Patent ID: 9508600
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a semiconductor device, the method comprising: depositing a hard mask on a dielectric layer disposed on a substrate, the dielectric layer being disposed around a first gate, a second gate, and a third gate extending from an exposed surface of the dielectric layer to the substrate; removing a portion of the hard mask to form an opening within the hard mask that exposes the first gate, the second gate, and the third gate; forming a patterned soft mask on the first, second, and third gates within the opening of the hard mask, a first portion of the patterned soft mask being disposed on the first gate and the second gate, and a second portion of the patterned soft mask being disposed on the second gate and the third gate; removing portions of the dielectric layer to transfer the pattern of the patterned soft mask into the dielectric layer and form a first contact opening and a second contact opening between the first gate and the second gate, and a third contact opening and a fourth contact opening between the second gate and the third gate; and disposing a conductive material in the first, second, third, and fourth contact openings.