In a semiconductor device comprising a MOS transistor driven at a relatively
low
voltage and a MOS transistor driven at a relatively high voltage formed on the
same semiconductor substrate, the MOS transistor driven at the relatively high
voltage comprises: a first active region of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor
substrate; a first gate oxide film formed on the first active region and having
increased thickness at the edge regions thereof than in the central region thereof
in the direction of current flow; and a first electrode formed on the first gate
oxide film and doped at a relatively low concentration with an impurity of a second
conductivity type which is opposite to the first conductivity type; and the MOS
transistor driven at the relatively low voltage comprises: a second active region
of a first conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate; a second gate oxide
film formed on the second active region; and a second electrode formed on the second
gate oxide film and doped at a relatively high concentration with an impurity of
a second conductivity type.
A multi-voltage level semiconductor device is provided whereby increases in the
number of manufacturing steps can be restricted and decline in the performance
of MOS transistors for use in low-voltage circuits can be suppressed.