and wherein the initial and additional features comprise an organic polymer, and the spacer material comprises a metal-containing material. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a pattern of openings comprising:
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providing a plurality of initial features over a substrate; treating the initial features to render them insoluble during subsequent spin-casting of a layer; spin-casting the layer over the initial features and adjacent to sidewalls of the initial features; forming a plurality of additional features over the substrate; and removing material of the spin-cast layer which is between the initial and additional features to create the pattern of openings between the initial and additional features. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of forming a pattern of openings comprising:
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providing a plurality of initial features having sidewalls over a substrate; providing spacer material adjacent to the sidewalls of the initial features; forming a plurality of additional features over the substrate after the providing the spacer material, wherein the spacer material aligns the additional features with the initial features; removing portions of the spacer material which are between the initial and additional features to create the pattern of openings intermediate the initial and additional features; and wherein the initial and additional features comprise an organic polymer, and the spacer material comprises a metal-containing material.
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27. A method of forming a pattern of openings comprising:
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providing a plurality of initial features having sidewalls over a substrate; providing spacer material adjacent to the sidewalls of the initial features; forming a plurality of additional features over the substrate after the providing the spacer material, wherein the spacer material aligns the additional features with the initial features; removing portions of the spacer material which are between the initial and additional features to create the pattern of openings intermediate the initial and additional features; and reducing widths of the initial features before the providing the spacer material.
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