Patent ID: 6853030

Claim:
A semiconductor device including a plurality of field effect transistors including a first field effort transistor and a second field effect transistor, said first field effect transistor including, a pair of first source/drain regions formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, spaced apart from each other and having a channel region therebetween, a first gate insulating film of a first thickness formed on said first channel region and including an oxide nitride film, and a first gate electrode, having side surfaces with oxide spacers thereon, formed on said first gate insulating film, said second field effect transistor including, a pair of second source/drain regions formed on the main surface of said semiconductor substrate, spaced apart from each other and having a second channel region therebetween, a second gate insulating film formed on said second channel region and having a second thickness larger than said first thickness, a second gate electrode, having side surfaces, formed on said second gate insulating film; an oxide nitride oxidation protection film formed on the side surfaces of the second gate electrode; and an oxide film spacer formed on the oxide nitride protection film.