A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes semiconductor wires disposed over a substrate, a source/drain epitaxial layer in contact with the semiconductor wires, a gate dielectric layer disposed on and wrapping around each channel region of the semiconductor wires, a gate electrode layer disposed on the gate dielectric layer and wrapping around the each channel region, and dielectric spacers disposed in recesses formed toward the source/drain epitaxial layer.

A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes semiconductor wires disposed over a substrate, a source/drain epitaxial layer in contact with the semiconductor wires, a gate dielectric layer disposed on and wrapping around each channel region of the semiconductor wires, a gate electrode layer disposed on the gate dielectric layer and wrapping around the each channel region, and dielectric spacers disposed in recesses formed toward the source/drain epitaxial layer.

A method of forming Si or Ge-based and III-V based vertically integrated nanowires on a single substrate and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming first trenches in a Si, Ge, III-V, or Si.sub.xGe.sub.1-x substrate; forming a conformal SiN, SiO.sub.xC.sub.yN.sub.z layer over side and bottom surfaces of the first trenches; filling the first trenches with SiO.sub.x; forming a first mask over portions of the Si, Ge, III-V, or Si.sub.xGe.sub.1-x substrate; removing exposed portions of the Si, Ge, III-V, or Si.sub.xGe.sub.1-x substrate, forming second trenches; forming III-V, III-V.sub.xM.sub.y, or Si nanowires in the second trenches; removing the first mask and forming a second mask over the III-V, III-V.sub.xM.sub.y, or Si nanowires and intervening first trenches; removing the SiO.sub.x layer, forming third trenches; and removing the second mask.

A transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed spaced apart from each other on the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode spaced apart from the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer disposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a graphene layer disposed between the gate electrode and the gate insulating layer and doped with a metal.

A field effect transistor includes a substrate, a passivation layer on the substrate forming a passivated substrate, wherein the passivation layer is inert to XeF.sub.2, and a graphene lateral heterostructure field effect transistor (LHFET) on the passivated substrate.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, and a plurality of active regions disposed over the substrate. The plurality of active regions have a first total area. One or more inactive regions are also disposed over the substrate. The one or more inactive regions have a second total area. The second total area is greater than or equal to 1.5 times the first total area. The active regions may be formed in an epitaxial layer formed over the substrate. A plurality of cells of an active device may be disposed in the plurality of active regions. The inactive regions may include only structures that do not dissipate substantial power when the semiconductor device is functioning as it is designed to function.

Nanowire structures having non-discrete source and drain regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate. Each of the nanowires includes a discrete channel region disposed in the nanowire. A gate electrode stack surrounds the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of non-discrete source and drain regions is disposed on either side of, and adjoining, the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires.

A semiconductor device is provided and includes a substrate and a stack on the substrate. The stack includes plural active layers that are vertically stacked and spaced apart from each other, and plural gate electrodes that are on the active layers, respectively, and vertically stacked. Each active layer includes a channel layer under a corresponding one of the gate electrodes, and a source/drain layer disposed at a side of the channel layer and electrically connected to the channel layer. The channel layer is made of a two-dimensional atomic layer of a first material.

A transistor comprises a pair of source/drain regions having a channel there-between. A transistor gate construction is operatively proximate the channel. The channel comprises Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y, where “y” is from 0 to 0.6. At least a portion of each of the source/drain regions comprises Si.sub.1-xGe.sub.x, where “x” is from 0.5 to 1. Other embodiments, including methods, are disclosed.

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor fin disposed over a substrate, an isolation structure at least partially surrounding the fin, an epitaxial source/drain (S/D) feature disposed over the semiconductor fin, where an extended portion of the epitaxial S/D feature extends over the isolation structure, and a silicide layer disposed on the epitaxial S/D feature, where the silicide layer covers top, bottom, sidewall, front, and back surfaces of the extended portion of the S/D feature.