Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a semiconductor device including an nFET structure and a pFET structure where each of the nFET and pFET structures include a semiconductor substrate and a gate trench. The method includes depositing an interfacial layer in each gate trench, depositing a first ferroelectric layer over the interfacial layer, removing the first ferroelectric layer from the nFET structure, depositing a metal oxide layer in each gate trench, depositing a second ferroelectric layer over the metal oxide layer, removing the second ferroelectric layer from the pFET structure, and depositing a gate electrode in each gate trench.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure that includes a channel region, a source region adjacent to the channel region, a drain region, a drift region adjacent to the drain region, and a dual gate structure. The dual gate structure includes a first gate structure over portions of the channel region and portions of the drift region. The dual gate structure also includes a second gate structure over the drift region.

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device includes forming a ROX layer on a substrate and a patterned silicon oxynitride layer on the patterned ROX layer; conformally forming a dielectric oxide layer to cover the substrate, the patterned silicon oxynitride layer, and the patterned ROX layer; and fully oxidizing the patterned silicon oxynitride layer to form a fully oxidized gate oxide layer on the substrate.

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device includes forming a ROX layer on a substrate and a patterned silicon oxynitride layer on the patterned ROX layer; conformally forming a dielectric oxide layer to cover the substrate, the patterned silicon oxynitride layer, and the patterned ROX layer; and fully oxidizing the patterned silicon oxynitride layer to form a fully oxidized gate oxide layer on the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure that includes a channel region, a source region adjacent to the channel region, a drain region, a drift region adjacent to the drain region, and a dual gate structure. The dual gate structure includes a first gate structure over portions of the channel region and portions of the drift region. The dual gate structure also includes a second gate structure over the drift region.

Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device includes forming a ROX layer on a substrate and a patterned silicon oxynitride layer on the patterned ROX layer; conformally forming a dielectric oxide layer to cover the substrate, the patterned silicon oxynitride layer, and the patterned ROX layer; and fully oxidizing the patterned silicon oxynitride layer to form a fully oxidized gate oxide layer on the substrate.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip comprising a gate electrode disposed on a substrate between a pair of source/drain regions. A dielectric layer is over the substrate. A field plate is disposed on the dielectric layer and laterally between the gate electrode and a first source/drain region in the pair of source/drain regions. The field plate comprises a first field plate layer and a second field plate layer. The second field plate layer extends along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first field plate layer. The first and second field plate layers comprise a conductive material.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an integrated chip. The method includes forming a source region and a drain region within a substrate. A drift region is formed within the substrate such that the drift region is disposed laterally between the source region and the drain region. A first gate structure is formed over the drift region. An inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the first gate structure. The ILD layers is patterned to define a field plate opening. A first field plate layer, a second field plate layer, and a third field plate layer are formed within the field plate opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip. The method may be performed by forming a gate structure over a substrate and between a source region and a drain region. A composite etch stop structure is formed over the gate structure and a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the composite etch stop structure. The composite etch stop structure has a plurality of stacked dielectric materials. The first ILD layer is etched to concurrently define contact openings extending to the substrate and a field plate opening extending to the composite etch stop structure. The contact openings and the field plate opening are concurrently filled with one or more conductive materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure that includes a channel region, a source region adjacent to the channel region, a drain region, a drift region adjacent to the drain region, and a dual gate structure. The dual gate structure includes a first gate structure over portions of the channel region and portions of the drift region. The dual gate structure also includes a second gate structure over the drift region.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a gate structure disposed over a substrate between a source region and a drain region. A first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is disposed over the substrate and the gate structure and a second ILD layer is disposed over the first ILD layer. A field plate etch stop structure is between the first ILD layer and the second ILD layer. A field plate extends from an uppermost surface of the second ILD layer to the field plate etch stop structure. A plurality of conductive contacts extend from the uppermost surface of the second ILD layer to the source region and the drain region.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip. The method may be performed by forming a source region and a drain region within a substrate. A gate structure is formed over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. One or more dielectric layers are formed over the gate structure, and a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the one or more dielectric layers. The first ILD layer laterally surrounds the gate structure. The first ILD layer is etched to define contact openings and a field plate opening. The contact openings and the field plate opening are filled with a conductive material.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an integrated chip. The method includes forming a source region and a drain region within a substrate. A drift region is formed within the substrate such that the drift region is disposed laterally between the source region and the drain region. A first gate structure is formed over the drift region. An inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the first gate structure. The ILD layers is patterned to define a field plate opening. A first field plate layer, a second field plate layer, and a third field plate layer are formed within the field plate opening.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip including a field plate disposed over a drift region. A first gate electrode overlies a substrate between a source region and a drain region. An etch stop layer laterally extends from an outer sidewall of the first gate electrode to the drain region. The etch stop layer overlies the drift region disposed between the source region and the drain region. A field plate is disposed within a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer overlying the substrate. The field plate overlies the drift region. A top surface of the field plate is aligned with a top surface of the first gate electrode and a bottom surface of the field plate is vertically above a bottom surface of the first gate electrode. The field plate and first gate electrode respectively include metal materials.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip including a field plate disposed over a drift region. A first gate electrode overlies a substrate between a source region and a drain region. An etch stop layer laterally extends from an outer sidewall of the first gate electrode to the drain region. The etch stop layer overlies the drift region disposed between the source region and the drain region. A field plate is disposed within a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer overlying the substrate. The field plate overlies the drift region. A top surface of the field plate is aligned with a top surface of the first gate electrode and a bottom surface of the field plate is vertically above a bottom surface of the first gate electrode. The field plate and first gate electrode respectively include metal materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. In some embodiments, the integrated chip has a gate structure disposed over a substrate between source and drain regions and a dielectric layer laterally extending from over the gate structure to between the gate structure and the drain region. A composite etch stop layer having a plurality of different dielectric materials is stacked over the dielectric layer. A contact etch stop layer directly contacts an upper surface and sidewalls of the composite etch stop layer. A field plate is laterally surrounded by a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer and vertically extends from a top of the first ILD layer, through the contact etch stop layer, and into the composite etch stop layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a transistor device having a field plate. The transistor device has a gate electrode disposed over a substrate between a source region and a drain region. One or more dielectric layers are arranged over the gate electrode, and a field plate is arranged over the one or more dielectric layers. The field plate extends from a first outermost sidewall that is directly over an upper surface of the gate electrode to a second outermost sidewall that is between the gate electrode and the drain region and that extends to below the upper surface of the gate electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip. The method may be performed by forming a source region and a drain region within a substrate. A gate structure is formed over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. One or more dielectric layers are formed over the gate structure, and a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the one or more dielectric layers. The first ILD layer laterally surrounds the gate structure. The first ILD layer is etched to define contact openings and a field plate opening. The contact openings and the field plate opening are filled with a conductive material.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip. The method may be performed by forming a gate structure over a substrate and between a source region and a drain region. A composite etch stop structure is formed over the gate structure and a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the composite etch stop structure. The composite etch stop structure has a plurality of stacked dielectric materials. The first ILD layer is etched to concurrently define contact openings extending to the substrate and a field plate opening extending to the composite etch stop structure. The contact openings and the field plate opening are concurrently filled with one or more conductive materials.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a gate structure disposed over a substrate between a source region and a drain region. A first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer is disposed over the substrate and the gate structure and a second ILD layer is disposed over the first ILD layer. A field plate etch stop structure is between the first ILD layer and the second ILD layer. A field plate extends from an uppermost surface of the second ILD layer to the field plate etch stop structure. A plurality of conductive contacts extend from the uppermost surface of the second ILD layer to the source region and the drain region.