Method of fabricating ultra short gate length thin film transistors using optical lithography

摘要

A method is provided for fabricating an ultra short gate length thin film transistor. A plurality of layers is deposited on a substrate including a refractory metal and a first and second photosensitive material. The second material is sensitive to longer wavelength optical radiation than the first material and the first material is not soluble in chemicals used to develop or strip the second material. A source contact pattern is defined in the second material to mask the first photosensitive material. The first material is processed to produce an undercut of the first material with respect to the second material. A metal layer is deposited at a normal incidence on the second material and an exposed portion of the refractory metal. The second material is removed. Exposed portions of the refractory metal corresponding to the undercut of the first material are removed to form a gap in the refractory metal.

主权项

1. A method of fabricating an ultra short gate length thin film transistor, the method comprising:
depositing a plurality of layers on a substrate, the layers including a refractory metal, a first photosensitive material, and a second photosensitive material, the second photosensitive material being sensitive to longer wavelength optical radiation than the first photosensitive material and the first photosensitive material not being soluble in chemicals used to develop or strip the second photosensitive material; defining a source contact pattern in the second photosensitive material; masking the first photosensitive material with the defined source contact pattern; processing the first photosensitive material to produce an undercut of the first photosensitive material with respect to the second photosensitive material; depositing, at a normal incidence, a metal layer on the second photosensitive material and an exposed portion of the refractory metal; removing the second photosensitive material; removing exposed portions of the refractory metal corresponding to the undercut of the first photosensitive material to form a gap in the refractory metal; and removing the first photosensitive material.