A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same are provided. In the semiconductor structure, contact spacers are formed at least on sidewalls of contact trenches in the substrate, so that the distance between the gate and the silicide layers disposed only on the bottom surfaces, rather than on the sidewalls and the bottom surfaces, of the contact trenches can be increased, and thus the current leakage induced by gate can be decreased.

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.

A semiconductor device includes a gate structure disposed on a substrate. The gate structure has a first sidewall and a second sidewall facing the first sidewall. A first impurity region is disposed within an upper portion of the substrate. The first impurity region is spaced apart from the first sidewall. A third impurity region is within the upper portion of the substrate. The third impurity region is spaced apart from the second sidewall. A first trench is disposed within the substrate between the first sidewall and the first impurity region. The first trench is spaced apart from the first sidewall. A first barrier insulation pattern is disposed within the first trench.

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices, such as silicon carbide (SiC) power devices (e.g., MOSFETs, IGBTs, etc.) In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a gate oxide layer disposed on top of a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a gate electrode having a tapered sidewall. Further, the gate electrode includes a polysilicon layer disposed on top of the gate oxide layer and a metal silicide layer disposed on top of the polysilicon layer.

A semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor layer which has a first main surface on one side and a second main surface on the other side, a semiconductor element which is formed in the first main surface, a raised portion group which includes a plurality of raised portions formed at intervals from each other at the second main surface and has a first portion in which some of the raised portions among the plurality of raised portions overlap each other in a first direction view as viewed in a first direction which is one of the plane directions of the second main surface, and an electrode which is formed on the second main surface and connected to the raised portion group.

A method for forming a memory device is provided. The method includes forming a floating gate on a substrate, and forming a control gate on the floating gate. The method also includes forming a mask layer on the control gate, and forming a spacer on a sidewall of the mask layer, wherein a sidewall of the control gate and a sidewall of the floating gate is covered by the spacer. The method further includes performing an ion implantation process to implant a dopant into a top portion of the spacer, and performing a wet etching process to expose the sidewall of the control gate.

A lateral DMOS transistor structure includes a substrate of a first dopant polarity, a body region of the first dopant polarity, a source region, a drift region of a second dopant polarity, a drain region, a channel region, a gate structure over the channel region, a hybrid contact implant, of the second dopant polarity, in the source region, and a respective metal contact on or within each of the source region, gate structure, and drain region. The hybrid contact implant and the metal contact together form a hybrid contact defining first, second, and third electrical junctions. The first junction is a Schottky junction formed vertically between the source metal contact and the body. The second junction is an ohmic junction formed laterally between the source metal contact and the hybrid contact implant. The third junction is a rectifying PN junction between the hybrid contact implant and the channel region.

A semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes depositing a polysilicon gate layer over a gate dielectric formed over a surface of a substrate in a peripheral region, forming a dielectric layer over the polysilicon gate layer and depositing a height-enhancing (HE) film over the dielectric layer. The HE film, the dielectric layer, the polysilicon gate layer and the gate dielectric are then patterned for a high-voltage Field Effect Transistor (HVFET) gate to be formed in the peripheral region. A high energy implant is performed to form at least one lightly doped region in a source or drain region in the substrate adjacent to the HVFET gate. The HE film is then removed, and a low voltage (LV) logic FET formed on the substrate in the peripheral region. In one embodiment, the LV logic FET is a high-k metal-gate logic FET.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a control structure positioned in the substrate, a plurality of first spacers positioned on two sidewalls of the control structure, a plurality of second spacers positioned on sidewalls of the plurality of first spacers, and a first doped region positioned in the substrate. The first doped region includes a lightly-doped area, a medium-doped area, and a heavily-doped area. The lightly-doped area of the first doped region abuts against one edge of the control structure. The medium-doped area of the first doped region abuts against the lightly-doped area of the first doped region. The heavily-doped area of the first doped region is enclosed by the medium-doped area of the first doped region.

A gate electrode (3) is provided on a main surface of a silicon substrate (1) via a gate insulating film (2). A source/drain region (4,5) is provided on sides of the gate electrode (3) on the main surface of the silicon substrate (1). A first silicide (6) is provided on an upper face and side faces of the gate electrode (3). A second silicide (7) is provided on a surface of the source/drain region (4,5). No side-wall oxide film is provided on the side faces of the gate electrode (3). The second silicide (7) is provided at a point separated from the gate electrode (3).