Method of controlled lateral etching

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8541293
APP PUB NO 20130072023A1
SERIAL NO

13509604

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A method of controlled lateral etching is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method may comprise: forming on a first material layer, which comprises a protruding structure, a second material layer; forming spacers on outer surfaces of the second material layer opposite to vertical surfaces of the protruding structure; forming a third material layer on surfaces of the second material layer and the spacers; forming on the third material layer a mask layer which extends in a direction lateral to a surface of the first material layer; and laterally etching portions of the respective layers arranged on the vertical surfaces of the protruding structure.

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INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNO 3 BEITUCHENG WEST ROAD BEIJING 100029

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Luo, Zhijiong Poughkeepsie, US 255 4762
Yin, Haizhou Poughkeepsie, US 244 3095
Zhu, Huilong Poughkeepsie, US 705 13304

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