Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; fins on the semiconductor substrate; an isolation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and between adjacent fins; and gate structures on sides of the isolation layer. The isolation layer has a top surface higher than top surfaces of the fins and passes through the fins along a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the fins and in parallel with a surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of fins protruding from the semiconductor substrate, an isolation layer formed on the fins and with a bandgap greater than a bandgap of the fins, and a first channel layer formed on the isolation layer and isolated from the isolation layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a base substrate including a semiconductor substrate having a PMOS region and an NMOS region and a plurality of fins on the semiconductor substrate, a gate layer across the plurality of fins by covering portions of top and sidewall surfaces of the fins, a P-type doped epitaxial layer formed in the fins at both sides of the gate layer in the PMOS region, an N-type doped epitaxial layer formed in the fins at both sides of the gate layer in the NMOS region, and an N-region mask layer formed on sidewall surfaces of the N-type doped epitaxial layer and covering the P-type doped epitaxial layer. A portion of the N-type doped epitaxial layer exposed by the N-region mask layer is processed by an N-type dopant segregated Schottky doping process.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a base substrate including a plurality of non-device regions; a middle fin structure and an edge fin disposed around the middle fin structure on the base substrate between adjacent non-device regions; a first barrier layer on sidewalls of the edge fin; and an isolation layer on the base substrate. The isolation layer has a top surface lower than the edge fin and the middle fin structure, and covers a portion of the sidewalls of each of the edge fin and the middle fin structure. The isolation layer further has a material density smaller than the first barrier layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device manufacturing method. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, including a high-frequency-block group and a low-power-block group; forming high-frequency-type logic standard cells on the high-frequency-block group of the semiconductor substrate. The high-frequency-type logic standard cells have a high-frequency-type cell height, a high-frequency-type operating frequency, and a high-frequency-type power. The method further includes forming low-power-type logic standard cells on the low-power-block group of the semiconductor substrate. The low-power-type logic standard cells have a low-power-type cell height, a low-power-type operating frequency, and a low-power-type power.

Abstract: Semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes at least one fin on a semiconductor substrate; at least one stacked channel layer formed on the at least one fin, each stacked channel layer having a sacrificial layer and a channel layer on the sacrificial layer; a dummy gate structure formed on the dummy gate structure; openings formed in the at least one stacked channel layer at both sides of the dummy gate structure; and a protective layer formed on sidewall surfaces of the sacrificial layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a base substrate; and a first doped epitaxial layer and a second doped epitaxial layer in the base substrate. Each of the first and second doped epitaxial layers is corresponding to a different gate structure on the base substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a repaired dielectric layer formed on and surrounding each of the first and second doped epitaxial layer; a metal layer on the repaired dielectric layer; an interlayer dielectric layer over the base substrate and covering tops of gate structures; and a conductive plug on the metal layer and through the interlayer dielectric layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor device and fabrication method are provided. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming initial fins on the semiconductor substrate; forming a gate structure material layer on the semiconductor substrate and the initial fins, the gate material layer having a top surface higher than the initial fins; forming a trench in the gate structure material layer and the initial fins, which passes through the initial fins along a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of initial fins and in parallel with a surface of the semiconductor substrate to form initial fins into fins; forming an isolation layer in the trench having a top surface higher than the fins; and forming gate structures on both sides of the isolation layer by etching the gate structure material layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a high-frequency-block group and a low-power-block group; high-frequency-type logic standard cells located on the high-frequency-block group, and having a high-frequency-type cell height, a high-frequency-type operating frequency, and a high-frequency-type power; low-power-type logic standard cells located on the low-power-block group, and having a low-power-type cell height, a low-power-type operating frequency, and a low-power-type power. The high-frequency-type cell height is higher than the low-power-type cell height. The high-frequency-type operating frequency is greater than the low-power-type operating frequency. The high-frequency-type power is greater than the low-power-type power. The high-frequency-type logic standard cells include high-frequency-type fins, and the low-power-type logic standard cells include low-power-type fins.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating the semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes providing a base substrate. The base substrate includes a plurality of non-device regions. The method also includes forming a middle fin structure and an edge fin disposed around the middle fin structure on the base substrate between adjacent non-device regions. In addition, the method includes forming a first barrier layer on sidewalls of the edge fin. Further, the method includes forming an isolation material layer over the base substrate, over a top of the edge fin, over sidewall and top surfaces of the middle fin structure, and over sidewalls of the first barrier layer. The isolation material layer has a material density smaller than the first barrier layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a base substrate and a first dielectric layer on the base substrate. The first dielectric layer contains a first trench and a second trench passing therethrough, and a width of the second trench is larger than a width of the first trench. The semiconductor device further includes a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate electrode in the first trench. A first recess is on the first gate dielectric layer between the first gate electrode and the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device further includes a second gate dielectric layer and a second gate electrode in the second trench. A second recess is on the second gate dielectric layer between the second gate electrode and the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device further includes a first protection layer in the first recess and a second protection layer in the second recess.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating the semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes providing a substrate. The substrate includes an active region and a blank region disposed adjacent to the active region. The method also includes forming a fin material layer on the substrate. Further, the method includes forming a plurality of fins on the active region, and a plurality of dummy fins on the blank region by etching the fin material layer. A spacing between a fin and an adjacent dummy fin is greater than a spacing between adjacent fins.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary fabrication method includes providing a base substrate including a plurality of fins on a semiconductor substrate; forming a gate layer across the fins; forming a P-type doped epitaxial layer in the fins at both sides of the gate layer in a PMOS region of the semiconductor substrate; forming an N-region mask layer on top and sidewall surfaces of the fins in the NMOS region and covering the P-type doped epitaxial layer; forming an N-region trench; forming an N-type doped epitaxial layer by filling the N-region trench; forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; forming a contact opening to expose the P-type doped epitaxial layer and the N-type doped epitaxial layer; and performing an N-type dopant segregated Schottky (DSS) doping process on a portion of the N-type doped epitaxial layer exposed by the contact opening.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary fabrication method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a fin material layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming an isolation material layer having a bandgap greater than a bandgap of the fin material layer on the fin material layer; and forming a stacked channel material layer on the isolation material layer. The stacked channel material layer includes a sacrificial material layer and a channel material layer on the sacrificial material layer. The method also includes etching the stacked channel material layer, the isolation material layer and the fin material layer to form fins protruding from the semiconductor substrate, an isolation layer on the fins and a stacked channel layer on the isolation layer. The stacked channel layer includes a sacrificial layer and a channel layer on the sacrificial material layer.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure includes providing a base substrate, including a substrate, a plurality of gate structures formed on the substrate, and a cap layer formed on the plurality of gate structures; removing the cap layer to form a trench on each gate structure; and forming a substitution layer in the trench. The dielectric constant of the substitution layer is smaller than the dielectric constant of the cap layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes: providing a base substrate with first gate structures on the base substrate; forming a spacer covering sidewalls of each first gate structure; forming sacrificial layers on sides of each first gate structure to cover corresponding spacers; forming a bottom dielectric layer covering sidewalls of the sacrificial layers; after forming the bottom dielectric layer, removing the sacrificial layers by etching to form first openings between the bottom dielectric layer and the spacer; and forming a plug in each first opening.

Abstract: A fabrication method for a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes: forming a semiconductor substrate including a first region and a second region; forming intrinsic fins protruding from the first region of the semiconductor substrate, and dummy fins protruding from the second region of the semiconductor substrate; forming a first isolation layer to cover a portion of sidewalls of the dummy fins and a portion of sidewalls of the intrinsic fins; forming a protection layer on surfaces of the intrinsic fins, to cover a portion of the intrinsic fins above a surface of the first isolation layer; removing the dummy fins and a portion of the first isolation layer in the second region; and forming a second isolation layer on the second region of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary fabrication method includes providing at least one fin on a semiconductor substrate; forming a stacked channel layer having at least one sacrificial layer on the fin and a channel layer on the sacrificial layer; forming a dummy gate structure on the stacked channel layer; forming openings in the stacked channel layer at both sides of the dummy gate structure; removing portions of the sacrificial layer under the dummy gate structure to form grooves on sidewall surfaces of the openings; and forming a protective layer in the grooves.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure includes forming a plurality of first gate structures on a first region of a substrate, a plurality of second gate structures on a second region of the substrate, and a first stress layer on both sides of each first gate structure; forming a first-region mask layer on the first stress layer; forming a second stress layer on both sides of each second gate structure; forming a contact-hole etch stop layer on the second stress layer; forming a plurality of first contact holes on the first stress layer and a plurality of second contact holes on the second stress layer to expose the contact-hole etch stop layer; at least partially removing the contact-hole etch stop layer in each first contact hole; and removing the first-region mask layer in each first contact hole and the contact-hole etch stop layer in each second contact hole.

Abstract: Semiconductor device and fabrication method are provided.