摘要:
A method includes forming a first integrated circuit (IC) device having a first substrate, an alignment via defined in the first substrate, a first wiring layer over the alignment via, and a first bonding layer over the first wiring layer; forming a second IC device having a second substrate, a second wiring layer over the second substrate, and a second bonding layer over the second wiring layer; bonding the first bonding layer of first IC device to the second bonding layer of second IC device; thinning a backside of the first IC device so as to expose the alignment via; and using the exposed alignment via to form a deep, through substrate via (TSV) that passes through the first IC device, through a bonding interface between the first IC device and second IC device, and landing on the second wiring layer of the second IC device.
摘要:
Circuits incorporating three-dimensional integration and methods of their fabrication are disclosed. One circuit includes a bottom layer and a plurality of upper layers. The bottom layer includes a bottom landing pad connected to functional components in the bottom layer. In addition, the upper layers are stacked above the bottom layer. Each of the upper layers includes a respective upper landing pad that is connected to respective functional components in the respective upper layer. The landing pads are coupled by a single conductive via and are aligned in a stack of the bottom layer and the upper layers such that each of the landing pads is offset from any of the landing pads in an adjacent layer in the stack by at least one pre-determined amount.
摘要:
Circuits incorporating three-dimensional integration and methods of their fabrication are disclosed. One circuit includes a bottom layer and a plurality of upper layers. The bottom layer includes a bottom landing pad connected to functional components in the bottom layer. In addition, the upper layers are stacked above the bottom layer. Each of the upper layers includes a respective upper landing pad that is connected to respective functional components in the respective upper layer. The landing pads are coupled by a single conductive via and are aligned in a stack of the bottom layer and the upper layers such that each of the landing pads is offset from any of the landing pads in an adjacent layer in the stack by at least one pre-determined amount.
摘要:
A method of edge protecting bonded semiconductor wafers. A second semiconductor wafer and a first semiconductor wafer are attached by a bonding layer/interface and the second semiconductor wafer undergoes a thinning process. As a part of the thinning process, a first protective layer is applied to the edges of the second and first semiconductor wafers. A third semiconductor wafer is attached to the second semiconductor wafer by a bonding layer/interface and the third semiconductor wafer undergoes a thinning process. As a part of the thinning process, a second protective layer is applied to the edges of the third semiconductor wafer and over the first protective layer. The first, second and third semiconductor wafers form a wafer stack. The wafer stack is diced into a plurality of 3D chips while maintaining the first and second protective layers.
摘要:
A method of edge protecting bonded semiconductor wafers. A second semiconductor wafer and a first semiconductor wafer are attached by a bonding layer/interface and the second semiconductor wafer undergoes a thinning process. As a part of the thinning process, a first protective layer is applied to the edges of the second and first semiconductor wafers. A third semiconductor wafer is attached to the second semiconductor wafer by a bonding layer/interface and the third semiconductor wafer undergoes a thinning process. As a part of the thinning process, a second protective layer is applied to the edges of the third semiconductor wafer and over the first protective layer. The first, second and third semiconductor wafers form a wafer stack. The wafer stack is diced into a plurality of 3D chips while maintaining the first and second protective layers.
摘要:
A process of monitoring the dispensing of process fluids in precision processing operations. A precision measuring instrument measures a cumulative amount of a process fluid dispensed to at least one dispensing station and compares that amount with a predetermined amount. An alarm is provided to an operator when the cumulative actual required amount of process fluid dispensed after a preset number of dispensations differs from the cumulative predetermined dispensed amount of that fluid by more than a preset percentage.
摘要:
A process of monitoring the dispensing of process fluids in precision processing operations. A precision measuring instrument measures a cumulative amount of a process fluid dispensed to at least one dispensing station and compares that amount with a predetermined amount. An alarm is provided to an operator when the cumulative actual required amount of process fluid dispensed after a preset number of dispensations differs from the cumulative predetermined dispensed amount of that fluid by more than a preset percentage.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for depositing a viscous material on a substrate surface. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of depositing a viscous material on a substrate surface, the method comprising: applying a pre-wet material to a surface of a substrate; depositing a viscous material atop the pre-wet material; rotating the substrate about an axis to spread the viscous material along the surface of the substrate toward a substrate edge; and depositing additional pre-wet material in a path along the surface and adjacent the spreading viscous material.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for depositing a viscous material on a substrate surface. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of depositing a viscous material on a substrate surface, the method comprising: applying a pre-wet material to a surface of a substrate; depositing a viscous material atop the pre-wet material; rotating the substrate about an axis to spread the viscous material along the surface of the substrate toward a substrate edge; and depositing additional pre-wet material in a path along the surface and adjacent the spreading viscous material.
摘要:
An insulating region for a semiconductor wafer and a method of forming same. The insulating region can include a tri-layer structure of silicon oxide, boron nitride and silicon oxide. The insulating region may be used to insulate a semiconductor device layer from an underlying bulk semiconductor substrate. The insulating region can be formed by coating the sides of a very thin cavity with silicon oxide, and filling the remainder of the cavity between the silicon oxide regions with boron nitride.