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.