A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a cell portion and an outer peripheral portion disposed around the cell portion, formed with a gate trench at a surface side of the cell portion, and a gate electrode buried in the gate trench via a gate insulating film, forming a channel at a portion lateral to the gate trench at ON-time, the outer peripheral portion has a semiconductor surface disposed at a depth position equal to or deeper than a depth of the gate trench, and the semiconductor device further includes a voltage resistant structure having a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor surface of the outer peripheral portion.

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 layer stack is formed on a main surface of a semiconductor layer, wherein the layer stack includes a dielectric capping layer and a metal layer between the capping layer and the semiconductor layer. Second portions of the layer stack are removed to form gaps between remnant first portions. Adjustment structures of a second dielectric material are formed in the gaps. An interlayer of the first or a third dielectric material is formed that covers the adjustment structures and the first portions. Contact trenches are formed that extend through the interlayer and the capping layer to metal structures formed from remnant portions of the metal layer in the first portions, wherein the capping layer is etched selectively against the auxiliary structures.

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor part including a first main surface and a second main surface on an opposite side of the first main surface; a surface structure part provided on the first main surface, the surface structure part including a first electrode; a second electrode provided on the second main surface; a first protective resin film configured to cover an upper surface of the surface structure part; and a second protective resin film connected to the first protective resin film and configured to cover a side surface of the surface structure part.

A semiconductor high-voltage device includes a semiconductor substrate; a high-voltage well in the semiconductor substrate; a drift region in the high-voltage well; a recessed channel region adjacent to the drift region; a heavily doped drain region in the drift region and spaced apart from the recessed channel; an isolation structure between the recessed channel region and the heavily doped drain region in the drift region; a buried gate dielectric layer on the recessed channel region, wherein the top surface of the buried gate dielectric layer is lower than the top surface of the heavily doped drain region; and a gate on the buried gate dielectric layer.

A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, an isolation layer, a dielectric layer, an insulation layer, a conductor and a capping layer. The substrate has a concave portion. The isolation layer is located on a top surface of the substrate. The dielectric layer is located on the isolation layer. The insulation layer is located on a surface of the concave portion and extends to a sidewall of the isolation layer. The conductor is located on the insulation layer in the concave portion. The conductor has a first top surface and a second top surface, and the first top surface is closer to the dielectric layer than the second top surface. The capping layer is located in the concave portion and covers the conductor.

To satisfy both suppression of rise in contact resistance and improvement of breakdown voltage near the end part of a trench part. The trench part GT is provided between a source offset region and a drain offset region at least in plan view in a semiconductor layer, and is provided in a source-drain direction from the source offset region toward the drain offset region in plan view. A gate insulating film GI covers the side surface and the bottom surface of the trench part GT. A gate electrode is provided in the trench part at least in plan view, and contacts the gate insulating film GI. A contact GC contacts the gate electrode GE. The contact GC is disposed, shifted in a first direction perpendicular to the source-drain direction relative to the centerline in the trench part GT extending in the source-drain direction in plan view, and is provided in the trench part GT in plan view.

A semiconductor device is provided including a transistor cell in a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface. The transistor cell includes a gate electrode in a gate trench in the first main surface adjacent to a body region. A longitudinal axis of the gate trench extends in a first direction parallel to the first main surface. A source region, a body region and a drain region are disposed along the first direction. A source contact comprises a first source contact portion and a second source contact portion. The second source contact portion is disposed at a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first source contact portion includes a source conductive material in direct contact with the source region and a portion of the semiconductor substrate arranged between the source conductive material and the second source contact portion.

A FET includes a transistor cell which includes: a source region at a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; a drain region spaced along a first lateral direction from the source region; a trench gate structure arranged, along the first lateral direction, between the source and drain regions; a body region adjoining the trench gate structure; and a body contact region. At least one of the following conditions is satisfied: a first vertical distance from the body contact region bottom side to a vertical reference level at the first surface is larger than a second vertical distance from the source region bottom side to the vertical reference level; and a first lateral distance from an edge of the body contact region to a lateral reference level at the drain region is smaller than a second lateral distance from an edge of the source region to the lateral reference level.

A method of forming a device is disclosed. A substrate defined with a device region is provided. A gate having a gate electrode, first and second gate dielectric layers is formed in a trench. The trench has an upper trench portion and a lower trench portion. A field plate is formed in the trench. First and second diffusion regions are formed. The gate is displaced from the second diffusion region.