摘要:
Self-assembled polymer technology is used to form at least one ordered nanosized pattern within material that is present in a conductive contact region of a semiconductor structure. The material having the ordered, nanosized pattern is a conductive material of an interconnect structure or semiconductor source and drain diffusion regions of a field effect transistor. The presence of the ordered, nanosized pattern material within the contact region increases the overall area (i.e., interface area) for subsequent contact formation which, in turn, reduces the contact resistance of the structure. The reduction in contact resistance in turn improves the flow of current through the structure. In addition to the above, the inventive methods and structures do not affect the junction capacitance of the structure since the junction area remains unchanged.
摘要:
Bottom sides of two semiconductor substrates are brought together with at least one bonding material layer therebetween and bonded to form a bonded substrate. A cavity with two openings and a contiguous path therebetween is provided within the at least one bonding layer. At least one through substrate via and other metal interconnect structures are formed within the bonded substrate. The cavity is employed as a cooling channel through which a cooling fluid flows to cool the bonded semiconductor substrate during the operation of the semiconductor devices in the bonded substrate. Alternatively, a conductive cooling fin with two end portions and a contiguous path therebetween is formed within the at least one bonding layer. The two end portions of the conductive cooling fin are connected to heat sinks to cool the bonded semiconductor substrate during the operation of the semiconductor devices in the bonded substrate.
摘要:
A back of a dielectric transparent handle substrate is coated with a blanket conductive film or a mesh of conductive wires. A semiconductor substrate is attached to the transparent handle substrate employing an adhesive layer. The semiconductor substrate is thinned in the bonded structure to form a stack of the transparent handle substrate and the semiconductor interposer. The thinned bonded structure may be loaded into a processing chamber and electrostatically chucked employing the blanket conductive film or the mesh of conductive wires. The semiconductor interposer may be bonded to a semiconductor chip or a packaging substrate employing C4 bonding or intermetallic alloy bonding. Illumination of ultraviolet radiation to the adhesive layer is enabled, for example, by removal of the blanket conductive film or through the mesh so that the transparent handle substrate may be detached. The semiconductor interposer may then be bonded to a packaging substrate or a semiconductor chip.
摘要:
Integrated structures having high performance CMOS active devices mounted on passive devices are provided. The structure includes an integrated passive device chip having a plurality of through wafer vias, mounted to a ground plane. The structure further includes at least one CMOS device mounted on the integrated passive device chip using flip chip technology and being grounded to the ground plane through the through wafer vias of the integrated passive device chip.
摘要:
A first dielectric material layer and a second dielectric material layer are formed on a substrate. Three conductive portions are formed within the second dielectric material layer. An optional third dielectric material layer and an optional dielectric capping layer may be formed over the three conductive portions. Portions of the second dielectric material layer and the first dielectric material layer are removed from within an area of a hole in a masking layer. The first dielectric material layer is laterally undercut to provide a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) switch comprising a conductive cantilever, a conductive plate, and a conductive actuator from the three conductive portions as portions of the first and second dielectric material layers are removed. The MEMS switch may be employed to provide mechanical switchable contact between the conductive cantilever and the conductive plate through an electrical signal on the conductive actuator.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide methods of sealing a micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) cavity and devices resulting therefrom. A first aspect of the invention provides a method of sealing a micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) cavity in a substrate, the method comprising: forming in a substrate a cavity filled with a sacrificial material; forming a lid over the cavity; forming at least one vent hole over the lid extending to the cavity; removing the sacrificial material from the cavity; depositing a first material onto the lid such that a size of at least one vent hole at a surface of the substrate is reduced but not sealed; and depositing a second material onto the first material to seal the at least one vent hole, wherein a MEMS cavity within the substrate and beneath the at least one vent hole substantially retains a pressure at which the at least one vent hole is sealed by the second material.
摘要:
Embodiments disclosed include methods of designing an inductor. The inductor can include a conductive line including at least one turn and an opening positioned within an interior of a region of the conductive line.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes a beam positioned within a sealed cavity, the beam including: an upper insulator layer including one or more layers; and a lower insulator layer including one or more layers, wherein a composite stress of the upper insulator layer is different than a composite stress of the lower insulator layer, such that the beam bends.
摘要:
Method of forming wires in integrated circuits. The methods include forming a wire in a first dielectric layer on a substrate; forming a dielectric barrier layer over the wire and the first dielectric layer; forming a second dielectric layer over the barrier layer; forming one or more patterned photoresist layers over the second dielectric layer; performing a reactive ion etch to etch a trench through the second dielectric layer and not through the barrier layer; performing a second reactive ion etch to extend the trench through the barrier layer; and after performing the second reaction ion etch, removing the one or more patterned photoresist layers, a last formed patterned photoresist layer removed using a reducing plasma or a non-oxidizing plasma. The methods include forming wires by similar methods to a metal-insulator-metal capacitor.
摘要:
The disclosure relates generally to semiconductor device fabrication, and more particularly to methods of electroplating used in semiconductor device fabrication. A method of electroplating includes: immersing an in-process substrate into an electrolytic plating solution to form a first metal layer on the in-process substrate; then performing a first chemical-mechanical polish to a liner on the in-process substrate followed by immersing the in-process substrate into the electrolytic plating solution to form a second metal layer on the first metal layer and the liner; and performing a second chemical-mechanical polish to the liner.