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Method for manufacturing a junction field effect transisor

US5116772A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 1991
Grant dateMay 26, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/28587
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a field effect transistor which overcomes problems occurring in the manufacture of InP material junction field effect transistors. Because the electron saturation velocity is higher than that of silicon or GaAs it is desirable to have a gate length shorter than the mask length as well as to have the source, drain, and gate metals evaporated by the self-aligned method. The present invention provides a method of achieving gate lengths of 1 .mu.m or shorter without requiring an expensive electron beam apparatus or X-ray lighography apparatus.

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