Non-uniform gate dielectric for U-shape MOSFET

A method of forming a semiconductor structure, said method comprising:

• forming a sacrificial gate structure on a semiconductor material portion;
• forming a source region on one side of said sacrificial gate structure and on a topmost surface of said semiconductor material portion, and a drain region on another side of said sacrificial gate structure and said topmost surface of said semiconductor material portion, wherein said source region and said drain region are entirely composed of a semiconductor material and an n-type dopant or a p-type dopant;
• diffusing said n-type dopant or said p-type demos from said source region into said semiconductor material portion to provide a source diffusion region containing said n-type dopant or said p-type dopant and forming an interface with said source region, and said n-type dopant or said p-type dopant from said drain region into said semiconductor material to provide a drain diffusion region containing said n-type dopant or said p-type dopant and forming an interface with said drain region;
• forming, after said diffusing the n-type dopant or p-type dopant, a dielectric material directly on a surface of said source region and directly on a surface of said drain region, said dielectric material having a topmost surface that is coplanar with a topmost surface of said sacrificial gate structure;
• forming a gate cavity by removing said sacrificial gate structure;
• providing a recessed channel region at a bottom of said gate cavity by etching an exposed portion of said semiconductor material portion, wherein said etching exposes a sidewall of said source diffusion region and said drain diffusion region;
• forming an outer vertical gate dielectric wall segment along each sidewall of said gate cavity, said sidewalls of said source and drain diffusion regions, and sidewalls of said recessed channel region;
• forming a gate dielectric material having a vertical wall segment extending from a horizontal portion, wherein said horizontal portion contacts a remaining surface of said semiconductor material portion in said recessed channel region;
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• forming a gate conductor material in a remaining volume of said gate cavity and said recessed channel region and contacting said horizontal portion and said vertical wall segment of said gate dielectric material, wherein a combined lateral thickness of said outer vertical gate dielectric wall segment and said vertical wall segment of said gate dielectric material is greater than a vertical thickness of said horizontal portion of said gate dielectric material.