Patent ID: 7638417

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an electronic circuit element, comprising: providing a substrate ( 6 ); depositing a first semiconductor segment ( 52 ) on a portion of the substrate ( 6 ); depositing a second semiconductor segment ( 54 ) on a different portion of the substrate ( 6 ); depositing a first metal segment ( 56 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) in contact with a portion of the first semiconductor segment ( 52 ); depositing a second metal segment ( 58 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) in contact with another portion of the first semiconductor segment ( 52 ) spaced from the first metal segment ( 56 ); depositing a third metal segment ( 60 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) in contact with a portion of the second semiconductor segment ( 54 ); depositing a fourth metal segment ( 62 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) in contact with another portion of the second semiconductor segment ( 54 ) spaced from the third metal segment ( 60 ); depositing a fifth metal segment ( 64 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) in contact with a portion of the fourth metal segment ( 62 ); depositing a sixth metal segment ( 66 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) in contact with a portion of the first metal segment ( 56 ); depositing a first insulator segment ( 68 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over the first semiconductor segment ( 52 ), and portions of the first metal segment ( 56 ) and the second metal segment ( 58 ) in contact with the first semiconductor segment ( 52 ); depositing a second insulator segment ( 70 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over a portion of the fifth metal segment ( 64 ) spaced from the fourth metal segment ( 62 ); depositing a third insulator segment ( 72 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over the second semiconductor segment ( 54 ) and at least portions of the third metal segment ( 60 ), the fourth metal segment ( 62 ) and the fifth metal segment ( 64 ); depositing a seventh metal segment ( 74 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over at least a portion of at least one of the first insulator segment ( 68 ) and the second insulator segment ( 70 ); depositing an eighth metal segment ( 76 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over at least a portion of at least one of the first insulator segment ( 68 ) and the second insulator segment ( 70 ) and in contact with at least a portion of the seventh metal segment ( 74 ); depositing a ninth metal segment ( 78 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over at least portions of the second metal segment ( 58 ) and the third insulator segment ( 72 ); and depositing a tenth metal segment ( 80 ) on the substrate ( 6 ) over the third insulator segment ( 72 ) and in contact with at least a portion of the ninth metal segment ( 78 ).