Methods of forming integrated circuitry methods of forming thin film transistors, integrated circuitry and thin film transistors
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsCharles H. Dennison, Monte Manning
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Abstract
An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically a etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
Claims9
A method of fabricating a bottom and top gated thin film transistor, comprising:
- forming a bottom gate layer on a semiconductor substrate;
- forming a bottom gate dielectric layer over the bottom gate layer;
- forming a layer of semiconductive material over the bottom gate dielectric layer;
- defining source, drain and channel regions within the layer of semiconductive material;
- forming a top gate dielectric layer over the layer of semiconductive material;
- forming a top gate layer over the top gate dielectric layer;
- etching the composite top gate, top gate dielectric, and semiconductive material layers in a pattern which defines a top gate, top gate dielectric and body outline, the bottom gate including a portion extending outwardly beyond the outline, the etching defining an exposed top gate sidewall surface and an exposed sidewall surface of the semiconductive material;
- forming a layer of insulating dielectric over the etched top gate and exposed sidewall surfaces;
- anisotropically etching the insulating dielectric layer to define an insulating sidewall spacer, the sidewall spacer leaving the top gate sidewall surface exposed;
- exposing a portion of the bottom gate extending outwardly beyond the outline;
- forming a layer of electrically conductive material over the outwardly exposed top gate sidewall surface and exposed portion of the bottom gate;
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- anisotropically etching the layer of conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the top gate sidewall surface and the bottom gate.
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