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Kyle Terril

Kuo-In Chen

Chanho Park

Ayman Shibib

Jian Li

A trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), in accordance with one embodiment, includes a drain region, a plurality of gate regions disposed above the drain region, a plurality of gate insulator regions each disposed about a periphery of a respective one of the plurality of gate regions, a plurality of source regions disposed in recessed mesas between the plurality of gate insulator regions, a plurality of body regions disposed in recessed mesas between the plurality of gate insulator regions and between the plurality of source regions and the drain region. The MOSFET also includes a plurality of body contact regions disposed in the each body region adjacent the plurality of source regions, a plurality of source/body contact spacers disposed between the plurality of gate insulator regions above the recessed mesas, a source/body contact disposed above the source/body contact spacers, and a plurality of source/body contact plugs disposed between the source/body contact spacers and coupling the source/body contact to the plurality of body contact regions and the plurality of source regions.

Self-aligned trench MOSFET and method of manufacture

A trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), in accordance with one embodiment, includes a drain region, a plurality of gate regions disposed above the drain region, a plurality of gate insulator regions each disposed about a periphery of a respective one of the plurality of gate regions, a plurality of source regions disposed in recessed mesas between the plurality of gate insulator regions, a plurality of body regions disposed in recessed mesas between the plurality of gate insulator regions and between the plurality of source regions and the drain region. The MOSFET also includes a plurality of body contact regions disposed in the each body region adjacent the plurality of source regions, a plurality of source/body contact spacers disposed between the plurality of gate insulator regions above the recessed mesas, a source/body contact disposed above the source/body contact spacers, and a plurality of source/body contact, plugs disposed between the source/body contact spacers and coupling the source/body contact to the plurality of body contact regions and the plurality of source regions.

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Kyle Terril