Manufacture of electronic devices comprising thin-film transistors

Abstract

A method of manufacturing an electronic device including a thin film transistor comprises forming a semiconductor film over an insulating substrate; depositing a first masking layer over the semiconductor film and removing portions of it to form a plurality of holes through it that extend substantially perpendicularly from its upper to its lower surface; patterning the first masking layer in a first pattern; depositing a second masking layer over the first masking layer; patterning the second masking layer to define a second pattern that lies within the area of the first pattern; and implanting the semiconductor film using at least the first masking layer as an implantation mask. A portion of the first masking layer that defines at least some of the holes partially masks the implantation such that the implantation defines source and drain regions, an undoped conduction channel between the source and drain regions, and a field-relief region having a lower doping concentration than does the drain region between the conduction channel and the drain region.

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