A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first P-type well region and a second P-type well region disposed in the substrate, wherein the first P-type well region and the second P-type well region are spaced apart from each other, an N-type source region disposed in the substrate, wherein the N-type source region is disposed spaced apart from the second P-type well region, an N-type drain region disposed in the second P-type well region, an N-type LDD region disposed near the N-type drain region, and a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode on the substrate, wherein the gate electrode partially overlaps the second P-type well region.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first P-type well region and a second P-type well region disposed in the substrate, wherein the first P-type well region and the second P-type well region are spaced apart from each other, an N-type source region disposed in the substrate, wherein the N-type source region is disposed spaced apart from the second P-type well region, an N-type drain region disposed in the second P-type well region, an N-type LDD region disposed near the N-type drain region, and a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode on the substrate, wherein the gate electrode partially overlaps the second P-type well region.

A semiconductor device including a first P-type well region and an asymmetric second P-type well region each formed in a semiconductor substrate; a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode formed on the substrate; a first N-type source/drain region and a second N-type source/drain region that are formed on respective sides of the gate electrode; and an asymmetric LDD region of N-type formed to extend from the second source/drain region, wherein the asymmetric second P-type well region encompasses the second N-type source/drain region and the asymmetric LDD region, and the first N-type source/drain region both the asymmetric second P-type well region and the substrate, and the asymmetric second P-type well region is formed encompassing the second N-type source/drain region and in contact with the first N-type source/drain region.

The present disclosure discloses a self-aligned silicon carbide MOSFET device with an optimized P.sup.+ region and a manufacturing method thereof. The self-aligned silicon carbide MOSFET device is formed by a plurality of silicon carbide MOSFET device cells connected in parallel, and these silicon carbide MOSFET device cells are arranged evenly. The silicon carbide MOSFET device cell comprises two source electrodes, one gate electrode, one gate oxide layer, two N.sup.+ source regions, two P.sup.+ contact regions, two P wells, one N.sup. drift layer, one buffer layer, one N.sup.+ substrate, one drain electrode and one isolation dielectric layer. By optimizing the P.sup.+ region, the present disclosure forms a good source ohmic contact, reduces the on-resistance, and also shorts the source electrode and the P well to prevent the parasitic transistor effect of the parasitic NPN and PiN, which may take both conduction characteristics and the breakdown characteristics of the device into consideration, and may be applied to a high voltage, high frequency silicon carbide MOSFET device. The self-aligned manufacturing method used in the present disclosure simplifies the process, controls a size of a channel accurately, and may produce a lateral and vertical power MOSFET.

Apparatuses and methods are disclosed. One such apparatus includes a well having a first type of conductivity formed within a semiconductor structure having a second type of conductivity. A boundary of the well has an edge that is substantially beneath an edge of an active area of a tap to the well.

Laterally-diffused-metal-oxide-silicon (LDMOS) devices, integrated circuits including LDMOS devices, and methods for fabricating the same are provided. An exemplary LDMOS device includes a substrate having a surface, a gate structure overlying the surface and a channel region in the substrate below the gate structure, and a drain region in the substrate. The LDMOS device further includes a surface insulator region disposed between the gate structure and the drain region at the surface of the substrate and a dielectric block different from the surface insulator region and located over the surface insulator region. Also, the LDMOS device includes a field effect structure. The field effect structure includes a field plate disposed over and distanced from the surface of the substrate. The field effect structure also includes a conductive structure coupled to the field plate and extending from the field plate toward the dielectric block.

Apparatuses and methods are disclosed. One such apparatus includes a well having a first type of conductivity formed within a semiconductor structure having a second type of conductivity. A boundary of the well has an edge that is substantially beneath an edge of an active area of a tap to the well.

A semiconductor device includes a source region configured to provide at least a portion of a MOSFET source of a MOSFET and at least a portion of a JFET source of a JFET. The semiconductor device includes a JFET channel region in series with the source region and a MOSFET channel region of the MOSFET, and disposed between a first JFET gate and a second JFET gate. The semiconductor device includes a JFET drain disposed at least partially between a gate insulator of a gate of the MOSFET and at least a portion of the JFET channel region, and in electrical contact with the first JFET gate and the second JFET gate. Various example implementations of this type of semiconductor device provide a SiC power MOSFET with improved short-circuit capability and durability, with minimal impact on R.sub.DS-ON.

A semiconductor device includes a source region configured to provide at least a portion of a MOSFET source of a MOSFET and at least a portion of a JFET source of a JFET. The semiconductor device includes a JFET channel region in series with the source region and a MOSFET channel region of the MOSFET, and disposed between a first JFET gate and a second JFET gate. The semiconductor device includes a JFET drain disposed at least partially between a gate insulator of a gate of the MOSFET and at least a portion of the JFET channel region, and in electrical contact with the first JFET gate and the second JFET gate. Various example implementations of this type of semiconductor device provide a SiC power MOSFET with improved short-circuit capability and durability, with minimal impact on R.sub.DS-ON.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first P-type well region and a second P-type well region disposed in the substrate, wherein the first P-type well region and the second P-type well region are spaced apart from each other, an N-type source region disposed in the substrate, wherein the N-type source region is disposed spaced apart from the second P-type well region, an N-type drain region disposed in the second P-type well region, an N-type LDD region disposed near the N-type drain region, and a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode on the substrate, wherein the gate electrode partially overlaps the second P-type well region.