A semiconductor device includes a drift region, a dielectric film, and an anti-type doping layer. The drift region has a first type conductivity. The anti-type doping layer is located between the drift region and the dielectric film, and has a second type conductivity opposite to the first type conductivity so as to change a current path of a current in the drift region, to thereby prevent the current from being influenced by the dielectric film. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a method for reducing an influence of a dielectric film are also disclosed.

A semiconductor device includes a SiC semiconductor layer that has a carbon density of 1.0×10.sup.22 cm.sup.−3 or more, a SiO.sub.2 layer that is formed on the SiC semiconductor layer and that has a connection surface contiguous to the SiC semiconductor layer and a non-connection surface positioned on a side opposite to the connection surface, a carbon-density-decreasing region that is formed at a surface layer portion of the connection surface of the SiO.sub.2 layer and in which a carbon density gradually decreases toward the non-connection surface of the SiO.sub.2 layer, and a low carbon density region that is formed at a surface layer portion of the non-connection surface of the SiO.sub.2 layer and that has a carbon density of 1.0×10.sup.19 cm.sup.−3 or less.

A laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The device includes: a substrate of a second conductivity type; a drift region arranged on the substrate and of a first conductivity type; a source region of the first conductivity type; a drain region of the first conductivity type; and a longitudinal floating field plate structure arranged between the source region and the drain region and including a dielectric layer arranged on an inner surface of a trench and polysilicon filling the trench. The trench extends from an upper surface of the drift region downward through the drift region into the substrate. At least two longitudinal floating field plate structures are provided, and at least two of the longitudinal floating field plate structures are located at different positions in a length direction of a conductive channel.

A method for eliminating divot formation includes forming an isolation layer; forming a conduction layer which has an upper inclined boundary with the isolation layer such that the conduction layer has a portion located above a portion of the isolation layer at the upper inclined boundary; etching back the isolation layer; and etching back the conduction layer after etching back the isolation layer such that a top surface of the etched conduction layer is located at a level lower than a top surface of the etched isolation layer.

A method of forming a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor with improved gate-induced drain leakage performance, the method including providing a semiconductor substrate having a gate trench formed therein, performing an ion implantation process on upper portions of sidewalls of the gate trench to make the upper portions more susceptible to oxidation relative to non-implanted lower portions of the sidewalls, and performing an oxidation process on surfaces of the substrate, wherein the implanted upper portions of the sidewalls develop a thicker layer of oxidation relative to the non-implanted lower portions of the sidewalls.

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes, first, second and third semiconductor regions, a first conductive portion, a gate electrode, and a second insulating portion. The first and second semiconductor regions are provided on the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor regions are selectively provided respectively on the second semiconductor regions. The first conductive portion is provided inside the first semiconductor region with a first insulating portion interposed. The gate electrode is provided on the first conductive portion and the first insulating portion and separated from the first conductive portion. The gate electrode includes first and second electrode parts. The second insulating portion is provided between the first and second electrode parts. The second insulating portion includes first and second insulating parts. The second electrode is provided on the second and third semiconductor regions.

A method for making a semiconductor device includes forming a ROX layer on a substrate and a patterned silicon oxynitride layer on the patterned ROX layer; conformally forming a dielectric oxide layer to cover the substrate, the patterned silicon oxynitride layer, and the patterned ROX layer; and fully oxidizing the patterned silicon oxynitride layer to form a fully oxidized gate oxide layer on the substrate.

An integrated circuit structure includes: a semiconductor nanowire extending in a length direction and including a body portion; a gate dielectric surrounding the body portion; a gate electrode insulated from the body portion by the gate dielectric; a semiconductor source portion adjacent to a first side of the body portion; and a semiconductor drain portion adjacent to a second side of the body portion opposite the first side, the narrowest dimension of the second side of the body portion being smaller than the narrowest dimension of the first side. In an embodiment, the nanowire has a conical tapering. In an embodiment, the gate electrode extends along the body portion in the length direction to the source portion, but not to the drain portion. In an embodiment, the drain portion at the second side of the body portion has a lower dopant concentration than the source portion at the first side.

A first dielectric layer is formed over upper and side surfaces of a semiconductor fin structure. A mask layer is formed over a first portion of the first dielectric layer disposed over the upper surface of the fin structure. The mask layer and the first dielectric layer have different material compositions. Second portions of the first dielectric layer disposed on side surfaces of the fin structure are etched. The mask layer protects the first portion of the first dielectric layer from being etched. A second dielectric layer is formed over the mask layer and the side surfaces of the fin structure. An oxidation process is performed to convert the mask layer into a dielectric material having substantially a same material composition as the first or second dielectric layer. The dielectric material and remaining portions of the first or second dielectric layer collectively serve as a gate dielectric of a transistor.

The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure, and relates to the technical field of semiconductors. The manufacturing method includes: providing a base, wherein the base is provided with an active region; forming a gate layer on the base; forming isolation structures on a periphery of the gate layer, wherein in a direction away from the gate layer, each of the isolation structures at least includes a hollow portion and an isolation portion; forming an insulating structure on top surfaces of the isolation structures; forming contact plugs, wherein the contact plugs penetrate the insulating structure; an end of each of the contact plugs close to the base is electrically connected to the active region; each of the contact plugs is located on a side of each of the isolation structures away from the gate layer.