VERTICAL SIDEWALL PROFILE SPACER LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF

摘要

A method for forming a spacer layer adjoining a substantially vertical first sidewall of a topographic feature within a microelectronic product employs an anisotropic etching of a reentrant spacer material layer formed upon the topographic feature. The spacer layer is formed at least in part with a substantially vertical second sidewall laterally separated from the substantially vertical first sidewall. The method is useful for forming spacer layers within field effect transistor devices.