A new type of a quasi one-dimensional planar field-effect-transistor (FET) with two lateral and symmetric in-plane-gate electrodes (IPG) is realized. The vertical layer sequence consists of a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure and a delta-doped pseudomorphic InGaAs quantum well with a high-density two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). The device configuration results in a strong lateral concentration of the confining electric field in the 2DEG plane. The fabricated devices operate excellently at room temperature with maximum currents (I(DS)) above 0.3 mA and transconductance (g(m)) values of 0.2 mS. Perfect pinch-off is achieved by a negative gate-voltage. Devices with planar arrays of quasi one-dimensional channels exhibit I(DS) > 6 mA and g(m) = 5 mS. A PMMA electron beam lithography process followed by a selective isolation implantation is used for the fabrication of IPG-FET devices.