Jun Lang

US Patent:

20170263460, Sep 14, 2017

Filed:

Apr 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/142526

Inventors:

- Gloucester MA, US
Huixiong Dai - San Jose CA, US
Jun Lang - Union City CA, US
John Hautala - Beverly MA, US

International Classification:

H01L 21/3065
H01L 21/768
H01L 21/308

Abstract:

A method may include providing a surface feature on a substrate, the surface feature comprising a feature shape a feature location, and a dimension along a first direction within a substrate plane; depositing a layer comprising a layer material on the surface feature; and directing ions in an ion exposure at an angle of incidence toward the substrate, the angle of incidence forming a non-zero angle with respect to a perpendicular to the substrate plane, wherein the ion exposure comprises the ions and reactive neutral species, the ion exposure reactively etching the layer material, wherein the ions impact a first portion of the surface feature and do not impact a second portion of the surface feature, and wherein an altered surface feature is generated, the altered surface feature differing from the surface feature in at least one of: the dimension along the first direction, the feature shape, or the feature location.