A field effect transistor (FET) includes spaced apart source and drain
regions disposed on a substrate and at least one pair of elongate channel
regions disposed on the substrate and extending in parallel between the
source and drain regions. A gate insulating region surrounds the at least
one pair of elongate channel regions, and a gate electrode surrounds the
gate insulating region and the at least one pair of elongate channel
regions. Support patterns may be interposed between the semiconductor
substrate and the source and drain regions. The elongate channel regions
may have sufficiently small cross-section to enable complete depletion
thereof. For example, a width and a thickness of the elongate channel
regions may be in a range from about 10 nanometers to about 20
nanometers. The elongate channel regions may have rounded cross-sections,
e.g., each of the elongate channel regions may have an elliptical
cross-section. The at least one pair of elongate channel regions may
include a plurality of stacked pairs of elongate channel regions.