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公开(公告)号:US20250069952A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18788846
申请日:2024-07-30
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Vibhav Gupta , Wei Chang Mendoza Wong , Xinyun Chen , Raj K. Bansal , Teng Leong Tan
Abstract: Systems and methods for mitigating crack meandering, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a metallic layer over planned scribe regions of an upper surface of a wafer, then selectively patterning and/or etching the metallic layer to form a plurality of isolated lines over the planned scribe regions. The method can then include depositing a passivation material over the plurality of isolated lines. Adjacent isolated lines can be separated from each other by a small enough distance to disrupt the deposition process, thereby creating a gap in the passivation material between each of the adjacent isolated lines. The gaps and/or trenches formed in the top surface of the wafer by etching the passivation material through the gaps can help attract cracks during a stealth dicing process, thereby reducing the amount the cracks meander away from the planned scribe regions.
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公开(公告)号:US11211347B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US17060313
申请日:2020-10-01
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shigeru Sugioka , Kiyonori Oyu , Hiroshi Toyama , Jung Chul Park , Raj K. Bansal
Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of forming an opening in a material comprises forming RIM over target material. Radiation is impinged onto the RIM through a masking tool over a continuous area of the RIM under which a target-material opening will be formed. The masking tool during the impinging allows more radiation there-through onto a mid-portion of the continuous area of the RIM in a vertical cross-section than onto laterally-opposing portions of the continuous area of the RIM that are laterally-outward of the mid-portion of the RIM in the vertical cross-section. After the impinging, the RIM is developed to form a RIM opening that has at least one pair of laterally-opposing ledges laterally-outward of the mid-portion of the RIM in the vertical cross-section elevationally between a top and a bottom of the RIM opening. The developed RIM is used as masking material while etching the target material through the RIM opening to form the target-material opening to have at least one pair of laterally-opposing ledges laterally-outward of a mid-portion in the target-material opening in the vertical cross-section elevationally between a top and a bottom of the target-material opening. Other aspects and constructions independent of manufacture are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20190355631A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-21
申请号:US15981619
申请日:2018-05-16
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shigeru Sugioka , Kiyonori Oyu , Hiroshi Toyama , Jung Chul Park , Raj K. Bansal
IPC: H01L21/66 , H01L23/532 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/768
Abstract: A substrate comprises a pair of immediately-adjacent integrated-circuit dies having scribe-line area there-between. At least one of the dies comprises insulting material above integrated circuitry. The insulating material has an opening therein that extends elevationally inward to an upper conductive node of integrated circuitry within the one die. The one die comprises a conductive line of an RDL above the insulating material. The RDL-conductive line extends elevationally inward into the opening and is directly electrically coupled to the upper conductive node. The insulating material has a minimum elevational thickness from an uppermost surface of the upper conductive node to an uppermost surface of the insulating material that is immediately-adjacent the insulating-material opening. Insulator material is above a conductive test pad in the scribe-line area. The insulator material has an opening therein that extends elevationally inward to an uppermost surface of the conductive test pad. The insulator material has a minimum elevational thickness from the conductive-test-pad uppermost surface to an uppermost surface of the insulator material that is immediately-adjacent the insulator-material opening and that is less than said minimum elevational thickness of the insulating material. Methods are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US12230608B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-18
申请号:US17478284
申请日:2021-09-17
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Travis M. Jensen , Raj K. Bansal
IPC: H01L25/065 , H01L21/56 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/00
Abstract: A semiconductor device has first and second dies forming a die stack. Molding material encapsulates the die stack and forms an upper molded surface of the die stack. First conductive traces are coupled to the first die and extend from between the first and second die to corresponding first via locations in the molding material beyond a first side edge of the die stack. Second conductive traces coupled to an active surface of the second die opposite the first die extend to corresponding second via locations. Each first via location is vertically aligned with one of the second via locations. Through mold vias extend through the molding material between vertically aligned via locations to contact with corresponding conductive traces of the first and second dies, while the molding material that extends between the first conductive traces and the upper molded surface is free from any TMV.
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公开(公告)号:US11456253B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-27
申请号:US16872147
申请日:2020-05-11
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Shigeru Sugioka , Hidenori Yamaguchi , Noriaki Fujiki , Keizo Kawakita , Raj K. Bansal
IPC: H01L23/532 , H01L29/06 , H01L23/498 , H01L23/538
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a main circuit region; and a scribe region surrounding the main circuit region; wherein the main circuit region and the scribe region comprises first and second insulating films and a low-k film formed therebetween; and wherein the low-k film of the scribe region includes a plurality of cavities lining along a border between the main circuit region and the scribe region.
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公开(公告)号:US20220165701A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
申请号:US17103834
申请日:2020-11-24
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Bharat Bhushan , Pratap Murali , Raj K. Bansal , David A. Daycock
Abstract: A memory device includes a package substrate and at least one stack of a plurality of semiconductor dies disposed on the package substrate. The plurality of semiconductor dies can be stacked in a shingled configuration. Each semiconductor die includes a plurality of slits disposed in a first direction. An offset direction defining the shingled arrangement is in-line with the first direction. Each semiconductor die can include a die substrate and a plurality of memory planes disposed on the die substrate with each memory plane having a memory cell array. Each slit can divide and separate each memory plane into at least one of logic blocks or sub-logic blocks. The semiconductor die can include a plurality of bond pads linearly aligned in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20210351133A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-11
申请号:US16872147
申请日:2020-05-11
Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Shigeru Sugioka , Hidenori Yamaguchi , Noriaki Fujiki , Keizo Kawakita , Raj K. Bansal
IPC: H01L23/532 , H01L23/538 , H01L23/498 , H01L29/06
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a main circuit region; and a scribe region surrounding the main circuit region; wherein the main circuit region and the scribe region comprises first and second insulating films and a low-k film formed therebetween; and wherein the low-k film of the scribe region includes a plurality of cavities lining along a border between. the main circuit region and the scribe region.
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公开(公告)号:US12136607B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-05
申请号:US17718217
申请日:2022-04-11
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Koichi Kawai , Raj K. Bansal , Takehiro Hasegawa , Chang H. Siau
IPC: H01L25/065 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/00 , H10B41/41
Abstract: Memory devices and associated methods and systems are disclosed herein. A representative memory device includes a substrate and a memory controller electrically coupled to the substrate. The memory controller can include a first in/out (I/O) channel and a second I/O channel. The memory device can further include a plurality of first memories and second memories coupled to the substrate and arranged in a stack in which the first memories are interleaved between the second memories. The memory device can further include (i) a plurality of first wire bonds electrically coupling the first memories to the first I/O channel of the memory controller and (ii) a plurality of second wire bonds electrically coupling the second memories to the second I/O channel.
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公开(公告)号:US20240014083A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-11
申请号:US18217827
申请日:2023-07-03
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hem P. Takiar , Raj K. Bansal , Jian Wei Lim , Li Wang , Jungbae Lee
IPC: H01L23/16 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/065 , H01L21/48
CPC classification number: H01L23/16 , H01L24/32 , H01L24/73 , H01L25/0657 , H01L24/48 , H01L21/4803 , H01L24/16 , H01L2224/73265 , H01L2224/48145 , H01L2224/32145 , H01L2224/32225 , H01L2224/16227 , H01L2924/182 , H01L2225/06562 , H01L2225/06506 , H01L2224/48227 , H01L2225/0651
Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device assembly is provided. The method comprises attaching a first semiconductor device to an upper surface of a substrate and disposing a stencil over the upper surface of the substrate. The stencil includes (i) an opening and (ii) a cavity in which the first semiconductor device is disposed. The method further comprises screen-printing an epoxy material into the opening and onto the upper surface of the substrate, removing the stencil, and planarizing an upper surface of the epoxy material to form an epoxy spacer.
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公开(公告)号:US11810822B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17481489
申请日:2021-09-22
Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shigeru Sugioka , Keizo Kawakita , Raj K. Bansal , Tsung Che Tsai
IPC: H01L21/00 , H01L21/784 , H01L23/544
CPC classification number: H01L21/784 , H01L23/544 , H01L2223/5446
Abstract: Apparatuses including structures in scribe lines are described. An example apparatus includes: a first chip and a second chip; a scribe region between the first chip and the second chip; a crack guide region in the scribe region, the crack guide region including a dicing line along which the first chip and the second chip are to be divided; and a structure disposed in the crack guide region and extending along the dicing line.
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