Patent ID: 7880229

Claim:
A semiconductor device, comprising: a layer of semiconductor material; a source region formed in the layer of semiconductor material; a drain region formed in the layer of semiconductor material; a spacer region formed in the layer of semiconductor material; a body tie region formed in the layer of semiconductor material; and a cross-shaped body region formed in the layer of semiconductor material, the cross-shaped body region comprising: an intrinsic body region separating the source region from the drain region, the intrinsic body region being characterized by a channel length L; and an extrinsic body region separating the source region from the spacer region, and separating the drain region from the spacer region, the extrinsic body region being characterized by the channel length L, and the extrinsic body region comprising a cross head extending from the intrinsic body region through the spacer region to the body tie region.