A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor body (1) of a first conductivity type which is provided at a surface (2) with a transistor having a gate (28) insulated from a channel (13) provided at the surface (2) of the semiconductor body (1) by a gate dielectric (26), a structure is provided on the surface (2) comprising a dielectric layer (14) having a recess (16), which recess (16) is aligned to a source zone (11,9) and a drain zone (12,9) of a second conductivity type provided at the surface (2) of the semiconductor body (1) and has side walls (17) extending substantially perpendicularly to the surface (2) of the semiconductor body (1). In this recess (16), a double-layer (20) is applied consisting of a second sub-layer (19) on top of a first sub-layer (18), which second sub-layer (19) is removed over part of its thickness until the first sub-layer is exposed, which first sub-layer (18) is selectively etched with respect to the second sub-layer (19) and the side walls (17) of the recess (16) to a depth, thereby forming trenches (21) extending substantially perpendicularly to the surface (2) of the semiconductor body (1). Via these trenches (21) impurities of the first conductivity type are introduced into the semiconductor body (1), thereby forming pocket implants (22).