The recorded gate-contact etch opens overlying dielectric and the silicon nitride gate cap, providing access for later cleaning and conductive fill (Engineering Practice).
After the two pattern-memorization sequences, the recorded operation removes mask and interlayer dielectric, controls dielectric etching near the replacement gate's silicon nitride cap, and subsequently opens that cap. Silicon nitride is a protective dielectric, not a metal cap merely because it lie…
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