Pillar-last methods for forming semiconductor devices

    公开(公告)号:US10957625B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US15858501

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Abstract: Semiconductor devices having one or more vias filled with an electrically conductive material are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first side, a plurality of circuit elements proximate to the first side, and a second side opposite the first side. A via can extend between the first and second sides, and a conductive material in the via can extend beyond the second side of the substrate to define a projecting portion of the conductive material. The semiconductor device can have a tall conductive pillar formed over the second side and surrounding the projecting portion of the conductive material, and a short conductive pad formed over the first side and electrically coupled to the conductive material in the via.

    Uniform back side exposure of through-silicon vias

    公开(公告)号:US10692733B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US16430814

    申请日:2019-06-04

    Abstract: Systems and methods for uniform back side exposure of through-silicon vias (TSVs) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a front side with circuit elements formed thereon, and a back side opposite the front side. A TSV extends between the front side and the back side of the substrate, and a dummy feature is disposed over the back side of the substrate, the dummy feature laterally spaced apart from the TSV and substantially coplanar with the TSV. In another embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a TSV formed therethrough, with a control material disposed over the back side of the substrate, the TSV substantially coplanar with the control material.

    UNIFORM BACK SIDE EXPOSURE OF THROUGH-SILICON VIAS

    公开(公告)号:US20190304799A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16430814

    申请日:2019-06-04

    Abstract: Systems and methods for uniform back side exposure of through-silicon vias (TSVs) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a front side with circuit elements formed thereon, and a back side opposite the front side. A TSV extends between the front side and the back side of the substrate, and a dummy feature is disposed over the back side of the substrate, the dummy feature laterally spaced apart from the TSV and substantially coplanar with the TSV. In another embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a TSV formed therethrough, with a control material disposed over the back side of the substrate, the TSV substantially coplanar with the control material.

    Methods and systems for manufacturing pillar structures on semiconductor devices

    公开(公告)号:US11081460B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US16236237

    申请日:2018-12-28

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a conductive substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a passivation material covering a portion of the first surface can include applying a seed layer of conductive material to the first surface of the conductive substrate and to the passivation material, the seed layer having a first face opposite the conductive substrate. The method can include forming a plurality of pillars comprising layers of first and second materials. The method can include etching the seed layer to undercut the seed layer between the conductive substrate and the first material of at least one of the pillars. In some embodiments, a cross-sectional area of the seed layer in contact with the passivation material between the first material and the conductive substrate is less than the cross-sectional area of the second material.

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