Fabrication of an isolated dummy fin between active vertical fins with tight fin pitch
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Mar 27, 2018
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Mar 30, 2017
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Abstract
A method of forming an arrangement of active and inactive fins on a substrate, including forming at least three vertical fins on the substrate, forming a protective liner on at least three of the at least three vertical fins, removing at least a portion of the protective liner on the one of the at least three of the at least three of vertical fins, and converting the one of the at least three of the at least three vertical fins to an inactive vertical fin.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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US | B1 | US9853131 | Jul 12, 2016 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION | FABRICATION OF AN ISOLATED DUMMY FIN BETWEEN ACTIVE VERTICAL FINS WITH TIGHT FIN PITCH | Dec 26, 2017 | |||
US | B2 | US10170595 | Aug 07, 2017 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION | Fabrication of an isolated dummy fin between active vertical fins with tight fin pitch | Jan 01, 2019 | |||
US | B2 | US10170596 | Jan 22, 2018 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION | Fabrication of an isolated dummy fin between active vertical fins with tight fin pitch | Jan 01, 2019 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | NEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504 |
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- H01L Class
- 30754 Applications Filed
- 25260 Patents Issued To-Date
- 82.14 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Cheng, Kangguo | Schenectady, US | 3099 | 32749 |
# of filed Patents : 3099 Total Citations : 32749 | |||
Xu, Peng | Guilderland, US | 685 | 5136 |
# of filed Patents : 685 Total Citations : 5136 |
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