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We report the observation by scanning electron microscopy, spatially resolved Auger electron spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy of the thermal evolution of a microsized array of carbon dots, fabricated using supersonic cluster beam deposition through a stencil mask. We show that it is possible to obtain ordered arrays of silicon carbide microsized dots by reaching the temperature necessary for the creation of Si-C bonds, without affecting the geometry of the pristine pattern.