US Patent Issued to ASM IP Holding on Sept. 1 for "Methods for forming mandrels and spacers, related structures, and systems" (Dutch, Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,444, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ASM IP Holding B.V. (Almere, Netherlands).

"Methods for forming mandrels and spacers, related structures, and systems" was invented by Daniele Piumi (Etterbeek, Belgium) and Ivo Raaijmakers (Amersfoort, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for patterning and forming structures, as well as related structures and systems are disclosed. The methods comprise forming a mandrel on a substrate. Forming the mandrel comprises executing a plurality of etching cycles to thin a structure."

The patent was filed on Sept. 8, 2023, under Application No. 18/463,433.

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