Power Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) and methods of forming the same are provided. A power MOSFET may comprise a first drift region formed at a side of a gate electrode, and a second drift region beneath the gate electrode, adjacent to the first drift region, with a depth less than a depth of the first drift region so that the first drift region and the second drift region together form a stepwise shape. A sum of a depth of the second drift region, a depth of the gate dielectric, and a depth of the gate electrode may be of substantially a same value as a depth of the first drift region. The first drift region and the second drift region may be formed at the same time, using the gate electrode as a part of the implanting mask.

A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes a source trench in a drift region, the source trench having a source trench dielectric liner and a source trench conductive filler surrounded by the source trench dielectric liner, a source region in a body region over the drift region. The semiconductor structure also includes a patterned source trench dielectric cap forming an insulated portion and an exposed portion of the source trench conductive filler, and a source contact layer coupling the source region to the exposed portion of the source trench conductive filler, the insulated portion of the source trench conductive filler increasing resistance between the source contact layer and the source trench conductive filler under the patterned source trench dielectric cap. The source trench is a serpentine source trench having a plurality of parallel portions connected by a plurality of curved portions.

A semiconductor device includes a field effect transistor in a semiconductor substrate having a first surface. The field effect transistor includes a first field plate structure and a second field plate structure, each extending in a first direction parallel to the first surface, and gate electrode structures disposed over the first surface and extending in a second direction parallel to the first surface, the gate electrode structures being disposed between the first and the second field plate structures.

A semiconductor device includes a first load contact, a second load contact and a semiconductor region positioned between the first and second load contacts. The semiconductor region includes: a first semiconductor contact zone in contact with the first load contact; a second semiconductor contact zone in contact with the second load contact; a first conductivity type semiconductor drift zone between the first and second semiconductor contact zones, wherein the semiconductor drift zone couples the first semiconductor contact zone to the second semiconductor contact zone. The semiconductor device further comprises: a trench comprising a control electrode and an insulator. The control electrode extends for at least 75% of the semiconductor drift zone. A drift zone doping concentration and an extension of the semiconductor drift zone defines a blocking voltage of the semiconductor device. The insulator is configured for insulating a voltage that amounts to at least 50% of said blocking voltage.

A semiconductor device and a method of making are disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a power field effect transistor (FET), and integrated sensors including a current sensor, a high current fault sensor, and a temperature sensor. The structure of the power FET includes a drain contact region of a first conductivity type disposed in the substrate, a drain drift region of the first conductivity type disposed over the drain contact region, doped polysilicon trenches disposed in the drain drift region, a body region of a second conductivity type, opposite from the first conductivity type, disposed between the doped polysilicon trenches, a source region disposed on a lateral side of the doped polysilicon trenches and in contact with the body region, and a source contact trench that makes contact with the source region and with the doped polysilicon trenches.

A semiconductor device and the method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a source region, a drain region, a filed plate and a gate electrode. The source region is of a first conductivity type located at a first side within the substrate. The drain region is of the first conductive type located at a second side within the substrate opposite to the first side. The field plate is located over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. A portion of the gate electrode is located over the field plate.

A silicon carbide field effect transistor includes a silicon carbide substrate, an n-type drift layer, a p-type epitaxy layer, a source region, a trench gate, at least one p-type doped region, a source, a dielectric layer and a drain. The p-type doped region is disposed at the n-type drift layer to be adjacent to one lateral side of the trench gate, and includes a first doped block and a plurality of second doped blocks arranged at an interval from the first doped block towards the silicon carbide substrate. Further, a thickness of the second doped blocks does not exceed 2 um. Accordingly, not only the issue of limitations posed by the energy of ion implantation is solved, but also an electric field at a bottom and a corner of the trench gate is effectively reduced, thereby enhancing the reliability of the silicon carbide field effect transistor.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having an SiC-IGBT and an SiC-MOSFET in a single semiconductor chip, including forming a second conductive-type SiC base layer on a substrate, and selectively implanting first and second conductive-type impurities into surfaces of the substrate and base layer to form a collector region, a channel region in a surficial portion of the SiC base layer, and an emitter region in a surficial portion of the channel region, the emitter region serving also as a source region of the SiC-MOSFET.

A gate-all around fin double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) devices and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a plurality of fin structures from a substrate. The method further includes forming a well of a first conductivity type and a second conductivity type within the substrate and corresponding fin structures of the plurality of fin structures. The method further includes forming a source contact on an exposed portion of a first fin structure. The method further comprises forming drain contacts on exposed portions of adjacent fin structures to the first fin structure. The method further includes forming a gate structure in a dielectric fill material about the first fin structure and extending over the well of the first conductivity type.

A gate-all around fin double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) devices and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a plurality of fin structures from a substrate. The method further includes forming a well of a first conductivity type and a second conductivity type within the substrate and corresponding fin structures of the plurality of fin structures. The method further includes forming a source contact on an exposed portion of a first fin structure. The method further comprises forming drain contacts on exposed portions of adjacent fin structures to the first fin structure. The method further includes forming a gate structure in a dielectric fill material about the first fin structure and extending over the well of the first conductivity type.