Patent ID: 7993986

Claim:
A process comprising: forming a structure having a sidewall surface, the structure being formed as a first structure having a first length and a second structure having a second length that differs from the first length, the second structure adjoining the first structure to form the sidewall surface, the sidewall surface being continuous and planar, and having a varying height dimension and a varying length dimension; forming a layer of material on the sidewall surface, the layer of material having a varying width dimension and a varying length dimension corresponding to the varying height dimension and the varying length dimension of the sidewall surface, respectively; and forming a device structure in contact with the layer of material, wherein the device structure and the layer of material are components of a device, wherein the first structure is a first mesa structure provided on a substrate, and the second structure is a second mesa structure provided on the first mesa structure, or wherein the first structure is a first recessed structure extending within the substrate, and the second structure is a second recessed structure extending within the substrate.