An integrated semiconductor transistor chip for use in a buck converter includes a high side transistor formed on the chip and comprising a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor and a low side transistor formed on the chip and comprising a source down metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET). The chip also includes a substrate of the chip for use as a source for the low side transistor and an n-doped well for isolation of the high side transistor from the source of the low side transistor.

A semiconductor device having improved heat dissipation is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a semi-insulating substrate and epitaxial layers disposed on the semi-insulating substrate wherein the epitaxial layers include a plurality of heat conductive vias that are disposed through the epitaxial layers with the plurality of heat conductive vias being spaced along a plurality of finger axes that are aligned generally parallel across a surface of the epitaxial layers. The semiconductor device further includes an electrode having a plurality of electrically conductive fingers that are disposed along the plurality of finger axes such that the electrically conductive fingers are in contact with the first plurality of heat conductive vias.

A semiconductor device with improved characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a LDMOS, a source plug electrically coupled to a source region of the LDMOS, a source wiring disposed over the source plug, a drain plug electrically coupled to a drain region of the LDMOS, and a drain wiring disposed over the drain plug. The structure of the source plug of the semiconductor device is devised. The semiconductor device is structured such that the drain plug is linearly disposed to extend in a direction Y, and the source plug includes a plurality of separated source plugs arranged at predetermined intervals in the direction Y. In this way, the separation of the source plug decreases an opposed area between the source plug and the drain plug, and can thus decrease the parasitic capacitance therebetween.

An integrated circuit is formed by forming an isolation trench through at least a portion of an interconnect region, at least 40 microns deep into a substrate of the integrated circuit, leaving at least 200 microns of substrate material under the isolation trench. Dielectric material is formed in the isolation trench at a substrate temperature no greater than 320 C. to form an isolation structure which separates an isolated region of the integrated circuit from at least a portion of the substrate. The isolated region contains an isolated component. The isolated region of the integrated circuit may be a region of the substrate, and/or a region of the interconnect region. The isolated region may be a first portion of the substrate which is laterally separated from a second portion of the substrate. The isolated region may be a portion of the interconnect region above the isolation structure.

A MOS transistor semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body with first and second surfaces, a first contact electrode on the first surface, a second contact electrode on the second surface, a first insulation layer separating a via region at least from a drift region, a monocrystalline semiconductor region arranged in the via region and extending between the first surface and the second surface, a gate electrode electrically connected to the first contact electrode, a source electrode electrically insulated from the gate electrode, and arranged at least partially above the first surface, and a drain electrode electrically insulated from the second contact electrode on the second surface. The MOS transistor has a gate terminal formed by the second contact electrode and electrically connected to a gate-electrode of the MOS transistor through the via region. The gate-electrode is formed next to the first surface and disposed outside the via region.

In accordance with an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor component includes forming a first trench through a plurality of layers of compound semiconductor material. An insulating material is formed on first and second sidewalls of the first trench and first and second sidewalls of the second trench and a trench fill material is formed in the first and second trenches. In accordance with another embodiment, the semiconductor component includes a plurality of layers of compound semiconductor material over a body of semiconductor material and first and second filled trenches extending into the plurality of layers of compound semiconductor material. The first trench has first and second sidewalls and a floor and a first dielectric liner over the first and second sidewalls and the second trench has first and second sidewalls and a floor and second dielectric liner over the first and second sidewalls of the second trench.

A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a dummy gate on a substrate; forming spacers at opposing sides of the dummy gate; depositing a sacrificial interlayer dielectric over the dummy gate; planarizing the interlayer dielectric to expose the dummy gate; removing the dummy gate; forming a replacement metal gate with a protective cap between the spacers and on the substrate to replace the removed dummy gate; removing the sacrificial interlayer dielectric; siliciding exposed areas of the substrate adjacent to the replacement metal gate; depositing a final interlayer dielectric over the replacement metal gate and the exposed silicided areas; and forming vias through the final interlayer dielectric to the silicided areas.

This invention concerns chemically-sensitive field effect transistors (FETs) are preferably fabricated using semiconductor fabrication methods on a semiconductor wafer, and in preferred embodiments, on top of an integrated circuit structure made using semiconductor fabrication methods. The instant chemically-sensitive FETs typically comprise a conductive source, a conductive drain, and a channel composed of a one-dimensional (1D) or two-dimensional (2D) transistor material, which channel extends from the source to the drain and is fabricated using semiconductor fabrication techniques on top of a wafer. Such chemically-sensitive FETs, preferably configured in independently addressable arrays, may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in chemical and/or biological samples, including nucleic acid hybridization and/or sequencing reactions.

A semiconductor device comprises an active region and a passive region located outside the active region. The active region comprises a plurality of active region units. At least one pair of adjacent active region units do not completely overlap in a length direction of the semiconductor device.

Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a transistor with floating gate electrode, a manufacturing method thereof, an application method thereof and a display driving circuit. The transistor with floating gate electrode includes a substrate (1), and a floating gate electrode (3), a source electrode (4), a drain electrode (5) and a control gate electrode (6) disposed on the substrate (1). The transistor with floating gate electrode further comprises a first insulating film (7) and a polysilicon film (8) that are sequentially disposed on the substrate (1), and a channel region (2) is formed in the polysilicon film (8) at a position corresponding to the floating gate electrode (3).