The present application discloses an integrated structure of MOS transistors having different working voltages. A second spacer of a second MOS transistor having a middle second working voltage is formed by adding a third sub-spacer on the basis of a first spacer of a first MOS transistor having a relatively low first working voltage, and the first spacer is formed by stacking a first sub-spacer and a second sub-spacer. The thickness of the second spacer is adjusted via the third sub-spacer, so as to ensure that a GIDL leakage of the second MOS transistor under the second working voltage satisfies a requirement. The present application also discloses a method for manufacturing an integrated structure of MOS transistors having different working voltages.

A semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) transistor includes a semiconductor layer situated over a buried oxide layer, the buried oxide layer being situated over a substrate. The SOI transistor is situated in the semiconductor layer and includes a transistor body, gate fingers, source regions, and drain regions. The transistor body has a first conductivity type. The source regions and the drain regions have a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. A heavily-doped body-implant region has the first conductivity type and overlaps at least one source region. A common silicided region electrically ties the heavily-doped body-implant region to the at least one source region. The common silicided region can include a source silicided region, and a body tie silicided region situated over the heavily-doped body-implant region. The source silicided region can be separated from a drain silicided region by the gate fingers.

To more reliably suppress deterioration in characteristics due to signals (distortions) other than input and output waves while suppressing manufacturing cost. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a circuit substrate including an insulating film layer located above a predetermined semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer located above the insulating film layer, a plurality of passive elements provided on the circuit substrate and electrically connected with one another, and an electromagnetic shield layer locally provided in the insulating film layer corresponding to a portion where at least one of the plurality of passive elements is provided, and the electromagnetic shield layer and the semiconductor substrate are electrically separated from each other.

The present application provides a method for manufacturing FDSOI devices. The method includes steps of: providing a semiconductor structure which comprises a silicon substrate, a buried oxide layer on the silicon substrate, a silicon-on-insulator layer on the buried oxide layer; and a hard mask layer on the silicon-on-insulator layer; performing spin coating of a photoresist on the hard mask layer to form a bulk silicon region; performing plasma anisotropic etching on the bulk silicon region to open a part of the buried oxide layer, and then performing isotropic etching, so that the silicon-on-insulator layer shrinks in the horizontal direction; performing plasma anisotropic etching to etch through the buried oxide layer to form a bulk silicon region trench; performing silicon epitaxial growth in the bulk silicon region trench. The silicon-on-insulator layer is still shrinks after the bulk silicon region trench is formed, as the result, there is no bump on the surface of the silicon-on-insulator layer, thus the process window becomes controllable.

The present application provides a process of surface treatment of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer comprising: providing a SOI wafer comprising a back substrate, a top silicon layer and an insulating buried layer, wherein the insulating buried layer is located between the back substrate and the top silicon layer, and the top silicon layer has a surface roughness of larger than 10 Å; conducting a first planarization to a surface of the top silicon layer by conducting a batch annealing process at a first target temperature, and conducting a second planarization to a surface of the top silicon layer by conducting a rapid thermal annealing process at a second target temperature. The present application combines the batch annealing process and the rapid thermal annealing process to optimize the SOI wafer, especially the surface roughness of the SOI wafer. The SOI wafer planarized by the two thermal annealing processes has a good surface roughness of the top silicon layer which satisfies process requirements.

A method includes doping a region through a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a plurality of doped structures within the semiconductor substrate, wherein each of the plurality of doped structures extends along a vertical direction and is in contact with the doped region; forming a plurality of transistors over the first surface, wherein each of the transistors comprises one or more source/drain structures electrically coupled to the doped region through a corresponding one of the doped structures; forming a plurality of interconnect structures over the first surface, wherein each of the interconnect structures is electrically coupled to at least one of the transistors; and testing electrical connections between the interconnect structures and the transistors based on detecting signals present on the doped region through a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second surface opposite to the first surface.

An isolator includes a first insulating portion, a first electrode provided in the first insulating portion, a second insulating portion provided on the first insulating portion and the first electrode, a third insulating portion provided on the second insulating portion, and a second electrode provided in the third insulating portion. The second insulating portion includes a plurality of first voids and a second void. The plurality of first voids are arranged in a first direction parallel to an interface between the first insulating portion and the second insulating portion. At least one of the first voids is provided under the second void.

A semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure includes a semiconductor layer over a buried oxide over a handle wafer. A carbon-doped epitaxial layer is in the semiconductor layer. A doped body region is in the semiconductor layer under the carbon-doped epitaxial layer and extending to the buried oxide. The carbon-doped epitaxial layer and the doped body region have a same conductivity type. Alternatively, a doped body region in the semiconductor layer and extending to the buried oxide includes carbon dopants and body dopants, wherein a peak carbon dopant concentration is situated at a first depth, and a peak body dopant concentration is situated at a second depth below the first depth. Alternatively, an SOI transistor in the semiconductor layer includes a halo region having a different conductivity type from a source and a drain. The halo region includes carbon dopants and body dopants. The source and/or the drain adjoin the halo region.

An FDSOI device and fabrication method are disclosed. The device comprises: a buried oxide layer disposed on the silicon substrate; a SiGe channel disposed on the buried oxide layer, a nitrogen passivation layer disposed on the SiGe channel layer; a metal gate disposed on the nitrogen passivation layer, and sidewalls attached to sides of the metal gate; and a source and a drain regions disposed on the nitrogen passivation layer at both sides of the metal gate, wherein the source and drain regions are built in a raised SiGe layer. The stack structure of the SiGe layer and the nitrogen passivation layer forms the channel. This stack structure avoids the low stress of the silicon channel in the conventional device. In addition, it prevents the Ge diffusion from the SiGe channel to the gate dielectric in the conventional device. Thereby the invention improves reliability and performance of the device.

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a word line, a plurality of first impurity regions, a second impurity region, and an isolation film. The word line is W-shaped, is disposed in the substrate, and includes a base and a pair of legs connected to the base. The first impurity regions are disposed in the substrate and on either side of the word line. The second impurity region is disposed between the legs of the word line. The isolation film is disposed in the substrate, wherein the word line is surrounded by the isolation film.