A field effect transistor comprising a substrate, at least one gate structure, spacers and strained source and drain regions is described. The at least one gate structure is disposed on the substrate and between the recesses and the isolation structures. The spacers are disposed on sidewalls of the at least one gate structure. The strained source and drain regions are disposed in the recesses and on two opposite sides of the at least one gate structure, and top edges of the strained source and drain regions are covered by the spacers and located beneath the spacers.

A semiconductor device is provided which includes a first fin-type pattern including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to each other, a first trench of a first depth adjacent to the first side surface, a second trench of a second depth adjacent to the second side surface. The second depth differs from the first depth, and a first field insulating film partially fills the first trench and a second field insulating film partially fills the second trench. The first fin-type pattern has a lower portion, and an upper portion having a narrower width than the lower portion, and has a first stepped portion on a boundary between the upper portion and the lower portion. The first field insulating film includes a first lower field insulating film in contact with the lower portion, and a first upper field insulating film in contact with the upper portion.

Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a first insulating material in a first fin. The semiconductor device includes a second insulating material in a second fin. The first and second insulating materials have different respective sizes. For example, in some embodiments, the first and second insulating materials have different respective widths and/or depths in the first and second fins, respectively.

A semiconductor structure with a stop layer for planarization process therein and a method for forming the same is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: forming a trench in a substrate and between active areas; filling the trench with isolation layer; doping the isolation layer with an element to form a doped isolation region; annealing the doped isolation region; and planarizing the annealed and doped isolation region and measuring a planarization depth thereof. The coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of the stop layer, the dielectric layer, and the active area are different.

A semiconductor device and method of formation are provided herein. A semiconductor device includes a fin having a doped region, in some embodiments. The semiconductor device includes a gate over a channel portion of the fin. The gate including a gate electrode over a gate dielectric between a first sidewall spacer and a second sidewall spacer. The first sidewall spacer includes an initial first sidewall spacer over a first portion of a dielectric material. The second sidewall spacer includes an initial second sidewall spacer over a second portion of the dielectric material.

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure and a method of preparation including a silicon monocrystalline substrate, and a III-V structure abutting the silicon monocrystalline substrate. The semiconductor structure includes an In.sub.aGa.sub.bAs structure overlaying the III-V structure, where a is from 0.40 to 1, b from 0 to 0.60, and a+b equal to 1.00. The III-V structure has a top surface facing away from the silicon substrate. The top surface is Ga.sub.gX.sub.xP.sub.pSb.sub.sZ.sub.z, where X includes one or more group III elements other than Ga and Z is one or more group V elements other than P or Sb. g is from 0.80 to 1.00, x is from 0 to 0.20, z is from 0 to 0.30, p is from 0.10 to 0.55, and s is from 0.50 to 0.80, g+x is equal to 1.00 and p+s+z is equal to 1.00.

A semiconductor device includes a first active region including at least one first recess; a second active region including at least one second recess; an isolation region including a diffusion barrier that laterally surrounds at least any one active region of the first active region and the second active region; a first recess gate filled in the first recess; and a second recess gate filled in the second recess, wherein the diffusion barrier contacts ends of at least any one of the first recess gate and the second recess gate.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure and an isolation layer formed on the substrate and adjacent to the fin structure. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure formed on at least a portion of the fin structure and the isolation layer. The semiconductor device includes an epitaxial layer including a strained material that provides stress to a channel region of the fin structure. The epitaxial layer has a first region and a second region, in which the first region has a first doping concentration of a first doping agent and the second region has a second doping concentration of a second doping agent. The first doping concentration is greater than the second doping concentration. The epitaxial layer is doped by ion implantation using phosphorous dimer.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure and an isolation layer formed on the substrate and adjacent to the fin structure. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure formed on at least a portion of the fin structure and the isolation layer. The semiconductor device includes an epitaxial layer including a strained material that provides stress to a channel region of the fin structure. The epitaxial layer has a first region and a second region, in which the first region has a first doping concentration of a first doping agent and the second region has a second doping concentration of a second doping agent. The first doping concentration is greater than the second doping concentration. The epitaxial layer is doped by ion implantation using phosphorous dimer.

Method for creation of stressed channel structure transistors wherein at least one amorphising ion implantation of the surface layer of a substrate of the semiconductor-on-insulator type is carried out through openings in a mask, so as to render zones of the surface layers amorphous and to induce relaxation of a zone intended to form a channel and located between the zones that have been rendered amorphous, the relaxation being carried out in a direction orthogonal to that in which it is intended that the channel current flows.