Embodiments relate to a semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate, word lines, bit lines, and word line isolation structures. Active pillars arranged in an array are provided on a surface of the substrate, and the active pillars include channel regions, and a top doped region positioned on an upper side of the channel region and a bottom doped region positioned on a lower side of the channel region. The word lines extend along a first direction and surround the channel regions of a row of the active pillars arranged along the first direction. The bit lines extend along a second direction and are electrically connected to the bottom doped regions of a column of the active pillars arranged along the second direction, and in a direction facing away from the surface of the substrate.

A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The method for forming the semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate; etching the substrate to form multiple active areas, trenches each positioned between adjacent active areas, and air gaps positioned below the active areas; and forming a filler layer filling at least each of the trenches.

The present application discloses a semiconductor device with a programmable unit and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device including a substrate, a bottom conductive layer positioned in the substrate, a first gate structure including a first gate dielectric layer positioned on the bottom conductive layer, a first work function layer positioned on the first gate dielectric layer, and a first filler layer positioned on the first work function layer, a second gate structure including a second gate dielectric layer positioned on the bottom conductive layer and spaced apart from the first gate dielectric layer, a second work function layer positioned on the second gate dielectric layer, and a second filler layer positioned on the second work function layer, a conductive plug electrically coupled to the bottom conductive layer, and a top conductive layer electrically coupled to the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

An apparatus comprising active areas and shallow trench isolation structures on a base material. A first conductive material is vertically adjacent to an active area of the active areas and between laterally adjacent shallow trench isolation structures. A second conductive material is vertically adjacent to the first conductive material and between the laterally adjacent shallow trench isolation structures. A silicon carbide material is on sidewalls of the shallow trench isolation structures and exhibits substantially vertical sidewalls. An oxide material is adjacent to the active areas and shallow trench isolation structures, a nitride material is adjacent to the oxide material, and a digit line is adjacent to the second conductive material. An electronic system and methods of forming an apparatus are also disclosed.

A method of forming a semiconductor device comprising forming a silicon carbide material on a patterned material. The silicon carbide material is subjected to a plasma to expose horizontal portions of the silicon carbide material to the plasma. The horizontal portions of the silicon carbide material are selectively removed, and the patterned material is removed to form a pattern of the silicon carbide material.

A semiconductor memory device includes a transistor having a gate, a source and a drain and a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure. The transistor and the MIS structure are disposed on a common substrate. The MIS structure includes a dielectric layer disposed on a semiconductor region, and an electrode electrically disposed on the dielectric layer and coupled to the drain of the transistor. The electrode includes a bulk portion and a high-resistance portion, both disposed on the dielectric layer. The high-resistance portion has a resistance value in a range from 1.0×10.sup.−4 Ωcm to 1.0×10.sup.4 Ωcm or a sheet resistance in a range from 1.0×10.sup.2Ω/□ to 1.0×10.sup.10Ω/□.

An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor structure, a tunneling layer, a top electrode, a passivation layer, and a conductive feature. The semiconductor structure has a base portion and a protruding portion over a top surface of the base portion. The tunneling layer is over a top surface of the protruding portion of the semiconductor structure. The top electrode is over the tunneling layer. The passivation layer is over a sidewall of the protruding portion of the semiconductor structure. The conductive feature is directly below the protruding portion of the semiconductor structure.

An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor structure, a tunneling layer, a top electrode, a passivation layer, and a conductive feature. The semiconductor structure has a base portion and a protruding portion over a top surface of the base portion. The tunneling layer is over a top surface of the protruding portion of the semiconductor structure. The top electrode is over the tunneling layer. The passivation layer is over a sidewall of the protruding portion of the semiconductor structure. The conductive feature is directly below the protruding portion of the semiconductor structure.

The invention provides a memory and a forming method thereof. By connecting two node contact parts filled in two node contact windows at the edge and adjacent to each other, a large-sized combined contact can be formed, so that when preparing the node contact parts, the morphology of the combined contact at the edge position can be effectively ensured, and under the blocking protection of the combined contact with a large width, the rest of the node contact parts can be prevented from being greatly eroded, and the morphology accuracy of the independently arranged node contact parts can be improved, thereby being beneficial to improving the device performance of the formed memory.

A method (of decoupling from voltage variations in a first voltage drop between first and second reference voltage rails) includes: electrically coupling one or more components to form a decoupling capacitance (decap) circuit; electrically coupling one or more components to form a filtered biasing circuit; and making an unswitched series electrical coupling of the decap circuit and the filtered biasing circuit between the first and second reference voltage rails.