公开(公告)号：US20210256192A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17306948

申请日：2021-05-04

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method comprising: performing partitioning to at least a logic strata comprising logic and a memory strata comprising memory; then performing a first placement of said logic strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, wherein said 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices, wherein said 3D Integrated Circuit comprises through silicon vias for connection between said logic strata and said memory strata; and performing a second placement of said memory strata based on said first placement, wherein said memory comprises a first memory array, wherein said logic comprises a first logic circuit controlling said first memory array, wherein said first placement comprises placement of said first logic circuit, and wherein said second placement comprises placement of said first memory array based on said placement of said first logic circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20200350310A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16936352

申请日：2020-07-22

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Deepak C. Sekar ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: H01L27/06 ,  G03F9/00 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L29/812 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L29/808 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/532

Abstract: A method to form a 3D integrated circuit, the method including: providing a first wafer including a first crystalline substrate, a plurality of first transistors, and first copper interconnecting layers, where the first copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of first transistors; providing a second wafer including a second crystalline substrate, a plurality of second transistors, and second copper interconnecting layers, where the second copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of second transistors; and then performing a face-to-face bonding of the second wafer on top of the first wafer, where the face-to-face bonding includes copper to copper bonding; and thinning the second crystalline substrate to a thickness of less than 5 micro-meters.

公开(公告)号：US20190034575A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16149517

申请日：2018-10-02

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract: A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: performing partitioning to at least a logic strata including logic and a memory strata including memory; then performing a first placement of the logic strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, where the 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool for two-dimensional devices; where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes through silicon vias for connection between the logic strata and the memory strata; and performing a second placement of the memory strata based on the first placement, where the logic includes at least one decoder representation for the memory, where the at least one decoder representation has a virtual size with width of contacts for the through silicon vias, and where the performing a first placement includes using the decoder representation instead of an actual memory decoder.

公开(公告)号：US20180122686A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15863924

申请日：2018-01-06

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H03K19/177 ,  G06F17/50 ,  H01L23/525

CPC classification number: H01L21/768 ,  G06F17/5031 ,  G06F17/505 ,  G06F17/5068 ,  G06F17/5081 ,  G11C5/025 ,  G11C5/063 ,  G11C8/08 ,  G11C17/16 ,  G11C17/18 ,  G11C29/12 ,  G11C29/32 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G11C29/70 ,  G11C2029/0407 ,  H01L23/5252 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/181 ,  H03K19/17736 ,  H03K19/17748 ,  H03K19/1778 ,  H01L2924/00012

Abstract: A 3D device, the device including: a first stratum including an array of memory bit cells, the array of memory bit cells is controlled via a plurality of bit-lines and a plurality of word-lines; and a second stratum overlaying the first stratum, the second stratum including memory control circuits, where the control circuits provide control of the plurality of bit-lines and the plurality of word-lines.

公开(公告)号：US09953870B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US15488514

申请日：2017-04-16

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Deepak C. Sekar ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: H01L21/77 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L23/40 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L23/31 ,  H01L27/02 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/11524 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/10 ,  G11C16/04 ,  H01L23/36 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L27/088

CPC classification number: H01L21/77 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11C16/0408 ,  G11C16/0483 ,  H01L21/6835 ,  H01L21/76254 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/3114 ,  H01L23/36 ,  H01L23/3677 ,  H01L23/4012 ,  H01L23/5286 ,  H01L24/01 ,  H01L24/13 ,  H01L24/16 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/0694 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/1052 ,  H01L27/10802 ,  H01L27/10894 ,  H01L27/10897 ,  H01L27/1104 ,  H01L27/1108 ,  H01L27/1116 ,  H01L27/11524 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/1157 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11807 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/2436 ,  H01L27/249 ,  H01L28/00 ,  H01L29/1033 ,  H01L29/66257 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/66825 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/7841 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L29/7881 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1226 ,  H01L45/146 ,  H01L2221/6835 ,  H01L2221/68381 ,  H01L2224/131 ,  H01L2224/16145 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2224/81001 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/12032 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/3025 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2924/00015 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/3512 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2924/207

Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit device, including: a first transistor; a second transistor; and a third transistor, where the third transistor is overlaying the second transistor and the third transistor is controlled by a third control line, where the second transistor is overlaying the first transistor and the second transistor is controlled by a second control line, where the first transistor is part of a control circuit controlling the second control line and the third control line, and where the second transistor and the third transistor are self-aligned.

公开(公告)号：US20170186770A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15460230

申请日：2017-03-16

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Deepak C. Sekar ,  Zeev Wurman ,  Israel Beinglass

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L27/11575 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/24

CPC classification number: H01L27/11582 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/6835 ,  H01L21/76254 ,  H01L21/8221 ,  H01L21/823828 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/3677 ,  H01L23/5252 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L24/00 ,  H01L24/45 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L25/0655 ,  H01L25/0657 ,  H01L25/50 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/10802 ,  H01L27/10873 ,  H01L27/10876 ,  H01L27/10894 ,  H01L27/10897 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/1108 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11206 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11575 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11807 ,  H01L27/11898 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L27/1266 ,  H01L27/2436 ,  H01L27/249 ,  H01L28/00 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/66272 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/66825 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/66901 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/7841 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/7881 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/1226 ,  H01L45/146 ,  H01L2221/68368 ,  H01L2223/54426 ,  H01L2223/54453 ,  H01L2224/131 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/16235 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/45124 ,  H01L2224/45147 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73253 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2224/83894 ,  H01L2225/06513 ,  H01L2225/06541 ,  H01L2225/06558 ,  H01L2924/00011 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/10329 ,  H01L2924/12032 ,  H01L2924/12033 ,  H01L2924/12036 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/1301 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/13062 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/1431 ,  H01L2924/1434 ,  H01L2924/1461 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/1579 ,  H01L2924/16152 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H01L2924/30105 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/3025 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/00015 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/80001 ,  H01L2224/05599

Abstract: A semiconductor memory, including: a first memory cell including a first transistor; a second memory cell including a second transistor; and a memory peripherals transistor, the memory peripherals transistor is overlaying the second transistor or is underneath the first transistor, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell at a distance of less than 200 nm, and where the memory peripherals transistor is part of a peripherals circuit controlling the memory.

公开(公告)号：US09412645B1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14200061

申请日：2014-03-07

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: H03K19/094 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/525

CPC classification number: H01L27/1128 ,  G06F17/505 ,  G06F17/5068 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/5252 ,  H01L27/11206 ,  H01L2224/16225 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H03K19/17736 ,  H03K19/17748 ,  H03K19/1778 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor devices, including: providing a CMOS fabric and metal layers, the metal layers including a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a third metal layer, and a fourth metal layer, the metal layers providing interconnection for the CMOS fabric, and constructing mask defined connections between the third metal layer and the fourth metal layer, the mask defined connections are substantially similar to antifuse programmed connections of a programmed antifuse programmable device, where the antifuse programmable device is a 3D antifuse programmable device including antifuses and antifuse programming transistors, where the antifuse programming transistors overlay the antifuses, and where the antifuse programming transistors include a monocrystalline channel.

Abstract translation: 一种制造半导体器件的方法，包括：提供CMOS结构和金属层，所述金属层包括第一金属层，第二金属层，第三金属层和第四金属层，所述金属层为CMOS提供互连 织物，并且在第三金属层和第四金属层之间构造掩模限定的连接，掩模限定的连接基本上类似于编程反熔丝可编程器件的反熔丝编程连接，其中反熔丝可编程器件是包括反熔丝的3D反熔丝可编程器件， 反熔丝编程晶体管，其中反熔丝编程晶体管覆盖反熔丝，并且其中反熔丝编程晶体管包括单晶通道。

公开(公告)号：US08846463B1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US13902606

申请日：2013-05-24

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: H01L21/84 ,  H01L21/8232

CPC classification number: H01L23/4827 ,  H01L21/268 ,  H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/76232 ,  H01L21/76254 ,  H01L21/8221 ,  H01L21/8232 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H01L23/49827 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/11807 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L2224/16145 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/73204 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2924/00013 ,  H01L2924/01066 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/1433 ,  H01L2924/1436 ,  H01L2924/1437 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/13099 ,  H01L2224/13599 ,  H01L2224/05599 ,  H01L2224/05099 ,  H01L2224/29099 ,  H01L2224/29599 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A method to construct a semiconductor device, the method including: forming a first mono-crystallized semiconductor layer; forming a second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer including mono-crystallized semiconductor transistors; where the second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer overlays the first mono-crystallized semiconductor layer, where the first mono-crystallized semiconductor layer includes an alignment mark and the transistors are aligned to the alignment mark, and where the first mono-crystallized semiconductor layer includes logic circuits, and connecting the logic circuits to an external device using input/output (I/O) circuits, where the input/output (I/O) circuits are constructed on the second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer.

Abstract translation: 一种构造半导体器件的方法，所述方法包括：形成第一单结晶半导体层; 形成包括单结晶半导体晶体管的第二单结晶半导体层; 其中所述第二单结晶半导体层覆盖所述第一单结晶半导体层，其中所述第一单结晶半导体层包括对准标记，并且所述晶体管与所述对准标记对准，并且其中所述第一单结晶半导体层包括逻辑 电路，并且使用输入/输出（I / O）电路将逻辑电路连接到外部设备，其中输入/输出（I / O）电路构造在第二单结晶半导体层上。

公开(公告)号：US20230205965A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18111567

申请日：2023-02-18

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

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.

公开(公告)号：US11487928B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17841619

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Zeev Wurman

IPC: G06F30/392 ,  G06F30/394

Abstract: A method of designing 3D Integrated Circuits including: partitioning at least one design into at least two levels, a first and second level, where the first level includes logic, the second level includes memory; and then receiving a first placement of at least portion of the second level, where the first placement includes a placement of a first memory array, where the Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the first level and second level; performing a second placement of the first level based on the first placement, the performing a second placement includes using a placer computer executed, where the placer is a part of a Computer Aided Design tool, where the logic includes a first logic circuit configured to write data to the first memory array, and where performing the second placement includes placing the first logic circuit based on the first placement of the first memory array.