Patent ID: 6995433
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A transistor for forming a part of an integrated circuit, comprising: a first conductive region forming a source and a second conductive region forming a drain having a channel region interposed therebetween; and a channel region controlling component forming a gate electrode disposed over the channel region and separated therefrom by at least one dielectric layer, wherein the channel region controlling component has a non-linear structural characteristic derived from a non-linear structural characteristic of a photo resist feature used as an etch mask for the channel region controlling component, wherein the non-linear characteristic of the photo resist feature is selected to provide provides mechanical stability to the photo resist feature; and wherein at any point measured from the source to the drain in a perpendicular direction to a widthwise bisector of the gate electrode, the gate electrode defines a channel length having a substantially constant dimension.