A semiconductor power device includes an insulated gate and a trench-gate
structure. The trench-gate structure is formed on a semiconductor
substrate covered by an epitaxial layer. The trench is formed in the
semiconductor to form the device gate region. A dielectric coating is
provided on the inner and bottom walls of the trench. The gate region
includes a conductive spacer layer on the coating layer only on the inner
walls of the trench.