Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same

1. A Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET), comprising:

a substrate;

a well region formed in the substrate;

a shallow channel layer formed on a portion of the well region and including a first shallow channel region and a second shallow channel region;

a channel arranged between the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region and connecting the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region;

a gate oxide layer formed on a portion of the well region between the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region and including a first gate oxide region and a second gate oxide region arranged on different sides of the channel;

a gate region formed on the channel and the gate oxide layer;

a source region formed in the first shallow channel region and vertically extending into the well region under the first shallow channel region; and

a drain region formed in the second shallow channel region and vertically extending into the well region under the second shallow channel region.

2. The MOSFET according to claim 1 , wherein:

the channel is formed on a portion of the well region and on a same layer level as the shallow channel layer.

3. The MOSFET according to claim 2 , wherein:

the gate oxide layer is on the same layer level as both the shallow channel layer and the channel.

4. The MOSFET according to claim 1 , wherein:

the shallow channel layer is formed by deposition and uniformly doped with carriers so as to control the carrier concentration in the channel.

5. The MOSFET according to claim 1 , wherein:

the gate oxide layer is formed on the portion of the well region and partially in the well region to increase a thickness of the gate oxide layer for controlling size of the MOSFET.

6. The MOSFET according to claim 1 , wherein:

the channel connects the source region and the drain region.

7. The MOSFET according to claim 1 , wherein:

the channel and the shallow channel layer are formed by a same epitaxy method.

8. The MOSFET according to claim 7 , wherein:

the epitaxy method includes epitaxial growth, photolithography, and etching.

9. The MOSFET according to claim 1 , further including:

an isolation region formed in the substrate around the well region.

10. The MOSFET according to claim 9 , wherein:

the isolation region is a trench isolation.

11. A method for manufacturing a Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET), comprising:

providing a substrate;

forming a well region in the substrate;

forming a shallow channel layer on a portion of the well region, the shallow channel layer including a first shallow channel region and a second shallow channel region;

forming a channel between the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region, the channel connecting the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region;

forming a gate oxide layer on a portion of the well region between the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region, the gate oxide layer including a first gate oxide region and a second gate oxide region arranged on different sides of the channel;

forming a gate region on the channel and the gate oxide layer;

forming a source region in the first shallow channel region and the well region under the first shallow channel region; and

forming a drain region in the second shallow channel region and the well region under the second shallow channel region.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein forming the channel includes:

forming the channel is on a portion of the well region and on a same layer level as the shallow channel layer.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein forming the gate oxide layer includes:

forming the gate oxide layer on the same layer level as both the shallow channel layer and the channel.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein forming the shallow channel layer and forming the gate oxide layer include:

forming the shallow channel layer on the well region by selective epitaxial growth;

forming a first oxide region and a second oxide region on respective sides in the middle of the shallow channel layer by oxidization, such that the channel formed by the first shallow channel region and the second shallow channel region is retained between the first oxide region and the second oxide region, with one end of the channel connecting the first shallow channel region, and the other end of the channel connecting the second shallow channel region;

removing the first oxide region and the second oxide region by etching; and

forming a first gate oxide region and a second gate oxide region in the first oxide region and the second oxide region, respectively, as the gate oxide layer.

15. The method according to claim 11 , further including:

before forming the well region, forming shallow trench isolations in the surface of the substrate, such that the well region is formed between the shallow trench isolations.

16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein forming the shallow channel layer includes:

forming the shallow channel layer by deposition and uniformly doped with carriers so as to control the carrier concentration in the channel.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein forming the gate oxide layer includes:

forming the gate oxide layer on the portion of the well region and partially in the well region to increase a thickness of the gate oxide layer for controlling size of the MOSFET.