A semiconductor device may include first channels on a first region of a substrate and spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, second channels on a second region of the substrate and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, a first gate structure on the first region of the substrate and covering at least a portion of a surface of each of the first channels, and a second gate structure on the second region of the substrate and covering at least a portion of a surface of each of the second channels. The second channels may be disposed at heights substantially the same as those of corresponding ones of the first channels, and a height of a lowermost one of the second channels may be greater than a height of a lowermost one of the first channels.

A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a first source/drain epitaxial feature disposed in an NMOS region, a second source/drain epitaxial feature disposed in the NMOS region, a first dielectric feature disposed between the first source/drain epitaxial feature and the second source/drain epitaxial feature, a third source/drain epitaxial feature disposed in a PMOS region, a second dielectric feature disposed between the second source/drain epitaxial feature and the third source/drain epitaxial feature, and a conductive feature disposed over the first, second, and third source/drain epitaxial features and the first and second dielectric features.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided, wherein the method includes the following operations. A substrate having a transistor is received, wherein the transistor includes a channel region and a gate on a first side of the channel region. A second side of the channel region of the transistor is exposed, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side. A metal oxide is formed on the second side of the channel region of the transistor, wherein the metal oxide contacts the channel region and is exposed to the environment. A semiconductor structure and an operation of a semiconductor structure thereof are also provided.

A semiconductor includes an active pattern with a lower pattern and sheet patterns spaced apart from the lower pattern in a first direction, a source/drain pattern on the lower pattern, the source/drain pattern being in contact with the sheet patterns, and gate structures on opposite sides of the source/drain pattern, the gate structures being spaced apart from each other along a second direction and including gate electrodes that surround the sheet patterns, wherein the source/drain pattern includes a first epitaxial region having at least one of antimony and bismuth, the first epitaxial region having a bottom part in contact with the lower pattern, but not with the sheet patterns, and a thickness of the bottom part increasing and decreasing away from the gate structures in the second direction, and a second epitaxial region on the first epitaxial region, the second epitaxial region including phosphorus.

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a dummy gate structure over a fin structure that protrudes above a substrate, where the fin structure includes a fin and a layer stack over the fin, where the layer stack comprises alternating layers of a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material; forming openings in the fin structure on opposing sides of the dummy gate structure, where the openings exposes first portions of the first semiconductor material and second portions of the second semiconductor material; recessing the exposed first portions of the first semiconductor material to form sidewall recesses in the first semiconductor material; lining the sidewall recesses with a first dielectric material; depositing a second dielectric material in the sidewall recesses on the first dielectric material; after depositing the second dielectric material, annealing the second dielectric material; and after the annealing, forming source/drain regions in the openings.

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a fin structure protruding above a substrate, where the fin structure includes a fin and a layer stack over the fin, the layer stack comprising alternating layers of a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material; forming a first dummy gate structure and a second dummy gate structure over the fin structure; forming an opening in the fin structure between the first dummy gate structure and the second dummy gate structure; converting an upper layer of the fin exposed at a bottom of the opening into a seed layer by performing an implantation process; selectively depositing a dielectric layer over the seed layer at the bottom of the opening; and selectively growing a source/drain material on opposing sidewalls of the second semiconductor material exposed by the opening.

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 an enhancement mode high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) with an active region and an isolation region. The HEMT includes a substrate, a group III-V body layer, a group III-V barrier layer, recesses, a passivation layer and an etch mask layer. The group III-V body layer is disposed on the substrate. The group III-V barrier layer is disposed on the group III-V body layer in the active region and the isolation region. The recesses are disposed in the group III-V barrier layer in the active region and the isolation region, respectively. The passivation layer disposed in the recesses of the active region and the isolation region. The etch mask layer disposed between the passivation layer and the group III-V barrier layer in the active region, where the etch mask layer is spaced apart from bottoms of the recesses in the active region and the isolation region.

A semiconductor device with isolation structures and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes forming a fin structure on a substrate forming a superlattice structure with first and second nanostructured layers on the fin structure, forming a source/drain (S/D) opening in the superlattice structure, forming an isolation opening in the fin structure and below the S/D opening, forming a first isolation layer in the isolation opening, selectively forming an oxide layer on sidewalls of the S/D opening, selectively forming an inhibitor layer on the oxide layer, selectively depositing a second isolation layer on the first isolation layer, and forming S/D regions in the S/D opening on the second isolation layer.

Provided is an RF switch device and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to an RF switch device and a method of manufacturing the same seeking to improve RF characteristics by forming a trap layer on a part of the surface of a substrate, thereby trapping carriers that may accumulate on the surface of the substrate.