An SiC semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor layer having a first main surface and a second main surface, a gate electrode embedded in a trench with a gate insulating layer, a source region of a first conductivity type formed in a side of the trench in a surface layer portion of the first main surface, a body region of a second conductivity type formed in a region at the second main surface side with respect to the source region in the surface layer portion of the first main surface, a drift region of the first conductivity type formed in a region at the second main surface side in the SiC semiconductor layer, and a contact region of the second conductivity type having an impurity concentration of not more than 1.0×10.sup.20 cm.sup.−3 and formed in the surface layer portion of the first main surface.

An SiC semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor layer including an SiC monocrystal and having a first main surface as a device surface, a second main surface at a side opposite to the first main surface, and a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, a main surface insulating layer including an insulating material, covering the first main surface of the SiC semiconductor layer, and having an insulating side surface continuous to the side surface of the SiC semiconductor layer, and a boundary modified layer including a first region that is modified to be of a property differing from the SiC monocrystal and a second region that is modified to be of a property differing from the insulating material, and being formed across the side surface of the SiC semiconductor layer and the insulating side surface of the main surface insulating layer.

LDMOS device including a drift region, a body region, a gate dielectric layer, a polysilicon gate, a source region, a drain region and a common dielectric layer, the common dielectric layer covers a portion, between a second side of the polysilicon gate and the drain region, of the surface of the drift region, extends onto the surface of the polysilicon gate and also covers part of the surface of the drain region, a self-aligned metal silicide is formed on portions, not covered by the common dielectric layer, of the surfaces of the polysilicon gate, the source region and the drain region, and the common dielectric layer serves as a growth barrier layer of the self-aligned metal silicide; a drain terminal field plate is formed on a portion of the surface of the common dielectric layer; and a portion of the common dielectric layer serves as a field plate dielectric layer.

A memory structure including a substrate, a charge storage layer, a first gate, a first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer is provided. The substrate includes a memory cell region. The charge storage layer is located on the substrate in the memory cell region. The charge storage layer has a recess. The charge storage layer has a tip around the recess. The first gate is located on the charge storage layer. The first dielectric layer is located between the charge storage layer and the substrate. The second dielectric layer is located between the first gate and the charge storage layer.

An SiC semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor layer including an SiC monocrystal that is constituted of a hexagonal crystal and having a first main surface as a device surface facing a c-plane of the SiC monocrystal and has an off angle inclined with respect to the c-plane, a second main surface at a side opposite to the first main surface, and a side surface facing an a-plane of the SiC monocrystal and has an angle less than the off angle with respect to a normal to the first main surface when the normal is 0°.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a first main surface at one side and a second main surface at another side, a trench gate structure including a gate trench formed in the first main surface of the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode embedded in the gate trench via a gate insulating layer, a trench source structure including a source trench formed deeper than the gate trench and across an interval from the gate trench in the first main surface of the semiconductor layer, a source electrode embedded in the source trench, and a deep well region of a second conductivity type formed in a region of the semiconductor layer along the source trench, a ratio of a depth of the trench source structure with respect to a depth of the trench gate structure being not less than 1.5 and not more than 4.0, a body region of the second conductivity type formed in a region of a surface layer portion of the first main surface of the semiconductor layer between the gate trench and the source trench, a source region of the first conductivity type formed in a surface layer portion of the body region, and a drain electrode connected to the second main surface of the semiconductor layer.

A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming an isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate. The isolation structure surrounds a first active region of the semiconductor substrate. The method includes forming a semiconductor strip structure over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor strip structure extends across the first active region and extends over the isolation structure, the semiconductor strip structure has a first doped region and a spacing region connected to the first doped region, the first doped region extends across the first active region, the spacing region is over the isolation structure, and the spacing region is an undoped region. The method includes performing an implantation process over the spacing region. The method includes forming a metal silicide layer over the semiconductor strip structure to continuously cover the first doped region and the spacing region.

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a drain region, a source region, an isolating layer, a plurality of metal contacts, a plurality of conductive plugs, and a contact liner. The gate electrode is disposed on the substrate. The drain region and the source region are disposed in the substrate and on opposite sides of the gate electrode. The isolating layer is disposed over the substrate and the gate electrode. The metal contacts are disposed in the gate electrode, the source region, and the drain region. The conductive plugs are disposed in the isolating layer and electrically coupled to the metal contacts. The contact liner surrounds the conductive plugs. The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer, a semiconductor layers and a silicide layer. The insulating layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer is formed on the insulating layer and includes a polycrystalline silicon. The silicide layer is formed on the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer has a first semiconductor part and a second semiconductor part. The first semiconductor part includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type. The second semiconductor part is adjacent the second semiconductor region. In a width direction of the first semiconductor part, a second length of the second semiconductor part is greater than a first length of the first semiconductor part. A distance between the first and second semiconductor regions is 100 nm or more in an extension direction in which the first semiconductor region extends.

The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate stack positioned on the substrate, a plurality of programmable contacts positioned on the gate stack, a pair of heavily-doped regions positioned adjacent to two sides of the gate stack and in the substrate, and a plurality of first contacts positioned on the pair of heavily-doped regions. A width of the plurality of programmable contacts is less than a width of the plurality of first contacts.