Patent ID: 11515160

Abstract:
A method includes providing a substrate including mandrels of a first material positioned on an underlying layer. Each of the mandrels includes a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall. The method further includes forming sidewall spacers made of a second material and including a first sidewall spacer abutting each respective first sidewall and a second sidewall spacer abutting each respective second sidewall. The mandrels extend above top surfaces of the sidewall spacers. The method also includes forming first capped sidewall spacers by depositing a third material on the first sidewall spacers without depositing on the second sidewall spacers, forming second capped sidewall spacers by depositing a fourth material on the second sidewall spacers without depositing on the first sidewall spacers, and selectively removing at least one of the first material, the second material, the third material, and the fourth material to uncover an exposed portion of the underlying layer.