Abstract: Integrated circuit devices may include a plurality of word line structures and a plurality of insulating films that are stacked alternately. Sides of the plurality of word line structures and the plurality of insulating films define a side of a channel hole extending through the plurality of word line structures and the plurality of insulating films. The devices may also include a blocking dielectric film on the side of the channel hole, and a plurality of charge storage films on the blocking dielectric film and on the sides of the plurality of word line structures, respectively. Each of the plurality of charge storage films may include a first charge storage film and a second charge storage film sequentially stacked on a respective one of the sides of the plurality of word line structures. A surface of the second charge storage film may include a recess in a middle portion thereof.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of first insulating layers; a plurality of first interconnect layers stacked alternately with the first insulating layers; a plurality of second interconnect layers arranged adjacently to the first interconnect layers; and a separation region including a plurality of first portions provided between the first interconnect layers and the second interconnect layers, and a plurality of second portions protruding from an outer periphery of each of the first portions. The second portions are linked to each other. The first interconnect layers and the second interconnect layers are separated from each other by the first portions and the linked second portions.

Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers. Horizontally-elongated trenches are formed into the stack to form laterally-spaced memory-block regions. Bridge material is formed across the trenches laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory-block regions. The bridge material comprises longitudinally-alternating first and second regions. The first regions of the bridge material are ion implanted differently than the second regions of the bridge material to change relative etch rate of one of the first or second regions relative to the other in an etching process.

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: A memory device comprises a stack of conductive layers, and an array of pillars through the stack. Each of the pillars comprises a plurality of series-connected memory cells located in a layout pattern of pillar locations at cross-points between the pillars and the conductive layers. The pillars in the array are arranged in a set of rows of pillars extending in a first direction. First and second source lines are disposed vertically through the pillars of first and second particular rows of pillars. The set of rows of pillars includes a subset of rows of pillars including multiple members disposed between the first source line and the second source line. A source line conductor is disposed beneath and electrically connected to the first source line, the second source line, and the subset of rows of pillars disposed between the first and second source lines.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device, the method comprises forming a gate trench and a contact trench concurrently in a semiconductor substrate using a patterned masking layer, forming a gate conductive filler in the gate trench, forming a deep body region below the contact trench, and forming a contact conductive filler in the contact trench. The method further comprises forming a gate trench dielectric liner in the gate trench, forming a gate trench dielectric liner in the gate trench, and forming an interlayer dielectric layer (IDL) over the gate conductive filler. The method further comprises forming a contact implant at a bottom of the contact trench, and forming a barrier layer in the contact trench.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to semiconductor device with reduced gate height budget and methods of manufacture. The method includes: forming a plurality of gate structures on a substrate; recessing material of the plurality of gate structures to below a surface of an insulator material; forming trenches in the insulator material and underlying material adjacent to sidewalls of the plurality of gate structures; and filling the recesses and trenches with a capping material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. The manufacturing method includes: providing a semiconductor structure, where the semiconductor structure includes an active region and a gate structure located in the active region, the gate structure at least including a gate electrode, and the active region exposing an upper surface of the gate electrode; forming a surface insulator layer on the upper surface of the gate electrode; forming a patterned interlayer dielectric layer on the semiconductor structure, where the interlayer dielectric layer covers the surface insulator layer, and has a first through hole exposing a portion of the active region; and forming a conductive contact layer passing through the first through hole and contacting with the active region.

Abstract: A technique relates to semiconductors. A bottom terminal of a transistor and bottom plate of a capacitor are positioned on the substrate. A spacer is arranged on the bottom terminal of the transistor. A transistor channel region extends vertically from the bottom terminal through the spacer to contact a top terminal of the transistor. A capacitor channel region extends vertically from the bottom plate to contact a top plate of the capacitor. A first gate stack is arranged along sidewalls of the transistor channel region and is in contact with the spacer. A second gate stack is arranged along sidewalls of the capacitor channel region and is disposed on the bottom plate. A distance from a bottom of the first gate stack to a top of the bottom terminal is greater than a distance from a bottom of the second gate stack to a top of the bottom plate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for integrating a vertical nanowire transistor and belongs to a field of field effect transistor logic device in a CMOS ultra-large scale integrated circuit (ULSI). The method realizes the integration of the vertical-nanowire transistor by combining selective epitaxy and replacement gate on sidewall. In comparison with an existing method for forming a vertical nanowire channel by etching, a size and shape of a cross section of a device channel can be accurately controlled, a consistency of device characteristic can be improved, and an etching damage during the forming of a channel in the existing method can be avoided, thereby the device performance can be improved.

Abstract: A memory includes a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film on the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating film. A first channel region of a first conductivity type is provided on a surface of the semiconductor layer below the gate insulating film. A diffusion layer of a second conductivity type is provided below the first channel region in the semiconductor layer. The diffusion layer contacts a bottom of the first channel region in a direction substantially vertical to a surface of the semiconductor layer. The diffusion layer forms a PN junction with the bottom of the first channel region. A drain of a first conductivity type and a source of a second conductivity type are provided on a side and another side of the first channel region. A sidewall film covers a side surface of the first channel region on a side of the diffusion layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment has a first conductive type first semiconductor layer, a second conductive type second semiconductor layer provided in the first semiconductor layer having a first lateral surface and a first bottom portion contacting the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer has a first void portion inside. A second conductive type impurity concentration decreases from the first lateral surface toward the first void portion. And the device has a second conductive type third semiconductor layer provided in the first semiconductor layer such that the first semiconductor layer is sandwiched between the third semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer has a second lateral surface and a second bottom portion contacting the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer has a second void portion inside.

Abstract: In a vertical-type semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the same and a method of operating the same, the vertical-type semiconductor device includes a single-crystalline semiconductor pattern having a pillar shape provided on a substrate, a gate surrounding sidewalls of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern and having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, a mask pattern formed on the upper surface of the gate, the mask pattern having an upper surface coplanar with the upper surface of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, a first impurity region in the substrate under the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern, and a second impurity region under the upper surface of the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern. The vertical-type pillar transistor formed in the single-crystalline semiconductor pattern may provide excellent electrical properties.

Abstract: This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor substrate has a plurality of trenches. Each of the trenches is filled with a plurality of epitaxial layers of alternating conductivity types constituting nano tubes functioning as conducting channels stacked as layers extending along a sidewall direction with a “Gap Filler” layer filling a merging-gap between the nano tubes disposed substantially at a center of each of the trenches. The “Gap Filler” layer can be very lightly doped Silicon or grown and deposited dielectric layer. In an exemplary embodiment, the plurality of trenches are separated by pillar columns each having a width approximately half to one-third of a width of the trenches.

Abstract: A semiconductor device (A1) includes a first n-type semiconductor layer (11), a second n-type semiconductor layer (12), a p-type semiconductor layer (13), a trench (3), an insulating layer (5), a gate electrode (41), and an n-type semiconductor region (14). The p-type semiconductor layer (13) includes a channel region that is along the trench (3) and in contact with the second n-type semiconductor layer (12) and the n-type semiconductor region (14). The size of the channel region in the depth direction x is 0.1 to 0.5 ?m. The channel region includes a high-concentration region where the peak impurity concentration is approximately 1×1018 cm?3. The semiconductor device A1 thus configured allows achieving desirable values of on-resistance, dielectric withstand voltage and threshold voltage.

Abstract: A method includes performing an epitaxy to grow a semiconductor layer, which includes a top portion over a semiconductor region. The semiconductor region is between two insulation regions that are in a substrate. The method further includes recessing the insulation regions to expose portions of sidewalls of the semiconductor region, and etching a portion of the semiconductor region, wherein the etched portion of the semiconductor region is under and contacting a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer is spaced apart from an underlying region by an air gap. A gate dielectric and a gate electrode are formed over the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a three-dimensional semiconductor memory device including an electrode structure on a substrate, the electrode structure including at least one conductive pattern on a lower electrode, and a semiconductor pattern extending through the electrode structure to the substrate. A vertical insulating layer may be between the semiconductor pattern and the electrode structure, and a lower insulating layer may be between the lower electrode and the substrate. The lower insulating layer may be between a bottom surface of the vertical insulating layer and a top surface of the substrate. Example embodiments related to methods for fabricating the foregoing three-dimensional semiconductor memory device.

Abstract: A vertical memory device includes a channel, a ground selection line (GSL), word lines, a string selection line (SSL), and a contact. The channel includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The vertical portion extends in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a top surface of a substrate, and the horizontal portion is connected to the vertical portion and parallel to the top surface of the substrate. The GSL, the word lines and the SSL are formed on a sidewall of the vertical portion of the channel sequentially in the first direction, and are spaced apart from each other. The contact is on the substrate and electrically connected to the horizontal portion of the channel.

Abstract: A transistor device includes a drift layer having a first conductivity type, a body layer on the drift layer, the body layer having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and a source region on the body layer, the source region having the first conductivity type. The device further includes a trench extending through the source region and the body layer and into the drift layer, a channel layer on the inner sidewall of the trench, the channel layer having the second conductivity type and having an inner sidewall opposite an inner sidewall of the trench, a gate insulator on the inner sidewall of the channel layer, and a gate contact on the gate insulator.

Abstract: An electronic device can include a semiconductor layer overlying a substrate and having a primary surface and a thickness, wherein a trench extends through at least approximately 50% of the thickness of semiconductor layer to a depth. The electronic device can further include a conductive structure within the trench, wherein the conductive structure extends at least approximately 50% of the depth of the trench. The electronic device can still further include a vertically-oriented doped region within the semiconductor layer adjacent to and electrically insulated from the conductive structure; and an insulating layer disposed between the vertically-oriented doped region and the conductive structure. A process of forming an electronic device can include patterning a semiconductor layer to define a trench extending through at least approximately 50% of the thickness of the semiconductor layer and forming a vertically-oriented doped region after patterning the semiconductor layer to define the trench.

Abstract: A method includes forming Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) regions extending from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, and after the forming the STI regions, oxidizing an upper portion of a semiconductor strip between the STI regions. A width of the upper portion of the semiconductor strip is reduced by the oxidizing. The STI regions are recessed, until a portion of the upper portion of the semiconductor strip is higher than a top surface of remaining portions of the STI regions to form a semiconductor fin.

Abstract: A method for contacting MOS devices. First openings in a photosensitive material are formed over a substrate having a top dielectric in a first die area and a second opening over a gate stack in a second die area having the top dielectric, a hard mask, and a gate electrode. The top dielectric layer is etched to form a semiconductor contact while etching at least a portion the hard mask layer thickness over a gate contact area exposed by the second opening. An inter-layer dielectric (ILD) is deposited. A photosensitive material is patterned to generate a third opening in the photosensitive material over the semiconductor contact and a fourth opening inside the gate contact area. The ILD is etched through to reopen the semiconductor contact while etching through the ILD and residual hard mask if present to provide a gate contact to the gate electrode.

Abstract: A method of making multi-level contacts. The method includes providing an in-process multilevel device including at least one device region and at least one contact region. The contact region includes a plurality of electrically conductive layers configured in a step pattern. The method also includes forming a conformal etch stop layer over the plurality of electrically conductive layers, forming a first electrically insulating layer over the etch stop layer, forming a conformal sacrificial layer over the first electrically insulating layer and forming a second electrically insulating layer over the sacrificial layer. The method also includes etching a plurality of contact openings through the etch stop layer, the first electrically insulating layer, the sacrificial layer and the second electrically insulating layer in the contact region to the plurality of electrically conductive layers.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of trenches using a first mask. The trenches include source pickup trenches located in outside a termination area and between two adjacent active areas. First and second conductive regions separated by an intermediate dielectric region are formed using a second mask. A first electrical contact to the first conductive region and a second electrical contact to the second conductive region are formed using a third mask and forming a source metal region. Contacts to a gate metal region are formed using a fourth mask. A semiconductor device includes a source pickup contact located outside a termination region and outside an active region of the device.

Abstract: The invention provides an ultra-low-on-resistance, excellent-reliability semiconductor device that can finely be processed using SiC and a semiconductor device producing method.

Abstract: There is provided a monolithic three dimensional array of charge storage devices which includes a plurality of device levels, wherein at least one surface between two successive device levels is planarized by chemical mechanical polishing.

Abstract: A variable resistance memory device includes a semiconductor substrate having a vertical transistor with a shunt gate that increases an area of a gate of the vertical transistor.

Abstract: A trenched power semiconductor device with enhanced breakdown voltage is provided. The trenched power semiconductor device has a first trench penetrating the body region located between two neighboring gate trenches. A polysilicon structure with a conductivity type identical to that of the body region is located in a lower portion of the first trench and spaced from the body region with a predetermined distance. A dielectric structure is located on the polysilicon structure and at least extended to the body region. Source regions are located in an upper portion of the body region. A heavily doped region located in the body region is extended to the bottom of the body region. A conductive structure is electrically connected to the heavily doped region and the source region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a fifth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first electrode is provided together with the first region in a first direction, provided together with the third region in a second direction, and has an end portion of the first region side located nearer to the first semiconductor side than a boundary between the second region and the third region. The second electrode is provided between the first electrode and the first region and is in electrical continuity with the fourth region. The third electrode contacts with the fourth region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is disclosed. The semiconductor device structure includes a mesa extending above a substrate. The mesa has a channel region between a first side and second side of the mesa. A first gate is on a first side of the mesa, the first gate comprising a first gate insulator and a first gate conductor comprising graphene overlying the first gate insulator. The gate conductor may comprise graphene in one or more monolayers. Also disclosed are a method for fabricating the semiconductor device structure; an array of vertical transistor devices, including semiconductor devices having the structure disclosed; and a method for fabricating the array of vertical transistor devices.

Abstract: A device includes a trench extending into a semiconductor region and having a first conductivity type, and a conductive field plate in the trench. A first dielectric layer separates a bottom and sidewalls of the field plate from the semiconductor region. A main gate is disposed in the trench and overlapping the field plate. A second dielectric layer is disposed between and separating the main gate and the field plate from each other. A Doped Drain (DD) region of the first conductivity type is under the second dielectric layer and having an edge portion overlapping the DD region. A body region includes a first portion at a same level as a portion of the main gate, and a second portion contacting the DD region, wherein the body region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. A MOS-containing device is at a surface of the semiconductor region.

Abstract: A FinFET includes a substrate, a fin structure on the substrate, a source in the fin structure, a drain in the fin structure, a channel in the fin structure between the source and the drain, a gate dielectric layer over the channel, and a gate over the gate dielectric layer. At least one of the source and the drain includes a bottom SiGe layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that include a dual-gate configuration. In one or more implementations, the semiconductor devices include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes a first and a second body region formed proximal to the first surface. Moreover, each body region includes a source region formed therein. The substrate further includes a drain region formed proximal to the second surface and an epitaxial region that is configured to function as a drift region between the drain region and the source regions. A dual-gate is formed over the first surface of the substrate. The dual-gate includes a first gate region and a second gate region that define a gap there between to reduce the gate to drain capacitance.

Abstract: A non-linear element (e.g., a diode) with small reverse saturation current is provided. A non-linear element includes a first electrode provided over a substrate, an oxide semiconductor film provided on and in contact with the first electrode, a second electrode provided on and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film covering the first electrode, the oxide semiconductor film, and the second electrode, and a third electrode provided in contact with the gate insulating film and adjacent to a side surface of the oxide semiconductor film with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween or a third electrode provided in contact with the gate insulating film and surrounding the second electrode. The third electrode is connected to the first electrode or the second electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a p-type well region 3 and an n+ source region 4, both formed selectively in the surface portion of n? drift region 2. A trench 6 is in contact with n+ source region 4 and extends through p-type well region 3 into n? drift region 2. A field plate 8 is formed in trench 6, with a first insulator film 7 being interposed between the trench 6 surface and field plate 8. A gate electrode 10 is formed in trench 6 above field plate 10, with a second insulator film 9 being interposed between the trench 6 surface and gate electrode 10. An n?? lightly doped region 21 in n? drift region 2 crosses under the bottom of trench 6.

Abstract: In a switching element, a first region that is exposed on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, a second region that is exposed on the upper surface of the substrate and extends to below the first region, and a third region that is formed below the second region, are formed on the substrate. A trench is formed in the upper surface of the substrate. A gate electrode has a first portion that extends from a depth of the first region to a depth of the third region at at least a portion in the trench formed in an area where the first region is exposed, and a second portion that is formed to a depth of the second region, and does not reach the depth of the third region, at at least a portion in the trench formed in an area where the second region is exposed.

Abstract: To provide a miniaturized semiconductor device with stable electric characteristics in which a short-channel effect is suppressed. Further, to provide a manufacturing method of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device (transistor) including a trench formed in an oxide insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor film formed along the trench, a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating layer over the oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode over the gate insulating layer is provided. The lower corner portions of the trench are curved, and the side portions of the trench have side surfaces substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the oxide insulating layer. Further, the width between the upper ends of the trench is greater than or equal to 1 time and less than or equal to 1.5 times the width between the side surfaces of the trench.

Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor device, a resistive variable memory device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The 3D semiconductor device includes a source formed of a first semiconductor material, a channel layer formed on the source and formed of the first semiconductor material, a lightly doped drain (LDD) region formed on the channel layer and formed of a second semiconductor material having a higher oxidation rate than that of the first semiconductor material, a drain formed on the LDD region and formed of the first semiconductor material, and a gate insulating layer formed on outer circumferences of the channel layer, the LDD region, and the drain.

Abstract: The present invention provides a trench type power transistor device including a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a doped diffusion region, a doped source region, and a gate structure. The substrate, the doped diffusion region, and the doped source region have a first conductivity type, and the substrate has an active region and a termination region. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, and has a second conductivity type. The epitaxial layer has a through hole disposed in the active region. The doped diffusion region is disposed in the epitaxial layer at a side of the through hole, and is in contact with the substrate. The doped source region is disposed in the epitaxial layer disposed right on the doped diffusion region, and the gate structure is disposed in the through hole between the doped diffusion region and the doped source region.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a silicon carbide semiconductor device, a semiconductor substrate made of single crystal silicon carbide is prepared. At a portion of the semiconductor substrate where a first electrode is to be formed, a metal thin film made of electrode material including an impurity is formed. After the metal thin film is formed, the first electrode including a metal reaction layer in which the impurity is introduced is formed by irradiating the metal thin film with a laser light.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first vertical type transistor having a first lower diffusion layer, a first upper diffusion layer, and a gate electrode; a second vertical type transistor having a second lower diffusion layer, a second upper diffusion layer, and a second gate electrode; a gate wiring connected to the first and second gate electrodes; a first wiring connected to the first lower diffusion layer and second upper diffusion layer; and a second wiring connected to the first upper diffusion layer and second lower diffusion layer.

Abstract: A power MOSFET includes a semiconductor substrate with an upper surface, a cavity of a first depth in the substrate whose sidewall extends to the upper surface, a dielectric liner in the cavity, a gate conductor within the dielectric liner extending to or above the upper surface, body region(s) within the substrate of a second depth, separated from the gate conductor in a lower cavity region by first portion(s) of the dielectric liner of a first thickness, and source region(s) within the body region(s) extending to a third depth that is less than the second depth. The source region(s) are separated from the gate conductor by a second portion of the dielectric liner of a second thickness at least in part greater than the first thickness. The dielectric liner has a protrusion extending laterally into the gate conductor away from the body region(s) at or less than the third depth.

Abstract: The invention discloses a semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate, a conductor layer, and a dielectric layer surrounding the conductor layer on the substrate; a first insulating layer covering both of the conductor layer and the dielectric layer; a gate conductor layer formed on the first insulating layer, and a dielectric layer surrounding the gate conductor layer; and a second insulating layer covering both of the gate conductor layer and the dielectric layer surrounding the gate conductor layer; wherein a through hole filled with a semiconductor material penetrates through the gate conductor layer perpendicularly, the bottom of the through hole stops on the conductor layer, and a first conductor plug serving as a drain/source electrode is provided on the top of the through hole; and a second conductor plug serving as a source/drain electrode electrically contacts the conductor layer, and a third conductor plug serving as a gate electrode electrically contacts the gate conductor layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor element including an MISFET exhibits diode characteristics in a reverse direction through an epitaxial channel layer. The semiconductor element includes: a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, body region of a second conductivity type, source region of the first conductivity type, epitaxial channel layer in contact with the body region, source electrode, gate insulating film, gate electrode and drain electrode. If the voltage applied to the gate electrode is smaller than a threshold voltage, the semiconductor element functions as a diode wherein current flows from the source electrode to the drain electrode through the epitaxial channel layer. The absolute value of the turn-on voltage of this diode is smaller than the turn-on voltage of a body diode that is formed of the body region and the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a solid-state bidirectional switch includes a first and a second power field-effect transistor electrically connected anti-serial with each other. Each of the first and second power field-effect transistors includes a source region, a drain region, a body region forming a pn-junction with the source region and having an inversion channel region, a gate terminal, a drift region between the body region and the drain region and having an accumulation channel region, and a drift control region adjacent to the accumulation channel region. The accumulation channel region is controllable through the drift control region. The solid-state bidirectional switch further includes a controller connected with the gate terminals of the first and second power field-effect transistors.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a semiconductor fabrication method and a structure for strained transistors. A method comprises forming a stressor layer over a MOS transistor. The stressor layer is selectively etched over the gate electrode, thereby affecting strain conditions within the MOSFET channel region. An NMOS transistor may have a tensile stressor layer, and a PMOS transistor may have compressive stressor layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices are formed using a thin epitaxial layer (nanotube) formed on sidewalls of dielectric-filled trenches. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is formed in a second semiconductor layer disposed on a first semiconductor layer of opposite conductivity type and having trenches formed therein where the trenches extend from the top surface to the bottom surface of the second semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a first epitaxial layer formed on sidewalls of the trenches where the first epitaxial layer is substantially charge balanced with adjacent semiconductor regions. The semiconductor device further includes a first dielectric layer formed in the trenches adjacent the first epitaxial layer and a gate electrode disposed in an upper portion of at least some of the trenches above the first dielectric layer and insulated from the sidewalls of the trenches by a gate dielectric layer.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a memory cell string having a body having a channel extending therein and in contact with a source/drain, a select gate adjacent to the body, a plurality of access lines adjacent to the body, and a dielectric in a portion of the body between the source/drain and a level corresponding to an end of the plurality of access lines most adjacent to the select gate. The dielectric in the portion of the body does not extend along an entire length of the body. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A power semiconductor element having a lightly doped drift and buffer layer is disclosed. One embodiment has, underneath and between deep well regions of a first conductivity type, a lightly doped drift and buffer layer of a second conductivity type. The drift and buffer layer has a minimum vertical extension between a drain contact layer on the adjacent surface of a semiconductor substrate and the bottom of the deepest well region which is at least equal to a minimum lateral distance between the deep well regions. The vertical extension can also be determined such that a total amount of dopant per unit area in the drift and buffer layer is larger than a breakdown charge amount at breakdown voltage.

Abstract: Provided herein a semiconductor device including a stack including conductive layers and insulating layers that are alternately stacked, and a slit insulating layer passing through the stack in a stacking direction, the slit insulating layer including a first main pattern extending in a first direction, and a first protruding pattern protruding in a second direction crossing the first direction at an end of the first main pattern.