摘要:
An improved integrated circuit structure and method of making the same is provided. The integrated circuit structure comprises a substrate, the substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a circuit device formed thereon. The structure includes a plurality of metallization layers, a bonding structure formed over the bottom surface and a conductive interconnect structure formed through said substrate.
摘要:
Described are methods and structures for mitigating the effects of mechanical stresses placed on the layers of semiconductor devices, and specifically disclosed are methods and structures for mitigating the diminished chemical bonds between etch-stop layers and other semiconductor device layers. The disclosed methods and structures use different structures and/or processes for some of the etch-stop layers in a device.
摘要:
Described are methods and structures for mitigating the effects of mechanical stresses placed on the layers of semiconductor devices, and specifically disclosed are methods and structures for mitigating the diminished chemical bonds between etch-stop layers and other semiconductor device layers. The disclosed methods and structures use different structures and/or processes for some of the etch-stop layers in a device.
摘要:
An improved integrated circuit structure and method of making the same is provided. The integrated circuit structure comprises a substrate, the substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a circuit device formed thereon. The structure includes a plurality of metallization layers, a bonding structure formed over the bottom surface and a conductive interconnect structure formed through said substrate.
摘要:
A wafer device is disclosed for improving reliability of circuits fabricated in an active area on a silicon substrate. A seal ring is fabricated around the active area, and a shallow trench isolation is also formed between the seal ring and a scribe line by etching into a portion of the silicon substrate, wherein the seal ring and the shallow trench isolation prevent die saw induced crack from propagating to the active area when the active area is cut along the scribe line.
摘要:
A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate with a dielectric layer thereon; a stack of interconnection structures in the dielectric layer, each interconnection structure comprising a conductive layer and a layer of plugs connecting the conductive layer, at least a layer of plugs comprising a crack stopper; and a bonding pad structure with a predetermined bump area thereon, overlying the stack of interconnection structures; wherein the crack stopper is formed along an edge of a projection area corresponding to the predetermined bump area.
摘要:
A semiconductor device is prepared by an annealing process to interconnect at least two components of the device by a conductor line surrounded by an insulator material. The annealing process results in formation of residual stresses within the conductor line and the insulator material. A notch is designed in the layout on a selective portion of the mask for patterning conductor line. The existence of a shape of notch on the selective portion generates extra stress components within the conductor line than if without the existence of the notch. The position of the notch is selected so that the extra stress components substantially counteract the residual stresses, thereby causing a net reduction in the residual stresses. The reduction in the residual stresses results in a corresponding mechanical stress migration and therefore improvement in the reliability of the device.
摘要:
An outer border, and a seal ring substantially co-extensive with and spaced from the outer border is disclosed. A plurality of fault detection chains extend from adjacent the outer border to within the seal ring. At least a first one of the plurality of fault detection chains includes a contact pad, a first metal feature coupled to the contact pad by a first via in a passivation layer, a second metal feature coupled to the first metal feature by a second via, and a substrate contact coupled to the second metal feature by a third via.
摘要:
A structure for reinforcing or anchoring a bond pad on a chip. The structure includes a bonding pad provided in a dielectric layer, at least one conductive layer provided beneath and in electrical contact with the bonding pad, and at least one parallel-interconnect anchor structure provided in contact with the bonding pad and the conductive layer. The anchor structure or structures prevent the bonding pad from exerting excessive force against the dielectric layer and cracking the dielectric layer when the chip is subjected to physical testing. The bonding pad may have truncated or curved corners, for example.
摘要:
The present invention provides two or more test structures/substructures (100) that are used in a test pattern (500, 600, 700, 800) to determine a cracking threshold for a dielectric material (104) on a substrate. Each test structure/substructure (100) includes two metal structures (102) separated by the dielectric material (104) having a width (G) which is different for each test structure/substructure (100). The cracking threshold will be approximately equal to the largest width (G) of dielectric material (104) that is cracked after processing. The present invention also provides a method for determining the cracking threshold for the dielectric material (104). Two or more test structures (100) are formed on the substrate (402) followed by a determination of whether the dielectric material (104) between the two metal structures (102) for each test structure (100) has cracked during processing (404).