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Methods of forming integrated circuitry and integrated circuitry structures
Assignee: Micron Technology Inc
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Filing: 1998-06-09
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2018-06-09
Abstract
Abstract In one aspect, a plurality of layers are formed over a substrate and a series of first trenches are etched into a first of the layers in a first direction. A series of second trenches are etched into the first layer in a second direction which is different from the first direction. Collectively, the first and second trenches define a plurality of different substrate elevations with adjacent elevations being joined by sidewalls which extend therebetween. Sidewall spacers are formed over the sidewalls, and material of the first layer is substantially selectively etched relative to material from which the spacers are formed. Material comprising the spacer material is substantially selectively etched relative to the first material. In a preferred implementation, the etching provides a plurality of cells which are separated from one another by no more than a lateral width dimension of a previously-formed spacer.
Inventors
- 👤 Darwin A. Clampitt
- 👤 James E. Green
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/01; H10D1/041; H10D1/043; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/716; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/021; H10W10/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/942; Y10S438/947
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
Integrated circuitry comprising: a substrate; a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, individual cells being defined by a plurality of walls, at least some individual walls of the plurality of walls being shared between adjacent cells and comprising respective wall surfaces which face generally away from one another and into a respective one of the shared cells; at least two separate wall surfaces of a respective cell facing one another and defining a width dimension along a line generally transverse the two surfaces; and the width dimension of adjacent cells along the line alternating between first and second width dimensions which are different from one another, wherein there are at least four adjacent cells disposed along the line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
Integrated circuitry comprising: a substrate; a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, individual cells being defined by a plurality of walls, at least some individual walls of the plurality of walls being shared between adjacent cells and comprising respective wall surfaces which face generally away from one another and into a respective one of the shared cells; at least two separate wall surfaces of a respective cell facing one another and defining a width dimension along a line generally transverse the two surfaces; and the width dimension of adjacent cells along the line alternating between first and second width dimensions which are different from one another, wherein there are at least four adjacent cells disposed along the line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
Integrated circuitry comprising: a substrate; a plurality of elongate cells disposed over the substrate and extending away therefrom along individual respective long axes, individual cells having individual openings which define individual geometries and cell walls which extend between the openings and the substrate; and each cell sharing a cell wall with a plurality of neighboring cells, wherein the geometries defined by the opening of a cell and a respective neighboring cell opening are different.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
Integrated circuitry comprising: a substrate; a plurality of elongate cells disposed over the substrate and extending away therefrom along individual respective long axes, individual cells having individual openings which define individual geometries and cell walls which extend between the openings and the substrate; and each cell sharing a cell wall with a plurality of neighboring cells, wherein the geometries defined by the opening of a cell and a respective neighboring cell opening are different.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The integrated circuitry of claim 2, wherein the long axes are generally parallel with one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The integrated circuitry of claim 2, wherein a majority of the cells share more than two individual cell walls with more than two respective individual neighboring cells.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The integrated circuitry of claim 2, wherein a majority of the cells have four cell walls, each cell wall being shared with a different neighboring cell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The integrated circuitry of claim 2, wherein the cell geometries are four-sided geometries.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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