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Method of forming field effect transistor comprising at least one of a conductive metal or metal compound in electrical connection with transistor gate semiconductor material

US6830975B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2002
Grant dateDec 14, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/035
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention includes methods of forming field effect transistors. In one implementation, a method of forming a field effect transistor having a gate comprising a conductive metal or metal compound received over conductively doped semiconductive material includes forming transistor gate semiconductive material into a gate line over a semiconductive material channel region. The gate line includes semiconductive material sidewalls. The semiconductive material sidewalls of the gate line are oxidized. After the oxidizing, at least one of a conductive metal or metal compound is formed in electrical connection with the transistor gate semiconductive material to comprise a substantially coextensive elongated portion of a final construction of the gate line of the field effect transistor being formed.

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