摘要:
A method for forming a through silicon via (TSV) in a substrate may include forming a dielectric layer on the substrate; forming an opening through the dielectric layer and into the substrate using a single mask over the dielectric layer; expanding the opening in the dielectric layer, undercutting the single mask, to form an expanded upper portion; removing the single mask; and filling the opening, including the expanded upper portion, with a conductor. A resulting structure may include a substrate; a dielectric layer over the substrate; and a self-aligned through silicon via (TSV) extending through the dielectric layer and the substrate.
摘要:
A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium used in a design process includes a first dielectric layer disposed on an intermediary layer, a first conductive pad portion and a first interconnect portion disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, a first capping layer disposed on the first interconnect portion and a portion of the first conductive pad portion, a second capping layer disposed on the first capping layer and a portion of the second dielectric layer, an n-type doped silicon layer disposed on the second capping layer and the first conductive pad portion, an intrinsic silicon layer disposed on the n-type doped silicon layer, and a p-type doped silicon layer disposed on the intrinsic silicon layer.
摘要:
Systems and methods simultaneously form first openings and second openings in a substrate. The first openings are formed smaller than the second openings. The method also simultaneously forms a first material in the first openings and the second openings. The first material fills the first openings, and the first material lines the second openings. The method forms a second material different than the first material in the second openings. The second material fills the second openings. The method forms a plurality of integrated circuit structures over the first material and the second material within the second openings. The method applies mechanical stress to the substrate to cause the substrate to split along the first openings.
摘要:
Systems for real-time contamination, environmental, or physical monitoring of a photomask. The system includes an electronics package physically mounted to the photomask and a processing device in communication with the electronics package. The electronics package includes a sensor configured to monitor the attribute and generate sensor data. The processing device is configured to analyze the sensor data communicated from the electronics package to the processing device.
摘要:
Stitched circuitry region boundary identification for a stitched IC chip layout is presented along with a related IC chip and design structure. One method includes obtaining a circuit design for an integrated circuit (IC) chip layout that exceeds a size of a photolithography tool field, wherein the IC chip layout includes a stitched circuitry region; and modifying the IC chip layout to include a boundary identification identifying a boundary of the stitched circuitry region at which stitching occurs, wherein the boundary identification takes the form of a negative space in the IC chip layout. One IC chip may include a plurality of stitched circuitry regions; and a boundary identification identifying a boundary between a pair of the stitched circuitry regions, wherein the boundary identification takes the form of a negative space in a layer of the IC chip.
摘要:
A flat-top convex-bottom lower lens is formed by first applying a positive tone photoresist over a silicon oxide layer and an optional metallic barrier layer thereupon in a back-end-of-line (BEOL) metallization structure. The positive tone photoresist is exposed under defocused illumination conditions and/or employing a half-tone mask so that a cross-sectional profile of the positive tone photoresist after exposure contains a continuous and smooth concave profile, which is transferred into the underlying silicon oxide layer to form a concave cavity therein. After removing the photoresist, the cavity is filled with a high refractive index material such as silicon nitride, and planarized to form a flat-top convex-bottom lower lens. Various aluminum metal structures, a color filter, and a convex-top flat-bottom upper lens are thereafter formed so that the upper lens and the lower lens constitute a composite lens system.
摘要:
Stitched circuitry region boundary identification for a stitched IC chip layout is presented along with a related IC chip and design structure. One method includes obtaining a circuit design for an integrated circuit (IC) chip layout that exceeds a size of a photolithography tool field, wherein the IC chip layout includes a stitched circuitry region; and modifying the IC chip layout to include a boundary identification identifying a boundary of the stitched circuitry region at which stitching occurs, wherein the boundary identification takes the form of a negative space in the IC chip layout. One IC chip may include a plurality of stitched circuitry regions; and a boundary identification identifying a boundary between a pair of the stitched circuitry regions, wherein the boundary identification takes the form of a negative space in a layer of the IC chip.
摘要:
A flat-top convex-bottom lower lens is formed by first applying a positive tone photoresist over a silicon oxide layer and an optional metallic barrier layer thereupon in a back-end-of-line (BEOL) metallization structure. The positive tone photoresist is exposed under defocused illumination conditions and/or employing a half-tone mask so that a cross-sectional profile of the positive tone photoresist after exposure contains a continuous and smooth concave profile, which is transferred into the underlying silicon oxide layer to form a concave cavity therein. After removing the photoresist, the cavity is filled with a high refractive index material such as silicon nitride, and planarized to form a flat-top convex-bottom lower lens. Various aluminum metal structures, a color filter, and a convex-top flat-bottom upper lens are thereafter formed so that the upper lens and the lower lens constitute a composite lens system.
摘要:
Stitched integrated circuit (IC) chip layout design structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a design structure embodied in a machine readable medium used in a design process includes: an integrated circuit (IC) chip exceeding a size of a photolithography tool field, the IC chip layout including: a plurality of stitched regions including at least one redundant stitched region or at least one unique stitched region; and for each stitched region: a boundary identification identifying a boundary of the stitched region at which stitching occurs.
摘要:
A CMOS image sensor array and method of fabrication. The CMOS imager sensor array comprises a substrate; an array of light receiving pixel structures formed above the substrate, the array having formed therein “m” levels of conductive structures, each level formed in a corresponding interlevel dielectric material layer; a dense logic wiring region formed adjacent to the array of light receiving pixel structures having “n” levels of conductive structures, each level formed in a corresponding interlevel dielectric material layer, where n>m. A microlens array having microlenses and color filters formed above the interlevel dielectric material layer, a microlens and respective color filter in alignment with a respective light receiving structure formed at a surface of the substrate. A top surface of the interlevel dielectric material layer beneath the microlens array is recessed from a top surface of the interlevel dielectric material layers of the dense logic wiring region.