Platinum Group Metal Or Silicide Thereof Patents (Class 257/769)
  • Patent number: 8456011
    Abstract: A method of forming a metal semiconductor alloy that includes forming an intermixed metal semiconductor region to a first depth of a semiconductor substrate without thermal diffusion. The intermixed metal semiconductor region is annealed to form a textured metal semiconductor alloy. A second metal layer is formed on the textured metal semiconductor alloy. The second metal layer on the textured metal semiconductor alloy is then annealed to form a metal semiconductor alloy contact, in which metal elements from the second metal layer are diffused through the textured metal semiconductor alloy to provide a templated metal semiconductor alloy. The templated metal semiconductor alloy includes a grain size that is greater than 2× for the metal semiconductor alloy, which has a thickness ranging from 15 nm to 50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Globalfoundries Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Lavoie, Ahmet S. Ozcan, Zhen Zhang, Bin Yang
  • Patent number: 8450204
    Abstract: A high aspect ratio metallization structure is provided in which a noble metal-containing material is present at least within a lower portion of a contact opening located in a dielectric material and is in direct contact with a metal semiconductor alloy located on an upper surface of a material stack of at least one semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the noble metal-containing material is plug located within the lower region of the contact opening and an upper region of the contact opening includes a conductive metal-containing material. The conductive metal-containing material is separated from plug of noble metal-containing material by a bottom walled portion of a U-shaped diffusion barrier. In another embodiment, the noble metal-containing material is present throughout the entire contact opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Fenton R. McFeely
  • Patent number: 8426971
    Abstract: A titanium-nickel-palladium solderable metal system for silicon power semiconductor devices (10), which may be used for one or both of the anode (20) or cathode (30). The metal system includes an outer layer of palladium (40,70), an intermediate layer of nickel (50,80), and an inner layer of titanium (60,90). For certain applications, the nickel may be alloyed with vanadium. The metal system may be deposited on bare silicon (100) or on one or more additional layers of metal (110) which may include aluminum, aluminum having approximately 1% silicon, or metal silicide. The use of palladium, rather than gold or silver, reduces cost, corrosion, and scratching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Diodes FabTech, Inc.
    Inventor: Roman Hamerski
  • Publication number: 20130069238
    Abstract: A first wiring is disposed over a semiconductor substrate. A first via is disposed over the first wiring. Further, the bottom surface of the first via is in contact with the first wiring. A first insulation layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate, and is in contact with at least the top surface of the first wiring and the side surface of the first via. At least a part of each side surface of the first wiring and the first via cuts off each metal crystal grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya USAMI, Hiroshi KITAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20130069237
    Abstract: Some embodiments include constructions which have platinum-containing structures. In some embodiments, the constructions may have a planarized surface extending across the platinum-containing structures and across metal oxide. In some embodiments, the constructions may have a planarized surface extending across the platinum-containing structures, across a first material retaining the platinum-containing structures, and across metal oxide liners along sidewalls of the platinum-containing structures and directly between the platinum-containing structures and the first material. Some embodiments include methods of forming platinum-containing structures. In some embodiments, first material is formed across electrically conductive structures, and metal oxide is formed across the first material. Openings are formed to extend through the metal oxide and the first material to the electrically conductive structures. Platinum-containing material is formed within the openings and over the metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrey V. Zagrebelny, Chet E. Carter, Andrew Carswell
  • Patent number: 8395261
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an electrode pad provided on a semiconductor chip, the electrode pad includes aluminum (Al) of between 50% wt. and 99.9% wt. and further includes copper (Cu), a coupling ball that primarily includes Cu, the coupling ball being coupled to the electrode pad so that a CuAl2 layer, a CuAl layer, a layer including one of Cu9Al4 and Cu3Al2, and the coupling ball are vertically stacked in this order on the electrode pad, and an encapsulating resin that includes a halogen of less than or equal to 1000 ppm, the encapsulating resin covering at least the electrode pad and a junction between the electrode pad and the coupling ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takekazu Tanaka, Kouhei Takahashi, Seiji Okabe
  • Patent number: 8378490
    Abstract: A method of integrated circuit fabrication is provided, and more particularly fabrication of a semiconductor apparatus with a metallic alloy. An exemplary structure for a semiconductor apparatus comprises a first silicon substrate having a first contact comprising a silicide layer between the substrate and a first metal layer; a second silicon substrate having a second contact comprising a second metal layer; and a metallic alloy between the first metal layer of the first contact and the second metal layer of the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chyi-Tsong Ni, I-Shi Wang, Hsin-Kuei Lee, Ching-Hou Su
  • Patent number: 8378448
    Abstract: A set of metal line structures including a signal transmission metal line and a capacitively-grounded inductively-signal-coupled metal line is embedded in a dielectric material layer. A capacitor is serially connected between the capacitively-grounded inductively-signal-coupled metal line and a local electrical ground, which may be on the input side or on the output side. The set of metal line structures and the capacitor collective provide a frequency dependent inductor. The Q factor of the frequency dependent inductor has multiple peaks that enable the operation of the frequency dependent inductor at multiple frequencies. Multiple capacitively-grounded inductively-signal-coupled metal lines may be provided in the frequency-dependent inductor, each of which is connected to the local electrical ground through a capacitor. By selecting different capacitance values for the capacitors, multiple values of the Q-factor may be obtained in the frequency dependent inductor at different signal frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hanyi Ding, Wayne H. Woods, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130040422
    Abstract: Formulations and methods of making solar cell contacts and cells therewith are disclosed. The invention provides a photovoltaic cell comprising a front contact, a back contact, and a rear contact. The back contact comprises, prior to firing, a passivating layer onto which is applied a paste, comprising aluminum, a glass component, wherein the aluminum paste comprises, aluminum, another optional metal, a glass component, and a vehicle. The back contact comprises, prior to firing, a passivating layer onto which is applied an aluminum paste, wherein the aluminum paste comprises aluminum, a glass component, and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: FERRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nazarali Merchant, Aziz S. Shaikh, Srinivasan Sridharan
  • Publication number: 20130026637
    Abstract: An integrated circuit fabrication is disclosed, and more particularly a field effect transistor with a low resistance metal gate electrode is disclosed. An exemplary structure for a metal gate electrode of a field effect transistor comprises a lower portion formed of a first metal material, wherein the lower portion has a recess, a bottom portion and sidewall portions, wherein each of the sidewall portions has a first width; and an upper portion formed of a second metal material, wherein the upper portion has a protrusion and a bulk portion, wherein the bulk portion has a second width, wherein the protrusion extends into the recess, wherein a ratio of the second width to the first width is from about 5 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hao HOU, Peng-Soon LIM, Da-Yuan LEE, Xiong-Fei YU, Chun-Yuan CHOU, Fan-Yi HSU, Jian-Hao CHEN, Kuang-Yuan HSU
  • Publication number: 20130001789
    Abstract: Interconnect structures having improved electromigration resistance are provided that include a metallic interfacial layer (or metal alloy layer) that is present at the bottom of a via opening. The via opening is located within a second dielectric material that is located atop a first dielectric material that includes a first conductive material embedded therein. The metallic interfacial layer (or metal alloy layer) that is present at the bottom of the via opening is located between the underlying first conductive material embedded within the first dielectric and the second conductive material that is embedded within the second dielectric material. Methods of fabricating the improved electromigration resistance interconnect structures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Veeraraghavan S. Basker, William Tonti, Keith K. H. Wong
  • Patent number: 8344438
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an electrode comprising a first metallic layer and a compound comprising at least one of a nitride, oxide, and oxynitride of a second metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Qimonda AG
    Inventors: Uwe Schroeder, Stefan Jakschik, Johannes Heitmann, Tim Boescke, Annette Saenger
  • Publication number: 20120326318
    Abstract: A method for forming a metal-semiconductor alloy layer uses particular thermal annealing conditions to provide a stress free metal-semiconductor alloy layer through interdiffusion of a buried semiconductor material layer and a metal-semiconductor alloy forming metal layer that contacts the buried semiconductor material layer within an aperture through a capping layer beneath which is buried the semiconductor material layer. A resulting semiconductor structure includes the metal-semiconductor alloy layer that further includes an interconnect portion beneath the capping layer and a contiguous via portion that penetrates at least partially through the capping layer. Such a metal-semiconductor alloy layer may be located interposed between a substrate and a semiconductor device having an active doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Lavoie, Francois Pagette, Anna W. Topol
  • Publication number: 20120326316
    Abstract: Metal contact formation for molecular device junctions by surface-diffusion-mediated deposition (SDMD) is described. In an example, a method of fabricating a molecular device junction by surface-diffusion-mediated deposition (SDMD) includes forming a molecular layer above a first region of a substrate. A region of metal atoms is formed above a second region of the substrate proximate to, but separate from, the first region of the substrate. A metal contact is then formed by migrating metal atoms from the region of metal atoms onto the molecular layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Richard L. McCreery, Andrew P. Bonifas, Vicki Wai-Shum Lui
  • Publication number: 20120326317
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. Conventionally, platinum is deposited in a device substrate to suppress diffusion of nickel in nickel silicide. However, introducing platinum by means of deposition makes the platinum only stay on the surface but fails to effectively suppress the diffusion of nickel over a desirable depth. According to the present invention, a semiconductor device is formed by implanting platinum into a substrate and forming NiSi in a region of the substrate where platinum is implanted. With the present invention, platinum can be distributed over a desirable depth range so as to more effectively suppress nickel diffusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION
    Inventor: BING WU
  • Patent number: 8329569
    Abstract: Methods of forming ruthenium or ruthenium dioxide are provided. The methods may include using ruthenium tetraoxide (RuO4) as a ruthenium precursor. In some embodiments for forming ruthenium, methods include forming a seed layer, and forming a ruthenium layer on the seed layer, using RuO4. In other embodiments, methods include performing atomic layer deposition cycles, which include using RuO4 and another ruthenium-containing co-precursor. In yet other embodiments, methods include adsorbing a reducing agent over a substrate, and supplying RuO4 to be reduced to ruthenium by the adsorbed reducing agent. In other embodiments for forming ruthenium dioxide, methods may include providing an initial seed layer formed of, for example, an organic compound, and supplying RuO4 over the seed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: ASM America, Inc.
    Inventor: Dong Li
  • Patent number: 8330234
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a gate electrode having a uniform composition prevents deviation in a work function. Controlling a Vth provides excellent operation properties. The semiconductor device includes an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor with a common line electrode. The line electrode includes electrode sections (A) and (B) and a diffusion barrier region formed over an isolation region so that (A) and (B) are kept out of contact. The diffusion barrier region meets at least one of: (1) The diffusion coefficient in the above diffusion barrier region of the constituent element of the above electrode section (A) is lower than the interdiffusion coefficient of the constituent element between electrode section (A) materials; and (2) The diffusion coefficient in the above diffusion barrier region of the constituent element of the above electrode section (B) is lower than the interdiffusion coefficient of the constituent element between electrode section (B) materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Hase
  • Publication number: 20120292774
    Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor element having an electrode pad; a substrate over which the semiconductor element is mounted and has an electrical bonding part; and a bonding wire electrically connecting the electrode pad to the electrical bonding part, wherein a main metal component of the electrode pad is the same or different from a main metal component of the bonding wire, and when the main metal component of the electrode pad is different from the main metal components of the bonding wire, a rate of interdiffusion of the main metal components of the bonding wire and the electrode pad at a junction of the bonding wire and the electrode pad under a post-curing temperature of an encapsulating resin is lower than that of interdiffusion of gold (Au) and aluminum (Al) at a junction of aluminum (Al) and gold (Au) under the post-curing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Shingo Itoh
  • Patent number: 8304873
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes a first step of preparing a first substrate which has a first area to be etched and a second area located at a periphery of the first area and which has a display element on its surface, a second step of etching and removing the first area of the first substrate, a third step of forming a second substrate on a surface of the first substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the display element is located, and a fourth step of removing the second area of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Yoshimasa Chikama
  • Publication number: 20120241963
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a silicide layer is formed after the fabrication of a functional gate electrode using a gate-last scheme. An initial semiconductor structure has at least one impurity regions formed on a semiconductor substrate, a sacrifice film formed over the impurity region, an isolation layer formed over the sacrifice film and a dielectric layer formed over the isolation film. A via is patterned into the dielectric layer of the initial semiconductor structure and through the thickness of the isolation layer such that a contact opening is formed in the isolation layer. The sacrifice film underlying the isolation layer is then removed leaving a void space underlying the isolation layer. Then, a metal silicide precursor is placed within the void space, and the metal silicide precursor is converted to a silicide layer through an annealing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Uozumi
  • Publication number: 20120211764
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a support base material, and a semiconductor element bonded to the support base material with a binder, the binder including: a porous metal material that contacts the support base material and the semiconductor element, and a solder that is filled in at least one part of pores of the porous metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED,
    Inventors: Keishiro OKAMOTO, Tadahiro IMADA, Nobuhiro IMAIZUMI, Keiji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20120193797
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit structure comprises a first chip, wherein the first chip comprises: a substrate; a semiconductor device formed on the substrate and a dielectric layer formed on both the substrate and the semiconductor device; a conductive material layer formed within a through hole penetrating through both the substrate and the dielectric layer; a stress releasing layer surrounding the through hole; and a first interconnecting structure connecting the conductive material layer with the semiconductor device. By forming a stress releasing layer to partially release the stress caused by the conductive material in the via, the stress caused by mismatch of CTE between the conductive material and the semiconductor (for example, silicon) surrounding it can be reduced, thereby enhancing the performance of the semiconductor device and the corresponding 3D integrated circuit consisting of the semiconductor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventor: Huilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8232647
    Abstract: A high aspect ratio metallization structure is provided in which a noble metal-containing material is present at least within a lower portion of a contact opening located in a dielectric material and is in direct contact with a metal semiconductor alloy located on an upper surface of a material stack of at least one semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the noble metal-containing material is plug located within the lower region of the contact opening and an upper region of the contact opening includes a conductive metal-containing material. The conductive metal-containing material is separated from plug of noble metal-containing material by a bottom walled portion of a U-shaped diffusion barrier. In another embodiment, the noble metal-containing material is present throughout the entire contact opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Fenton R. McFeely
  • Publication number: 20120181691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package structure, a packaging substrate and a chip. The package structure includes: a chip including a plurality of electrode pads on a surface thereof; a packaging substrate including a plurality of first conductive pads on a surface thereof; and a plurality of connecting units through which the electrode pads electrically communicate with the first conductive pads, in which the chip or the packaging substrate further includes a first surface finish layer over the electrode pads or the first conductive pads, and the first surface finish layer includes a Ni—Pd alloy layer. Accordingly, the surface finish method applied in a package structure, a packaging substrate and a chip has advantages of simple manufacture, low cost and high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Jenq-Gong DUH, Pen-Shan CHAO
  • Publication number: 20120181697
    Abstract: A method of forming a metal semiconductor alloy that includes forming an intermixed metal semiconductor region to a first depth of a semiconductor substrate without thermal diffusion. The intermixed metal semiconductor region is annealed to form a textured metal semiconductor alloy. A second metal layer is formed on the textured metal semiconductor alloy. The second metal layer on the textured metal semiconductor alloy is then annealed to form a metal semiconductor alloy contact, in which metal elements from the second metal layer are diffused through the textured metal semiconductor alloy to provide a templated metal semiconductor alloy. The templated metal semiconductor alloy includes a grain size that is greater than 2× for the metal semiconductor alloy, which has a thickness ranging from 15 nm to 50 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicants: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Lavoie, Ahmet S. Ozcan, Zhen Zhang, Bin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120153487
    Abstract: A substrate for electron-beam drawing, characterized by including a base layer 20, a first layer 30 formed on the base layer 20 comprising one of Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Sb, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Hf, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, and Bi, a second layer 40 formed on the first layer 30 comprising one of C and B and having a film-thickness of 100 ?m to 300 ?m, and a resist layer 50 formed above the second layer 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Keiichiro Yusu
  • Publication number: 20120139118
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a chip pad disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and a through-silicon via (TSV) including a plurality of sub vias electrically connected to the chip pad at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20120061841
    Abstract: A step of forming a through hole in a semiconductor substrate, or a step of polishing the semiconductor substrate from its back surface requires a very long time and causes decrease of productivity. In addition, when semiconductor substrates are stacked, a semiconductor integrated circuit which is formed of the stack is thick and has poor mechanical flexibility. A release layer is formed over each of a plurality of substrates, layers each having a semiconductor element and an opening for forming a through wiring are formed over each of the release layers. Then, layers each having the semiconductor element are peeled off from the substrates, and then overlapped and stacked, a conductive layer is formed in the opening, and the through wiring is formed; thus, a semiconductor integrated circuit is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mayumi YAMAGUCHI, Konami IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20120061843
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having a first surface, on which an electrode pad is arranged, and a second surface which is the other side of the semiconductor chip, an insulation member formed on the second surface of the semiconductor chip, and comprising a via hole at a position spaced apart from the semiconductor chip, and a conductive filler filling the via hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Jin Ho BAE
  • Publication number: 20120061842
    Abstract: A stack package includes a substrate, a lower semiconductor chip stacked on the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate through a lower via, a plurality of upper semiconductor chips stacked on the lower semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the lower via through an upper via, wherein the upper semiconductor chips are larger in size than the lower semiconductor chip, and an edge guide electrically connecting edge vias of the upper semiconductor chips and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventor: Seong Cheol KIM
  • Publication number: 20120038051
    Abstract: A buried local interconnect and method of forming the same counterdopes a region of a doped substrate to form a counterdoped isolation region. A hardmask is formed and patterned on the doped substrate, with a recess being etched through the patterned hardmask into the counterdoped region. Dielectric spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the recess, with a portion of the bottom of the recess being exposed. A metal is then deposited in the recess and reacted to form silicide at the bottom of the recess. The recess is filled with fill material, which is polished. The hardmask is then removed to form a silicide buried local interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicants: SPANSION LLC, ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Arvind Halliyal, Zoran Krivokapic, Matthew S. Buynoski, Nicholas H. Tripsas, Minh Van Ngo, Mark T. Ramsbey, Jeffery A. Shields, Jusuke Ogura
  • Publication number: 20120001336
    Abstract: A connection formed by a copper wire (112) alloyed with a noble metal in a first concentration bonded to a terminal pad (101) of a semiconductor chip; the end of the wire being covered with a zone (302) including an alloy of copper and the noble metal in a second concentration higher than the first concentration. When the noble metal is gold, the first concentration may range from about 0.5 to 2.0 weight %, and the second concentration from about 1.0 to 5.0 weight %. The zone of the alloy of the second concentration may have a thickness from about 20 to 50 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kejun ZENG, Wei Qun PENG
  • Publication number: 20110260325
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device including vertically formed nanowires in which parasitic capacitance is prevented from increasing and time constant associated with an operation speed is improved. Two different layers, which are a film thickness adjustment layer and a protective insulating layer, are provided as an interlayer insulating film between an electrode and a planar main surface of an electrically conductive substrate. This structural characteristic can reduce parasitic capacitance generated among the nanowires which electrically connect the planar main surface and the electrode to each other, the electrically conductive substrate, and the electrode, while controlling peel-off of a low dielectric film having a poor adhesion by separating the low dielectric film from the electrode with the protective insulating layer interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Koto
  • Publication number: 20110241213
    Abstract: A method for forming a silicide contact includes depositing a metal layer on silicon such that the metal layer intermixes with the silicon to form an intermixed region on the silicon; removing an unintermixed portion of the metal layer from the intermixed region; and annealing the intermixed region to form a silicide contact on the silicon. A semiconductor device comprising a silicide contact located over a silicon layer of the semiconductor device, the silicide contact comprising nickel (Ni) and silicon (Si) and having Ni amount equivalent to a thickness of about 21 angstroms or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicants: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, GLOBAL FOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Kellock, Christian Lavoie, Ahmet Ozcan, Stephen Rossnagel, Bin Yang, Zhen Zhang, Yu Zhu, Stefan Zollner
  • Publication number: 20110233784
    Abstract: A composite substrate for a semiconductor chip includes a first covering layer containing a semiconductor material, a second covering layer, and a core layer arranged between the first covering layer and the second covering layer, wherein the core layer has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the covering layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Moosburger, Peter Stauss, Andreas Plössl
  • Patent number: 8026606
    Abstract: A structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes (a) an interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer; (b) a first electrically conductive line and a second electrically conductive line both residing in the ILD layer; (c) a diffusion barrier region residing in the ILD layer. The diffusion barrier region (i) physically isolates, (ii) electrically couples together, and (iii) are in direct physical contact with the first and second electrically conductive lines. The first and second electrically conductive lines each comprises a first electrically conductive material. The diffusion barrier region comprises a second electrically conductive material different from the first electrically conductive material. The diffusion barrier region is adapted to prevent a diffusion of the first electrically conductive material through the diffusion barrier region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Ellinwood Luce, Thomas Leddy McDevitt, Anthony Kendall Stamper
  • Patent number: 8022482
    Abstract: A trenched semiconductor power device includes a trenched gate insulated by a gate insulation layer and surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a semiconductor substrate. The source region surrounding the trenched gate includes a metal of low barrier height to function as a Schottky source. The metal of low barrier height further may include a PtSi or ErSi layer. In a preferred embodiment, the metal of low barrier height further includes an ErSi layer. The metal of low barrier height further may be a metal silicide layer having the low barrier height. A top oxide layer is disposed under a silicon nitride spacer on top of the trenched gate for insulating the trenched gate from the source region. A source contact disposed in a trench opened into the body region for contacting a body-contact dopant region and covering with a conductive metal layer such as a Ti/TiN layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd
    Inventors: Yongzhong Hu, Sung-Shan Tai
  • Patent number: 8013446
    Abstract: An interconnect structure is provided that has enhanced electromigration reliability without degrading circuit short yield, and improved technology extendibility. The inventive interconnect structure includes a dielectric material having a dielectric constant of about 3.0 or less. The dielectric material has at least one conductive material embedded therein. A nitrogen-containing noble metal cap is located predominately (i.e., essentially) on an upper surface of the at least one conductive region. The nitrogen-containing noble metal cap does not extend onto an upper surface of the dielectric material. In some embodiments, the nitrogen-containing noble metal cap is self-aligned to the embedded conductive material, while in other embodiments some portion of the nitrogen-containing noble metal cap extends onto an upper surface of a diffusion barrier that separates the at least one conductive material from the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Chao-Kun Hu
  • Publication number: 20110204521
    Abstract: A chip-scale semiconductor device package includes a die, an insulating substrate having a through hole, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and an insulating layer. The first metal layer is on a first surface of the insulating substrate and a first side of the through hole. The insulating layer is overlaid on a second surface of the insulating substrate and surrounds a second side of the through hole. The second metal is on the insulating layer and the second side of the through hole. The die is in the through hole and includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first metal layer, and the second electrode is electrically connected to the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LIANG CHIEH WU, CHENG YI WANG
  • Publication number: 20110198756
    Abstract: Vapor deposition precursors that can deposit conformal thin ruthenium films on substrates with a very high growth rate, low resistivity and low levels of carbon, oxygen and nitrogen impurities have been provided. The precursors described herein include a compound having the formula CMC?, wherein M comprises a metal or a metalloid; C comprises a substituted or unsubstituted acyclic alkene, cycloalkene or cycloalkene-like ring structure; and C? comprises a substituted or unsubstituted acyclic alkene, cycloalkene or cycloalkene-like ring structure; wherein at least one of C and C? further and individually is substituted with a ligand represented by the formula CH(X)R1, wherein X is a N, P, or S-substituted functional group or hydroxyl, and R1 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon. Methods of production of the vapor deposition precursors and the resulting films, and uses and end uses of the vapor deposition precursors and resulting films are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: ü Thenappan, Chien-Wei Li, David Nalewajek, Martin Cheney, Jingyu Lao, Eric Eisenbraun, Min Li, Nathaniel Berliner, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskela, kaupo Kukli, Linda Cheney
  • Publication number: 20110180928
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system includes: interconnection pads; a first device mounted below the interconnection pads; a bond wire, or a solder ball connecting the first device to the interconnection pads; a lead connected to the interconnection pad or to the first device; an encapsulation having a top surface encapsulating the first device; and a recess in the top surface of the encapsulation with the interconnection pads exposed therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Zigmund Ramirez Camacho, Henry Descalzo Bathan, Lionel Chien Hui Tay, Jairus Legaspi Pisigan
  • Publication number: 20110147924
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes an insulating layer, a wiring layer buried in the insulating layer, and a connection pad connected to the wiring layer via a via conductor provided in the insulating layer and in which at least a part is buried in an outer surface side of the insulating layer, wherein the connection pad includes a first metal layer (a first copper layer) arranged on the outer surface side, an intermediate metal layer (a nickel layer) arranged on a surface of an inner layer side of the first metal layer, and a second metal layer (a second copper layer) arranged on a surface of an inner layer side of the intermediate metal layer, and a hardness of the intermediate metal layer is higher than a hardness of the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro KANEKO, Kotaro KODANI
  • Patent number: 7956445
    Abstract: A method of packaging an integrated circuit, including providing a lead frame having lead fingers, where the lead frame has a gold layer thereon on a top surface and a bottom surface. An integrated circuit die is attached to the lead frame. The gold layer is substantially removed from portions of the top surface of the lead frame. The integrated circuit die is wire bonded to the lead fingers with a plurality of wire stitches subsequent to substantially removing the gold. The die is encapsulated in a mold compound to form a packaged integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Takahiko Kudoh, Muhammad Faisal Khan
  • Publication number: 20110079910
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and methods for forming dual metal interconnects are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin O'brien, Rohan Akolkar, Tejaswi Indukuri, Arnel M. Fajardo
  • Patent number: 7872328
    Abstract: A capacitor electrode includes a first surface and a second surface which are arranged opposite each other. The capacitor electrode contains an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom. The capacitor electrode includes a position A where the oxygen atom exhibits a largest concentration value, between the first surface and the second surface in a thickness direction. The nitrogen atom is present only in an area closer to the first surface than the position A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Takakazu Kiyomura
  • Patent number: 7872274
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain greater reduction in resistance between an n-electrode and an n-type layer made of a Group III nitride compound semiconductor. According to the present invention, the n-electrode is formed with a first electrode material made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of vanadium (V), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr) and tungsten (W), a second electrode material made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), silver (Ag) and copper (Cu), and a third electrode material made of at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Murai, Masanori Murakami, Yasuo Koide, Naoki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20100301485
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of stacked substrates. Each of the substrates includes a semiconductor substrate, a columnar conductor, and a ring-shaped insulator. The columnar conductor extends along a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The ring-shaped insulator includes an inorganic insulating layer mainly composed of a glass. The inorganic insulating layer fills a ring-shaped groove that is provided in the semiconductor substrate to surround the columnar conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Napra Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenobu SEKINE, Yurina SEKINE, Yoshiharu KUWANA, Ryuji KIMURA
  • Patent number: 7834461
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor device formed to a first surface of a semiconductor substrate, a blocking film provided in a first via-hole, the first via-hole formed with a concave shape to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first via line connected to an electrode of the semiconductor device in contact with the blocking film, a second via line formed inside a second via-hole, electrically connected with the first via line with the blocking film interposed therebetween and being apart of a wiring formed to a second surface, the second via-hole formed with a concave shape to the second surface opposing the first surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to reach the blocking film. The blocking film includes at least one kind of group 8 element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Asai, Tadachika Hidaka, Naoto Kurosawa, Hirokazu Oikawa, Takaki Niwa
  • Patent number: 7812425
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate, and a capacitor which is provided on the upper side of the semiconductor substrate and composed of a lower electrode, an upper electrode and a dielectric film, the dielectric film being placed in between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, the lower electrode including a noble metal film, and a plurality of conductive oxide films formed in an islands arrangement on the noble metal film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koji Yamakawa, Soichi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20100171221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and its manufacturing method including the steps of: forming a first semiconductor element layer having a first wiring over a substrate; forming a second semiconductor element layer having a second wiring and fixed to a first structure body having a first sheet-like fiber body, a first organic resin, and a first electrode; preparing a second structure body having a second sheet-like fiber body, a second organic resin which is not cured, and a second electrode; disposing the second structure body between the first and second semiconductor element layers so that the first wiring, the second electrode, and the second wiring are overlapped with each other over the substrate; and curing the second organic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Akihiro CHIDA