摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a device substrate having a front side and a back side corresponding to a front side and a back side of the semiconductor device, a metal feature formed on the front side of the device substrate, a bonding pad disposed on the back side of the semiconductor device and in electrical communication with the metal feature, and a shield structure disposed on the back side of the device substrate in which the shield structure and the bonding pad have different thicknesses relative to each other.
摘要:
Provided is an image sensor device. The image sensor device includes having a front side, a back side, and a sidewall connecting the front and back sides. The image sensor device includes a plurality of radiation-sensing regions disposed in the substrate. Each of the radiation-sensing regions is operable to sense radiation projected toward the radiation-sensing region through the back side. The image sensor device includes an interconnect structure that is coupled to the front side of the substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of interconnect layers and extends beyond the sidewall of the substrate. The image sensor device includes a bonding pad that is spaced apart from the sidewall of the substrate. The bonding pad is electrically coupled to one of the interconnect layers of the interconnect structure.
摘要:
A device includes a Backside Illumination (BSI) image sensor chip, which includes an image sensor disposed on a front side of a first semiconductor substrate, and a first interconnect structure including a plurality of metal layers on the front side of the first semiconductor substrate. A device chip is bonded to the image sensor chip. The device chip includes an active device on a front side of a second semiconductor substrate, and a second interconnect structure including a plurality of metal layers on the front side of the second semiconductor substrate. A first via penetrates through the BSI image sensor chip to connect to a first metal pad in the second interconnect structure. A second via penetrates through a dielectric layer in the first interconnect structure to connect to a second metal pad in the first interconnect structure, wherein the first via and the second via are electrically connected.
摘要:
An integrated circuit structure includes an interconnect structure that includes a plurality of metal layers, wherein the interconnect structure is under a semiconductor substrate. A metal pad is formed in one of the plurality of metal layers. A dielectric pad extends from a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate up into the semiconductor substrate. An opening extends from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate down to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric pad. An edge of the semiconductor substrate in the opening is vertically aligned to an edge of the dielectric pad in the opening. The opening stops on a top surface of the metal pad. A dielectric spacer is disposed in the opening, wherein the dielectric spacer is formed on the edge of the semiconductor substrate and the edge of the dielectric pad.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides one embodiment of a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure comprises a device substrate having a front side and a back side; an interconnect structure disposed on the front side of the device substrate; and a bonding pad connected to the interconnect structure. The bonding pad comprises a recessed region in a dielectric material layer; a dielectric mesa of the dielectric material layer interposed between the recessed region; and a metal layer disposed in the recessed region and on the dielectric mesa.
摘要:
A method includes providing a substrate having a seal ring region and a circuit region, forming a seal ring structure over the seal ring region, forming a first frontside passivation layer above the seal ring structure, etching a frontside aperture in the first frontside passivation layer adjacent to an exterior portion of the seal ring structure, forming a frontside metal pad in the frontside aperture to couple the frontside metal pad to the exterior portion of the seal ring structure, forming a first backside passivation layer below the seal ring structure, etching a backside aperture in the first backside passivation layer adjacent to the exterior portion of the seal ring structure, and forming a backside metal pad in the backside aperture to couple the backside metal pad to the exterior portion of the seal ring structure. Semiconductor devices fabricated by such a method are also provided.
摘要:
A semiconductor device including a device substrate having a front side and a back side. The semiconductor device further includes an interconnect structure disposed on the front side of the device substrate, the interconnect structure having a n-number of metal layers. The semiconductor device also includes a bonding pad disposed on the back side of the device substrate, the bonding pad extending through the interconnect structure and directly contacting the nth metal layer of the n-number of metal layers.
摘要:
An integrated circuit structure includes an interconnect structure that includes a plurality of metal layers, wherein the interconnect structure is under a semiconductor substrate. A metal pad is formed in one of the plurality of metal layers. A dielectric pad extends from a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate up into the semiconductor substrate. An opening extends from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate down to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric pad. An edge of the semiconductor substrate in the opening is vertically aligned to an edge of the dielectric pad in the opening. The opening stops on a top surface of the metal pad. A dielectric spacer is disposed in the opening, wherein the dielectric spacer is formed on the edge of the semiconductor substrate and the edge of the dielectric pad.
摘要:
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric pad extending from a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate up into the semiconductor substrate. A low-k dielectric layer is disposed underlying the semiconductor substrate. A first non-low-k dielectric layer is underlying the low-k dielectric layer. A metal pad is underlying the first non-low-k dielectric layer. A second non-low-k dielectric layer is underlying the metal pad. An opening extends from a top surface of the semiconductor substrate down to penetrate through the semiconductor substrate, the dielectric pad, and the low-k dielectric layer, wherein the opening lands on a top surface of the metal pad. A passivation layer includes a portion on a sidewall of the opening, wherein a portion of the passivation layer at a bottom of the opening is removed.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method including providing a substrate having a seal ring region and a circuit region, forming a first seal ring structure over the seal ring region, forming a second seal ring structure over the seal ring region and adjacent to the first seal ring structure, and forming a first passivation layer disposed over the first and second seal ring structures. A semiconductor device fabricated by such a method is also provided.