Abstract: Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate and a cap element over the gate stack. The cap element has an upper portion and a lower portion, and the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. The semiconductor device structure also includes a spacer element over a sidewall of the cap element and a sidewall of the gate stack.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a fin structure formed over a substrate and a gate structure formed across the fin structure. In addition, the gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer formed over the substrate and a work function metal layer formed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate structure further includes a gate electrode layer formed over the work function metal layer. In addition, a top surface of the gate electrode layer is located at a position that is higher than that of a top surface of the gate dielectric layer, and the top surface of the gate dielectric layer is located at a position that is higher than that of a top surface of the work function layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating an integrated circuit in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes forming a trench on a semiconductor substrate, thereby defining fin active regions; extracting a profile of the fin active regions; determining an etch dosage according to the profile of the fin active regions; filling in the trench with a dielectric material; and performing an etching process to the dielectric material using the etch dosage, thereby recessing the dielectric material and defining a fin height of the fin active regions.

Abstract: A fin field device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The FinFET device structure includes a substrate, and the substrate includes a first region and a second region. The FinFET device structure includes an isolation structure formed on the substrate and first fin structures formed on the first region. The FinFET device structure also includes second fin structures formed on the second region, and the number of the first fin structures is greater than the number of the second fin structures. The first fin structures have a first height, the second fin structures have a second height, and a gap between the first height and the second height is in a range from about 0.4 nm to about 4 nm.