Some embodiments include a memory cell with two transistors and one capacitor. The transistors are a first transistor and a second transistor. The capacitor has a first node coupled with a source/drain region of the first transistor, and has a second node coupled with a source/drain region of the second transistor. The memory cell has a first body region adjacent the source/drain region of the first transistor, and has a second body region adjacent the source/drain region of the second transistor. A first body connection line couples the first body region of the memory cell to a first reference voltage. A second body connection line couples the second body region of the memory cell to a second reference voltage. The first and second reference voltages may be the same as one another, or may be different from one another.

A read-only memory (ROM) structure is provided. The ROM device structure includes a first gate structure formed over a substrate, and the first gate structure includes a first work function layer with a first thickness. The ROM device structure includes an isolation structure formed over the substrate, and the isolation structure is adjacent to the first gate structure. The isolation structure includes a second work function layer with a second thickness, and the second thickness is larger than or smaller than the first thickness. The ROM device structure also includes a first contact structure formed over the substrate, and the first contact structure is between the first gate structure and the isolation structure.

A method can be used to irreversibly program a memory cell that includes a MOS transistor having a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region separated by a channel region that is adjacent a gate region. The method includes applying an electric current along a width of the first source/drain region to cause a resistivity of the first source/drain region to be irreversibly increased.

A method of fabricating a vertical field effect transistor including forming a first recess in a substrate; epitaxially growing a first drain from the first bottom surface of the first recess; epitaxially growing a second drain from the second bottom surface of a second recess formed in the substrate; growing a channel material epitaxially on the first drain and the second drain; forming troughs in the channel material to form one or more fin channels on the first drain and one or more fin channels on the second drain, wherein the troughs over the first drain extend to the surface of the first drain, and the troughs over the second drain extend to the surface of the second drain; forming a gate structure on each of the one or more fin channels; and growing sources on each of the fin channels associated with the first and second drains.

A device comprises a vertical transistor. The vertical transistor comprises a semiconductive pillar, at least one gate electrode, a gate dielectric material, and void spaces. The semiconductive pillar comprises a source region, a drain region, and a channel region extending vertically between the source region and the drain region, the channel region comprising a semiconductive material having a band gap greater than 1.65 electronvolts. The at least one gate electrode laterally neighbors the semiconductive pillar. The gate dielectric material is laterally between the semiconductive pillar and the at least one gate electrode. The void spaces are vertically adjacent the gate dielectric material and laterally intervening between the at least one gate electrode and each of the source region and the drain region of the semiconductive pillar. Related electronic systems and methods are also disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to a programmable device. The programmable device comprises a first vertical transistor; and a second vertical transistor coupled to the first vertical transistor via a shared terminal, wherein: a first gate dielectric of the first vertical transistor has a first thickness and a second gate dielectric of the second vertical transistor has a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness, and the second gate dielectric breaks down based on an application of a gate voltage that is lower than a first breakdown voltage of the first gate dielectric and higher than a second breakdown voltage of the second gate dielectric.

Some embodiments include a memory cell with two transistors and one capacitor. The transistors are a first transistor and a second transistor. The capacitor has a first node coupled with a source/drain region of the first transistor, and has a second node coupled with a source/drain region of the second transistor. The memory cell has a first body region adjacent the source/drain region of the first transistor, and has a second body region adjacent the source/drain region of the second transistor. A first body connection line couples the first body region of the memory cell to a first reference voltage. A second body connection line couples the second body region of the memory cell to a second reference voltage. The first and second reference voltages may be the same as one another, or may be different from one another.

A method of forming a semiconductor device and resulting structures having closely packed vertical transistors with reduced contact resistance by forming a semiconductor structure on a doped region of a substrate, the semiconductor structure including a gate formed over a channel region of a semiconductor fin. A liner is formed on the gate and the semiconductor fin, and a dielectric layer is formed on the liner. Portions of the liner are removed to expose a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin and a sidewall of the dielectric layer. A recessed opening is formed by recessing portions of the liner from the exposed sidewall of the dielectric layer. A top epitaxy region is formed on the exposed portions of the semiconductor fin and dielectric layer such that an extension of the top epitaxy region fills the recessed opening. The top epitaxy region is confined between portions of the liner.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a bottom source/drain region on a semiconductor substrate, forming a channel region extending vertically from the bottom source/drain region, growing a top source/drain region from an upper portion of the channel region, and growing a gate region from a lower portion of the channel region under the upper portion, wherein the gate region is on more than one side of the channel region.

A thin-film storage transistor includes (a) first and second polysilicon layers of a first conductivity serving, respectively, as a source terminal and a drain terminal of the thin-film storage transistor; (b) a third polysilicon layer of a second conductivity adjacent the first and second polysilicon layers, serving as a channel region of the thin-film storage transistor; (c) a conductor serving as a gate terminal of the thin-film storage transistor; and (d) a charge-trapping region between the conductor and third polysilicon layer, wherein a fourth body layer polysilicon of the second conductivity is included to provide an alternative source of free charge careers to accelerate device operation.