Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi – Process – Electrode making
Patent
1997-07-07
2000-03-21
Ramsey, Kenneth J.
Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi
Process
Electrode making
445 24, H01J 902
Patent
active
060396210
ABSTRACT:
A method for forming a gate electrode. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises depositing a gate metal over an underlying substrate such that a layer of the gate metal is formed above the underlying substrate. In the present invention, the layer of the gate metal is deposited to a thickness approximately the same as the thickness desired for the gate electrode. Next, the present invention deposits polymer particles onto the layer of gate metal. A hard mask layer is then deposited over the polymer particles and the layer of the gate metal. The present invention removes the polymer particles and portions of the hard mask layer which overlie the polymer particles such that first regions of the layer of the gate metal are exposed, and such that second regions of the layer of the gate metal remain covered by the hard mask layer. After the removal step, the present invention etches through the first regions of the layer of the gate metal such that openings are formed completely through the layer of the gate metal at the first regions. After the openings have been formed, the remaining portions of the hard mask layer which overlie the second regions of the layer of the gate metal are removed.
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Chakravorty Kishore K.
Elizondo Philip J.
Candescent Technologies Corporation
Ramsey Kenneth J.
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