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Reproducible, high yield method for fabricating ultra-short T-gates on HFETs

US7943286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2008
Grant dateMay 17, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/0272
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating ultra-short T-gates on heterojunction field effect transistors (HFETs) comprising the steps of (a) providing a coating of three layers of resists, with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) with high molecular weight on the bottom, polydimethylglutarimide (PMGI) in the middle, and PMMA with low molecular weight on the top; (b) in a first exposure, exposing and developing the layers with a dose of a developer that is high enough to allow the developer to break the top PMMA but low to avoid contributing significantly to the overall dose received in the bottom PMMA layer; and (c) in a second exposure, using an exposure and developing process to define 0.03-0.05 um openings in the bottom PMMA layer.

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