Provided is a power semiconductor device, including a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate having a first conductivity type, a drift layer including a first conductivity type SiC on the SiC substrate, a well region having a second conductivity type on the drift layer, a source region having the first conductivity type on the well region, a gate electrode on a portion of the drift layer and a portion of the well region, a gate insulating layer between the gate electrode and the well region, an interlayer insulating layer on the gate electrode and the source region, a source electrode on the interlayer insulating layer connected to the source region through the interlayer insulating layer, a conductive substrate on a lower surface of the SiC substrate, and a bonding metal layer between the SiC substrate and the conductive substrate.

A Schottky diode comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a body of semiconductive material connected to the first electrode at a first interface and connected to the second electrode at a second interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first planar region lying in a first plane and the first electrode has a first projection onto the first plane in a first direction normal to the first plane, the second interface comprises a second planar region lying in a second plane and the second electrode has a second projection onto the first plane in said first direction, at least a portion of the second projection lies outside the first projection, said second planar region is offset from the first planar region in said first direction, and one of the first interface and the second interface provides a Schottky contact.

A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of transistors disposed along a major surface of a substrate, a plurality of metallization layers including a plurality of metal tracks and disposed over the major surface of the substrate, and a plurality of memory cells formed within one or more of the metallization layers. At least one of the plurality of transistors is electrically coupled to the plurality of memory cells. Each of the plurality of memory cells includes an access transistor and a storage capacitor electrically coupled to each other in series and physically arranged with respect to each other along a vertical direction.

Disclosed herein are transistor electrode-channel arrangements, and related methods and devices. For example, in some embodiments, a transistor electrode-channel arrangement may include a channel material, source/drain electrodes provided over the channel material, and a sealant at least partially enclosing one or more of the source/drain electrodes, wherein the sealant includes one or more metallic conductive materials.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, and a first transistor disposed on the substrate. The first transistor includes a first channel layer, a magnesium oxide layer, a first gate electrode, a first gate dielectric and first source/drain electrodes. A crystal orientation of the first channel layer is <100> or <110>. The magnesium oxide layer is located below the first channel layer and in contact with the first channel layer. The first gate electrode is located over the first channel layer. The first gate dielectric is located in between the first channel layer and the first gate electrode. The first source/drain electrodes are disposed on the first channel layer.

A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit device is provided. The method includes depositing a dielectric layer over a substrate; depositing a first gate electrode layer over the dielectric layer; removing a first portion of the dielectric layer to leave an opening between the first gate electrode layer, the substrate, and second portions of the dielectric layer; depositing a first gate dielectric layer, such that the first gate dielectric layer has a first portion in the opening and a second portion over a top surface of the first gate electrode layer; and depositing a semiconductor layer, such that the semiconductor layer has a first portion in the opening and a second portion over a top surface of the first gate dielectric layer.