A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a conductive element disposed within a first region of the substrate, and a first transistor disposed within a second region adjacent to the first region of the substrate. The conductive element is electrically connected to an electrode of the first transistor, and the conductive element penetrates the substrate and is configured to receive a supply voltage.

A semiconductor device includes a first to sixth regions, a first gate, a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The second region is disposed opposite to the first region with respect to the first gate. The first metal contact couples the first region to the second region. The fourth region is disposed opposite to the third region with respect to the first gate. The second metal contact is coupling the third region to the fourth region. The fifth region is disposed between the first gate and the second region, and is disconnected from the first metal contact and the second metal contact. The sixth region is disposed between the first gate and the first region, and is disconnected from the first metal contact and the second metal contact.

A method includes forming an anti-punch-through layer over a first region and a second region of a substrate, forming a semiconductor layer over the anti-punch-through layer, patterning the semiconductor layer and the anti-punch-through layer to form a first plurality of fins over the first region and a second plurality of fins over the second region, and forming a patterned resist layer over the first plurality of fins and the second plurality of fins. The method also includes recessing a portion of the substrate between the first plurality of fins and the second plurality of fins in an etching process through openings of the patterned resist layer.

An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a plurality of first doped regions of a first semiconductor type over at least one first well region of the first semiconductor type, and a second doped region of a second semiconductor type over a second well region of the second semiconductor type. The second semiconductor type is different from the first semiconductor type. The plurality of first doped regions is arranged along a first direction. Each of the plurality of first doped regions has a first length in the first direction. The second doped region extends in the first direction between at least two first doped regions among the plurality of first doped regions over a second length greater than the first length.

The present disclosure describes a memory structure including a memory cell array. The memory cell array includes memory cells and first n-type wells extending in a first direction. The memory structure also includes a second n-type well formed in a peripheral region of the memory structure. The second n-type well extends in a second direction and is in contact with a first n-type well of the first n-type wells. The memory structure further includes a pick-up region formed in the second n-type well. The pick-up region is electrically coupled to the first n-type well of first n-type wells.

A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, and a first semiconductor component. The first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device defining a channel region. The first semiconductor component is disposed in the channel region and configured to control states of a plurality of components in the channel region. The first semiconductor device and the first semiconductor component are located adjacent to a boundary, and the first semiconductor component is electrically isolated from the first semiconductor device.

An apparatus includes a first drain/source region and a second drain/source region surrounded by an isolation ring formed over a substrate, the isolation ring formed being configured to be floating, and a first diode connected between the substrate and the isolation ring, wherein the first diode is a Schottky diode.

A semiconductor device includes first and second structures. The first structure includes a first fin structure and a second fin structure. Bottom portions of the first fin structure and the second fin structure are doped with an n-type dopant. The second structure includes a third fin structure and a fourth fin structure. Bottom portions of the third and fourth fin structures are doped with a p-type dopant. The semiconductor device also includes anti-punch-through layers in top ends of the first, second, third, and fourth fin structures, a first epitaxial feature atop the anti-punch-through layers, and a second epitaxial feature atop the anti-punch-through layers. A bottom surface of the first epitaxial feature interfaces a top surface of the anti-punch-through layers in the first and second fin structures. A bottom surface of the second epitaxial feature interfaces a top surface of the anti-punch-through layers in the third and fourth fin structures.

A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a conductive element disposed within a first region of the substrate, and a first transistor disposed within a second region adjacent to the first region of the substrate. The conductive element is electrically connected to an electrode of the first transistor, and the conductive element penetrates the substrate and is configured to receive a supply voltage.

A device includes a substrate. A first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin are over the substrate, wherein an upper portion of the second semiconductor fin and a lower portion of the second semiconductor fin are made of different materials. A first epitaxy structure is over the first semiconductor fin. A second epitaxy structure is in contact with the upper portion of the second semiconductor fin, wherein sidewalls of the lower portion of the second semiconductor fin are free of coverage by the second epitaxy structure. A liner is in contact with the sidewalls of the lower portion of the second semiconductor fin. An isolation structure between the first and second semiconductor fin, wherein the isolation structure is in contact with the first semiconductor fin and is separated from the second semiconductor fin through the liner.