A semiconductor device includes a base, a first FET that includes at least two channel structure portions laminated, the channel structure portions each including a channel portion having a nanowire structure, a gate insulation film, and a gate electrode, and a second FET that includes a channel forming layer, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode. The first FET and the second FET are provided above the base. The channel portions of the first FET are disposed apart from each other in a laminating direction of the channel structure portions. Assuming that each of a distance between the channel portions of the first FET is a distance L1 and that a thickness of the gate insulation layer of the second FET is a thickness T2, T2≥(L1/2) is satisfied.

A method for forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a trench structure with trenches in an inner region and an edge region of a SiC semiconductor body such that the trench structure extends from a first surface of the semiconductor body through a second semiconductor layer into a first semiconductor layer and such that the trench structure, in the second semiconductor layer, forms mesa regions; and forming at least one transistor cell at least partially in each of the mesa regions in the inner region. Forming each transistor cell includes forming at least one compensation region. Forming the compensation region includes implanting dopant atoms of a second doping type via sidewalls of the trenches into the mesa regions in the inner region. Forming the compensation region in each mesa region in the inner region includes at least partially covering the edge region with an implantation mask.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an electronic element and laterally separated trench isolation structures. The semiconductor layer includes an element region having an inner region, an outer region on opposite sides of the inner region, and a transition region that laterally separates the inner region and the outer region. The electronic element includes a first doped region formed in the inner region and a second doped region formed in the outer region. The trench isolation structures are formed at least in the transition region. Each trench isolation structure extends from a first surface of the semiconductor layer into the semiconductor layer.

A semiconductor device layout structure includes: an active area layout layer including a plurality of first active area patterns, and at least one second active area pattern each connected to at least two of the plurality of first active area patterns; a drain contact layer configured to form a plurality of drain contact plugs and arranged on each first active area pattern; a source contact layer configured to form a source contact plug and arranged on the at least one second active area pattern; and a gate layer including a plurality of gate patterns extending in a first direction, the plurality of gate patterns being arranged over the plurality of first active area patterns at a position away from the drain contact layer and configured to form a plurality of gates.

In accordance with an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: an n-doped region disposed over an insulating layer; a p-doped region disposed over the insulating layer adjacent to the n-doped region, where an interface between the n-doped region and the p-doped region form a first diode junction; a plurality of segmented p-type anode regions disposed over the insulating layer, each of the plurality of segmented p-type anode regions being surrounded by the n-doped region, where a doping concentration of the plurality of segmented p-type anode regions is greater than a doping concentration of the p-doped region; and a plurality of segmented n-type cathode regions disposed over the insulating layer. Each of the plurality of segmented n-type cathode regions are surrounded by the p-doped region, where a doping concentration of the plurality of segmented n-type cathode regions is greater than a doping concentration of the n-doped region.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a body layer, a source region, a drift layer, a drain region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The semiconductor substrate has an active layer. An element region is included in the active layer and partitioned by a trench isolation portion. The body layer is disposed at a surface layer portion of the active layer. The source region is disposed at a surface layer portion of the body layer. The drift layer is disposed at the surface layer portion of the active layer. The drain region is disposed at a surface layer portion of the drift layer. The gate insulating film is disposed on a surface of the body layer. The gate electrode is disposed on the gate insulating film. One of the source region and the drain region being a high potential region is surrounded by the other one being a low potential region.

An IC structure comprises an MTJ cell, a transistor, a first word line, and a second word line. The transistor is electrically coupled to the MTJ cell. The transistor comprises a first gate terminal and a second gate terminal independent of the first gate terminal. The first word line is electrically coupled to the first gate terminal of the transistor. The second word line is electrically coupled to the second gate terminal of the transistor. A resistance state of the MTJ cell is dependent on a first word line voltage applied to the first word line and a second word line voltage applied to the second word line, and the resistance state of the MTJ cell follows an AND gate logic or an OR gate logic.

A semiconductor arrangement and method of manufacture is provided. In some embodiments, a semiconductor arrangement includes a collector region having a first surface coplanar with a first surface of a semiconductor layer, a drift region over a portion of the collector region and having a first surface coplanar with the first surface of the semiconductor layer, and a body region over the drift region. A body contact is in the body region. An emitter contact contacts the body contact and the body region. A collector contact contacts the first surface of the collector region. A first gate structure is adjacent the first surface of the drift region, the body region, and the body contact.

An integrated circuit and a method for operating the integrated circuit to perform quantum analog computing. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of qubits connected to each other, each qubit of the plurality of qubits comprising resistors, inductors, capacitors and a switch, which can be implemented using CMOS elements, wherein the qubits are connected to each other according to a connectivity topology, such as a Hopfield network, that provides an analog of quantum behavior at room temperature.

A semiconductor has a layer of a first conductivity type with a main surface, a trench separation structure which includes a separation trench formed in the main surface, a separation insulating film that covers a wall surface of the separation trench and a separation electrode that is embedded in the separation trench across the separation insulating film, the trench separation structure demarcating an outer region and an active region in the main surface, a floating region of a second conductivity type which is formed in an electrically floating state at a surface layer portion of the main surface along the trench separation structure in the outer region, and a Schottky electrode which is electrically connected to the separation electrode such as to retain the floating region in the electrically floating state in the outer region and which forms a Schottky junction with the main surface in the active region.