In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device comprising a source and drain region arranged within a substrate. A conductive gate is disposed over a doped region of the substrate. A gate dielectric layer is disposed between the source region and the drain region and separates the conductive gate from the doped region. A bottommost surface of the gate dielectric layer is below a topmost surface of the substrate. First and second sidewall spacers are arranged along first and second sides of the conductive gate, respectively. An inner portion of the first sidewall spacer and an inner portion of the second sidewall spacer respectively cover a first and second top surface of the gate dielectric layer. A drain extension region and a source extension region respectively separate the drain region and the source region from the gate dielectric layer.

A semiconductor component including: a semiconductor substrate; and a semiconductor device provided thereon, the device being a field-effect transistor that includes: a gate insulating film provided on the substrate; a gate electrode provided via the film; and a pair of source-drain regions provided to sandwich the electrode, the substrate including a patterned surface in a portion where the electrode is provided, the patterned surface of the substrate including a raised portion where the film is formed to cover a surface that lies on the same plane as a surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed on a top surface of the film, and the patterned surface of the substrate including a recessed portion where the film is formed to cover surfaces of a groove formed toward the interior than the surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed so as to fill the groove provided with the film.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a conductive structure arranged within a substrate or a first dielectric layer. A first barrier layer is arranged on outermost sidewalls and a bottom surface of the conductive structure. A second barrier layer is arranged on outer surfaces of the first barrier layer. The second barrier layer separates the first barrier layer from the substrate or the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is arranged over the substrate or the first dielectric layer. A via structure extends through the second dielectric layer, is arranged directly over topmost surfaces of the first and second barrier layers, and is electrically coupled to the conductive structure through the first and second barrier layers.

In a disclosed Schmitt trigger, an input stage includes a first p-channel field effect transistor (PFET) and a second PFET, which are connected in series to a VDD rail, and a first n-channel field effect transistor (NFET) and a second NFET, which are connected in series between ground and the second PFET. An output stage includes additional FETs for hysteresis. The first PFET and first NFET are different from the other FETs and have a higher voltage rating. For example, the first PFET and first NFET can be buried oxide field effect transistors (BOXFETs) and the other FETs can be laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (LDMOSFETs)). Gates of the first PFET and first NFET are connected to an input node. Gates of the second PFET and NFET are connected to receive reference voltages to prevent safe operating area (SOA) violations and control trigger voltage levels.

An electronic package and a method for fabrication the same are provided. The method includes: disposing an electronic component on a substrate; forming an encapsulant layer on the substrate to encapsulate the electronic component; and forming a shielding layer made of metal on the encapsulant layer. The shielding layer has an extending portion extending to a lateral side of the substrate along a corner of the encapsulant layer, without extending to a lower side of the substrate. Therefore, the present disclosure prevents the shielding layer from coming into contact with conductive pads disposed on the lower side of the substrate and thereby avoids a short circuit from occurrence.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a transistor with a vertical drift region and methods for forming the transistor. The transistor may include a well region of a first conductivity type, a gate region disposed above the well region, and a drift region of a second conductivity type, different from the first conductivity type. The drift region may have a lateral portion disposed above a portion of the well region and laterally adjacent to a semiconductor channel in the well region. The drift region may also have a vertical portion extending vertically from the lateral portion of the drift region.

A transistor structure includes a semiconductor convex structure and a gate structure with a gate conductive layer and a gate dielectric layer. A set of trenches are formed in the semiconductor convex structure. The gate conductive layer is across over the semiconductor convex structure, and a portion of the gate conductive layer is filled in the set of trenches.

A semiconductor device includes a source/drain region, a silicide region, a source/drain contact, and a silicon-containing dielectric liner. The source/drain region is in a substrate. The silicide region is embedded in the source/drain region. The source/drain contact is over the silicide region. The silicon-containing dielectric liner surrounds the source/drain contact. The source/drain region is in contact with an outer sidewall of the silicon-containing dielectric liner but separated from a bottom surface of the silicon-containing dielectric liner by the silicide region.

A transistor structure includes a first semiconductor body, a second semiconductor body and a trench isolation (STI) region. The first semiconductor body has a first convex structure, wherein the first convex structure includes at least 3 first upward extended conductor-oxide-semiconductor interfaces. The at least 3 first upward extended conductor-oxide-semiconductor interfaces are horizontally shifted with each other. The second semiconductor body has a second convex structure, wherein the second convex structure includes at least 3 second upward extended conductor-oxide-semiconductor interfaces, wherein the at least 3 second upward extended conductor-oxide-semiconductor interfaces are horizontally shifted with each other. The trench isolation (STI) region is between the first semiconductor body and the second semiconductor body.

Disclosed are a bidirectional power device and a method for manufacturing the same. The bidirectional power device includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of trenches located in the semiconductor layer, a gate dielectric layer located on an inner wall of each of the plurality of trenches, a control gate located at a lower portion of each of the plurality of trenches, a shield gate located at an upper portion of each of the plurality of trenches and an isolation layer located between the control gate and the shield gate. When the bidirectional power device is turned off, charges of a source region and a drain region are depleted by the shield gate through a shield dielectric layer, thereby improving voltage withstand property. When the bidirectional power device is turned on, the source region and/or the drain region and the semiconductor layer provide a low-impedance conduction path.