Abstract:
A method of fabricating multiple gate lengths simultaneously on a single chip surface. Hard masking materials which are used as spacers in a field effects transistor generation process are converted into a spacer mask to increase the line density on the chip surface. These hard masking spacers are further patterned by either trimming or by enlarging a portion of a spacer at various locations on a chip surface, to enable formation of multiple gate lengths on a single chip, using a series of process steps which make use of combinations of hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials.