This invention relates to a
semiconductor structure and its fabrication method. The
semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a
transistor structure located on the substrate, the
transistor structure including a gate structure and source and drain electrodes located on both sides of the gate structure; an interlayer
oxide layer located on the substrate and covering the surface of the
transistor structure; a contact plug penetrating the interlayer
oxide layer and electrically connected to the source or drain
electrode; and a sidewall structure located between the contact plug and the gate structure and covering the sidewall of the gate structure. The sidewall structure includes a first nitrided sidewall, a second nitrided sidewall, an
oxide sidewall, and an air gap. The first nitrided sidewall, the oxide sidewall, and the second nitrided sidewall are sequentially stacked on the sidewall of the gate structure in a direction away from the gate structure. The air gap is located within the oxide sidewall, and the oxide sidewall communicates with the interlayer oxide layer. This invention can reduce the
parasitic capacitance generated between the gate and the adjacent contact plug.