摘要 |
A method is disclosed for fabricating a substantially planar photoimageable layer atop a first thin film member (115) situated on a substrate (110). The substrate (110) and first thin film member (115) are covered with a first photoresist layer (120) in one embodiment of the method. An asperity (120A) is formed in the first photoresist layer (120) above the first thin film member (115). The remainder of the first photoresist layer (120) outside of the asperity (120A) includes photoresist fields which are in the same plane as the first thin film member (115) when viewed in cross section. The asperity (120A) is removed by photoimaging including masking, exposing and developing while the photoresist fields remain. A second photoresist layer (130) is then applied to the resultant structure after the asperity (120A) is removed. The portions of the second photoresist layer (130) atop the photoresist fields (120B) and the photoresist fields themselves are removed by photoimaging. A second thin film member (135) is thus formed in which the remaining portion of the upper photoresist layer (130A) is desirably substantially planar with respect to the thin film member (115) below. <IMAGE> |