3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE INCLUDING POWER DISTRIBUTION GRIDS

    公开(公告)号:US20230386890A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18228907

    申请日:2023-08-01

    CPC classification number: H01L21/743

    Abstract: A 3D device includes a first level including a first single crystal layer with control circuitry, where the control circuitry includes first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer atop first single crystal layer; a second metal layer atop the first metal layer; a third metal layer atop the second metal layer; second level (includes a plurality of second transistors, including metal gate) atop the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer above the one second level; a fifth metal layer atop the fourth metal layer, where the second level includes at least one first oxide layer overlaid by a transistor layer and then overlaid by a second oxide layer; a global power distribution grid including the fifth metal layer; a local power distribution grid, the thickness of the fifth metal layer is at least 50% greater than the thickness of the second metal layer, a layer deposited by ALD.

    Automation methods for 3D integrated circuits and devices

    公开(公告)号:US11720736B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US18111567

    申请日:2023-02-18

    CPC classification number: G06F30/392 G06F30/394

    Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first level and a second level; providing placement data of the second level; performing a placement of the first level using a placer executed by a computer, where the placement of the first level is based on the placement data, where the placer is part of a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool, and where the first level includes first routing layers; and performing a routing of the first level by routing layers using a router executed by a computer, where the router is a part of the Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool or a part of another CAD tool.

    3D MEMORY DEVICES AND STRUCTURES WITH CONTROL CIRCUITS

    公开(公告)号:US20230189538A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18105856

    申请日:2023-02-05

    CPC classification number: H10B80/00

    Abstract: A semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including control circuits, where the control circuits include a plurality of first transistors and a plurality of metal layers; and a memory level disposed on top of the first level, where the memory level includes an array of memory cells, where each of the memory cells includes at least one second transistor, where the control circuits control access to the array of memory cells, where the first level is bonded to the memory level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding regions and a plurality of metal to metal bonding regions, and where at least a portion of the array of memory cells is disposed directly above at least one of the plurality of metal to metal bonding regions.

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