公开(公告)号：US11087995B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US17222960

申请日：2021-04-05

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist ,  Deepak Sekar

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L21/48 ,  H01L23/498 ,  H01L23/34 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/098 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/367 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/373

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer, the first layer including first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer, the second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, where the third layer includes a crystalline layer, and where the second level includes a Radio Frequency (“RF”) circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11063071B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US17189201

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L33/58 ,  H01L31/054

Abstract: A multi-level semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including integrated circuits; a second level including a structure designed to conduct electromagnetic waves in a confined manner, where the second level is disposed above the first level, where the first level includes crystalline silicon, where the second level includes crystalline silicon; and an oxide layer disposed between the first level and the second level, where the second level is bonded to the oxide layer, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11063024B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US17195517

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L21/822 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A method to form a 3D semiconductor device, the method including: providing a first level including first circuits, the first circuits including first transistors and first interconnection; preparing a second level including a silicon layer; forming second circuits over the second level, the second circuits including second transistors and second interconnection; transferring with bonding the second level on top of the first level; and then thinning the second level to a thickness of less than ten microns, where the bonding includes oxide to oxide bonds, and where the bonding includes metal to metal bonds.

公开(公告)号：US20210210456A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17189201

申请日：2021-03-01

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L23/00 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L33/58 ,  H01L31/054

Abstract: A multi-level semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including integrated circuits; a second level including a structure designed to conduct electromagnetic waves in a confined manner, where the second level is disposed above the first level, where the first level includes crystalline silicon, where the second level includes crystalline silicon; and an oxide layer disposed between the first level and the second level, where the second level is bonded to the oxide layer, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11056468B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US17174344

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach

IPC: H01L23/02 ,  H01L21/00 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/544 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L25/18

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first die including first transistors and a first interconnect; a second die including second transistors and a second interconnect; and a third die including third transistors and a third interconnect, where the first die is overlaid by the second die, where the first die is overlaid by the third die, where the first die has a first die area and the second die has a second die area, where the first die area is at least 20% larger than the second die area, where the second die is pretested, where the second die is bonded to the first die, where the bonded includes metal to metal bonding, where the first die includes at least two first alignment marks positioned close to a first die edge of the first die, where the second die is aligned to the first die with less than 800 nm alignment error, where the second die includes at least two second alignment marks positioned close to a second die edge of the second die, and where the third die is bonded to the first die.

公开(公告)号：US20210167056A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17169432

申请日：2021-02-06

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L25/18 ,  H01L23/00

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level, where the first level includes a first layer, the first layer including first transistors, and where the first level includes a second layer, the second layer including first interconnections; a second level overlaying the first level, where the second level includes a third layer, the third layer including second transistors, and where the second level includes a fourth layer, the fourth layer including second interconnections; and a plurality of connection paths, where the plurality of connection paths provides connections from a plurality of the first transistors to a plurality of the second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bond regions, where the bonded includes metal to metal bond regions, where the third layer includes crystalline silicon, and where the second level includes at least one phase-lock-loop (“PLL”) circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11024673B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US17121741

申请日：2020-12-14

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L27/24 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L21/268 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L45/00

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a single crystal layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer above the first metal layer, and a third metal layer above the second metal layer, where the second metal layer is significantly thicker than either the third metal layer or the first metal layer, where the third metal layer is precisely aligned to the first metal layer with less than 20 nm misalignment; a second level including a first array of first memory cells, each of the first memory cells include first transistors; a third level including a second array of second memory cells, each of the second memory cells include second transistors, where the second level is above the third level, where the second transistors are self-aligned to the first transistors, being processed following the same lithography step; and periphery circuits connected by the second metal to control the memory cells, where the periphery circuits are either underneath or atop the memory cells.

公开(公告)号：US20210159109A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17140381

申请日：2021-01-04

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  G11C8/16

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second transistors are horizontally oriented and each include a High-k metal gate, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US11018116B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US17020766

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

Inventor： Zvi Or-Bach ,  Brian Cronquist

IPC: H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/485 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: A method to form a 3D semiconductor device, the method including: providing a first level including first circuits, the first circuits including first transistors and first interconnection; preparing a second level including a silicon layer; performing growth of an epitaxial layer on top of the silicon layer, the epitaxial layer including non-silicon atoms; forming second circuits over the second level, the second circuits including second transistors and second interconnection; transferring and then bonding the second level on top of the first level; and then thinning the second level to a thickness of less than ten microns, where the bonding includes oxide to oxide bonds.

公开(公告)号：US20210134645A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17146416

申请日：2021-01-11

Applicant: Monolithic 3D Inc.

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

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01L21/74 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/822 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/525 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L27/112 ,  H01L27/11526 ,  H01L27/11529 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/118 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L29/792 ,  G11C8/16

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a plurality of first single crystal transistors and a first metal layer, where the first transistors include forming memory control circuits; a second level including a plurality of second transistors; a third level including a plurality of third transistors, where the second level is above the first level, and where the third level is above the second level; a second metal layer above the third level; and a third metal layer above the second metal layer, where the second transistors are aligned to the first transistors with less than 140 nm alignment error, where the second level includes a plurality of first memory cells, where the third level includes a plurality of second memory cells, and where the memory control circuits are designed to adjust a memory write voltage according to the device specific process parameters