A quantum device with spin qubits, comprising: a semiconductor portion arranged on a buried dielectric layer of a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate also including a semiconductor support layer, wherein first distinct parts each form a confinement region of one of the qubits and are spaced apart from one another by a second part forming a coupling region between the confinement regions of the qubits; front gates each at least partially covering one of the first parts of the semiconductor portion; and wherein the support layer comprises a doped region a part of which is arranged in line with the second part of the semiconductor portion and is self-aligned with respect to the front gates, and forms a back gate controlling the coupling between the confinement regions of the qubits.

A method and structure providing a high-voltage transistor (HVT) including a gate dielectric, where at least part of the gate dielectric is provided within a trench disposed within a substrate. In some aspects, a gate oxide thickness may be controlled by way of a trench depth. By providing the HVT with a gate dielectric formed within a trench, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the top gate stack surface of the HVT and the top gate stack surface of a low-voltage transistor (LVT), formed on the same substrate, to be substantially co-planar with each other, while providing a thick gate oxide for the HVTs. Further, because the top gate stack surface of HVT and the top gate stack surface of the LVT are substantially co-planar with each other, over polishing of the HVT gate stack can be avoided.

An apparatus includes a first drain/source region and a second drain/source region over a substrate, a first gate adjacent to the first drain/source region, the first gate comprising a plurality of first fingers forming a first comb structure, and a second gate adjacent to the second drain/source region, the second gate comprising a plurality of second fingers forming a second comb structure, wherein the plurality of first fingers and the plurality of second fingers are placed in an alternating manner, and wherein the first drain/source region, the second drain/source region, the first gate and the second gate form two back-to-back connected transistors.

An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having a first type of conductivity and a semiconductor component. The semiconductor component includes: a buried semiconductor region having a second type of conductivity opposite to the first type of conductivity; a first gate region and a second gate region each extending in depth from a front face of the semiconductor substrate to the buried semiconductor region; a third gate region extending in depth from the front face of the semiconductor substrate and being electrically connected to the buried semiconductor region; and an active area delimited by the first gate region, the second gate region and the buried semiconductor region.

Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first gate structure disposed over a first backside dielectric feature, a second gate structure disposed over a second backside dielectric feature, a gate cut feature extending continuously from between the first gate structure and the second gate structure to between the first backside dielectric feature and the second backside dielectric feature, and a liner disposed between the gate cut feature and the first backside dielectric feature and between the gate cut feature and the second backside dielectric feature.

The present disclosure provides a SONOS memory structure and a manufacturing method therefor. The SONOS memory structure including a substrate and a select transistor gate and a memory transistor gate formed on the substrate, wherein the substrate is a composite substrate including a base silicon layer, a buried oxide layer and a surface silicon layer, wherein the upper portion of the base silicon layer has a memory transistor well region formed therein; the select transistor gate and the memory transistor gate are formed on the surface silicon layer; the select transistor gate comprises a first select transistor gate and a second select transistor gate, the first select transistor gate and the second select transistor gate are respectively located at two sides of the memory transistor gate, and are electrically isolated from the memory transistor gate by first spacers on both sides of the memory transistor gate.

The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure that includes a channel region, a source region adjacent to the channel region, a drain region, a drift region adjacent to the drain region, and a dual gate structure. The dual gate structure includes a first gate structure over portions of the channel region and portions of the drift region. The dual gate structure also includes a second gate structure over the drift region.

Disclosed herein are quantum dot devices, as well as related computing devices and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include: a quantum well stack including a quantum well layer and a barrier layer; a first gate metal above the quantum well stack, wherein the barrier layer is between the first gate metal and the quantum well layer; and a second gate metal above the quantum well stack, wherein the barrier layer is between the second gate metal and the quantum well layer, and a material structure of the second gate metal is different from a material structure of the first gate metal.

A method and structure providing a high-voltage transistor (HVT) including a gate dielectric, where at least part of the gate dielectric is provided within a trench disposed within a substrate. In some aspects, a gate oxide thickness may be controlled by way of a trench depth. By providing the HVT with a gate dielectric formed within a trench, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the top gate stack surface of the HVT and the top gate stack surface of a low-voltage transistor (LVT), formed on the same substrate, to be substantially co-planar with each other, while providing a thick gate oxide for the HVTs. Further, because the top gate stack surface of HVT and the top gate stack surface of the LVT are substantially co-planar with each other, over polishing of the HVT gate stack can be avoided.

Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having an active-region-pillar extending upwardly from a base. The active-region-pillar includes a digit-line-contact-region between a first storage-element-contact-region and a second storage-element-contact-region. A threshold-voltage-inducing-structure is adjacent a lower portion of the active-region-pillar. A first channel region includes a first portion of the active-region-pillar between the digit-line-contact-region and the first storage-element-contact-region. A second channel region includes a second portion of the active-region-pillar between the digit-line-contact-region and the second storage-element-contact-region. A first wordline is adjacent the first portion of the active-region-pillar. A second wordline is adjacent the second portion of the active-region-pillar. A digit-line is coupled with the digit-line-contact-region. First and second storage-elements are coupled with the first and second storage-element-contact-regions. A voltage source is coupled with the threshold-voltage-inducing-structure to electrostatically induce a desired threshold voltage along the first and second channel regions.