Three-dimensional Integrated Circuits Stacked In Different Levels (epo) Patents (Class 257/E21.614)
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Patent number: 8227296Abstract: A stacked semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor element bonded on a circuit base. The first semiconductor element is electrically connected to a connection part of the circuit base via a first bonding wire. A second semiconductor element is bonded on the first semiconductor element via a second adhesive layer with a thickness of 50 ?m or more. The second adhesive layer is formed of an insulating resin layer whose glass transition temperature is 135° C. or higher and whose coefficient of linear expansion at a temperature equal to or lower than the glass transition temperature is 100 ppm or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Atsushi Yoshimura, Hideko Mukaida
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Publication number: 20120181580Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a stacked structure, a dielectric element, a conductive line, and conductive islands. The stacked structure is formed on the substrate. The stacked structure includes conductive strips and insulating strips stacked alternately. The conductive strips are separated from each other by the insulating strips. The dielectric element is formed on the stacked structure. The conductive line is formed on the dielectric element. The conductive line is extended in a direction perpendicular to a direction which the stacked structure is extended in. The conductive islands are formed on the dielectric element. The conductive islands on the opposite sidewalls of the single stacked structure are separated from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hang-Ting Lue, Shih-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 8222122Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a nonvolatile memory device. The method may include alternatingly stacking n number of dielectric layers and n number of conductive layers on a substrate, forming a non-photosensitive pattern on the alternatingly stacked dielectric layers and conductive layers, etching the i-th conductive layer and i-th dielectric (2?i?n, i is a natural number indicating a stacking order of the conductive layers and the dielectric layers) by using the non-photosensitive pattern as an etch mask, laterally etching a sidewall of the non-photosensitive pattern and etching the i-th conductive layer, (i?1)-th conductive layer, i-th dielectric layer and (i?1)-th dielectric layer by using the etched non-photosensitive pattern as an etch mask.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungmok Shin, Soodoo Chae, JinGyun Kim
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Patent number: 8216934Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that forms a three-dimensional semiconductor device having semiconductor devices stacked on one another. In this semiconductor device, a hole is formed in a silicon semiconductor substrate that has an integrated circuit unit and an electrode pad formed on a principal surface on the outer side. The hole is formed by etching, with the electrode pad serving as an etching stopper layer. An embedded electrode is formed in the hole. This embedded electrode serves to electrically lead the electrode pad to the principal surface on the bottom side of the silicon semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Eiji Yoshida, Takao Ohno, Yoshito Akutagawa, Koji Sawahata, Masataka Mizukoshi, Takao Nishimura, Akira Takashima, Mitsuhisa Watanabe
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Patent number: 8203884Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked structural unit including electrode films alternately stacked with inter-electrode insulating films; a first and second semiconductor pillars piercing the stacked structural unit; a connection portion semiconductor layer to electrically connect the first and second semiconductor pillars; a connection portion conductive layer opposing the connection portion semiconductor layer; a memory layer, an inner insulating film, and an outer insulating film provided between the first and second semiconductor layers and the electrode films and between the connection portion semiconductor layer and the connection portion conductive layer. At least a portion of a face of the connection portion conductive layer opposing the outer insulating film is a curved surface having a recessed configuration on a side of the outer insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masaru Kito, Ryota Katsumata, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Masaru Kidoh, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Yosuke Komori, Megumi Ishiduki, Tomoko Fujiwara, Hideaki Aochi
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Patent number: 8202763Abstract: A method for fabricating a device, a semiconductor chip package, and a semiconductor chip assembly is disclosed. One embodiment includes applying at least one semiconductor chip on a first form element. At least one element is applied on a second form element. A material is applied on the at least one semiconductor chip and on the at least one element.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Thorsten Meyer, Markus Brunnbauer, Jens Pohl
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Publication number: 20120146241Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a base substrate having a component side; mounting a base device having a base circuit connector directly on the component side; attaching conformal interconnects, having the same pre-deformation height from the component side, directly on the component side and offset from the base device; and attaching a stack substrate having stack interconnects directly on the conformal interconnects, portions of the stack interconnects covered by the conformal interconnects having different deformation heights from the component side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Rui Huang, Seng Guan Chow, Heap Hoe Kuan
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Patent number: 8193571Abstract: A stacked body is formed on a silicon substrate by stacking a plurality of insulating films and a plurality of electrode films alternately and through-holes are formed to extend in the stacking direction. Next, gaps are formed between the electrode films using etching the insulating films via the through-holes. Charge storage layers are formed along side faces of the through-holes and inner faces of the gaps, and silicon pillars are filled into the through-holes. Thereby, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ryota Katsumata, Masaru Kito, Yoshiaki Fukuzumi, Masaru Kidoh, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Megumi Ishiduki, Yosuke Komori, Hideaki Aochi, Yasuyuki Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20120129301Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including, providing a first monocrystalline layer including semiconductor regions, overlaying the first monocrystalline layer with an isolation layer, transferring a second monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions to overlay the isolation layer, wherein the first monocrystalline layer and the second monocrystalline layer are formed from substantially different crystal materials; and subsequently etching the second monocrystalline layer as part of forming at least one transistor in the second monocrystalline layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: MonolithIC 3D Inc.Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, Ze'ev Wurman, Paul Lim
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Patent number: 8183630Abstract: A microelectronic device including: a substrate surmounted by a stack of layers, at least one first transistor situated at a given level of said stack, at least one second transistor situated at a second level of said stack, above said given level, the first transistor including a gate electrode situated opposite a channel zone of the second transistor, the first transistor and the second transistor being separated by an insulating zone, and said insulating zone being constituted of several different dielectric materials include a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Perrine Batude, Laurent Clavelier, Marie-Anne Jaud, Olivier Thomas, Maud Vinet
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Publication number: 20120104590Abstract: A semiconductor device has a plurality of bumps formed over a carrier. A semiconductor die is mounted to the carrier between the bumps. A penetrable film encapsulant layer having a base layer, first adhesive layer, and second adhesive layer is placed over the semiconductor die and bumps. The penetrable film encapsulant layer is pressed over the semiconductor die and bumps to embed the semiconductor die and bumps within the first and second adhesive layers. The first adhesive layer and second adhesive layer are separated to remove the base layer and first adhesive layer and leave the second adhesive layer around the semiconductor die and bumps. The bumps are exposed from the second adhesive layer. The carrier is removed. An interconnect structure is formed over the semiconductor die and second adhesive layer. A conductive layer is formed over the second adhesive layer electrically connected to the bumps.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: STATS CHIPPAC, LTD.Inventors: Byung Tai Do, Reza A. Pagaila, Linda Pei Ee Chua
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Patent number: 8169819Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor storage device which is capable of further reducing a size of a memory cell, and increasing a storage capacity. Plural memory cells each including a transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a variable resistive device having a resistance value changed by voltage supply and connected between source and drain terminals of the transistor are arranged longitudinally and in an array to configure a three-dimensional memory cell array. A memory cell structure has a double channel structure in which an inside of a switching transistor is filled with a variable resistance element, particularly, a phase change material. The switching transistor is turned off by application of a voltage to increase a channel resistance so that a current flows in the internal phase change material to operate the memory.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akio Shima, Yoshitaka Sasago, Masaharu Kinoshita, Toshiyuki Mine, Norikatsu Takaura, Takahiro Morikawa, Kenzo Kurotsuchi, Satoru Hanzawa
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Patent number: 8168985Abstract: A semiconductor module having one or more silicon carbide diode elements mounted on a switching element is provided in which the temperature rise is reduced by properly disposing each of the diode elements on the switching element, to thereby provide a thermal dissipation path for the respective diode elements. The respective diode elements are arranged on a non-central portion of the switching element, to facilitate dissipation of the heat produced by each of the diode elements, whereby the temperature rise in the semiconductor module is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Arai, Gourab Majumdar
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Patent number: 8168530Abstract: A one transistor DRAM device includes: a substrate with an insulating layer, a first semiconductor layer provided on the insulating layer and including a first source region and a first region which are in contact with the insulating layer and a first floating body between the first source region and the first drain region, a first gate pattern to cover the first floating body, a first interlayer dielectric to cover the first gate pattern, a second semiconductor layer provided on the first interlayer dielectric and including a second source region and a second drain region which are in contact with the first interlayer dielectric and a second floating body between the second source region and the second drain region, and a second gate pattern to cover the second floating body.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Hun Jeong, Ki-Nam Kim, Soon-Moon Jung, Jae-Hoon Jang
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Patent number: 8153472Abstract: An embedded chip package process is disclosed. A first substrate having a first patterned circuit layer is provided. A second substrate having a second patterned circuit layer is provided. A dielectric material layer is formed to cover the first patterned circuit layer. A compression process is performed to cover the second substrate over the dielectric material layer and the second patterned circuit layer is embed into the dielectric material layer. A curing process is performed to cure the dielectric material layer after the step of performing the compression process. At least a conductive plug through the dielectric material layer is formed to electrically connect the first patterned circuit layer to the second patterned circuit layer after the step of performing the curing process. The first substrate, the second substrate and a portion of the at least a conductive plug are removed after the step of forming the conductive through hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.Inventor: David C. H. Cheng
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Patent number: 8154004Abstract: This invention relates to MRAM technology and new variations on MRAM array architecture to incorporate certain advantages from both cross-point and 1T-1MTJ architectures. The fast read-time and higher signal-to-noise ratio of the 1T-1MTJ architecture and the higher packing density of the cross-point architecture are both exploited by combining certain characteristics of these layouts. A single access transistor 16 is used to read the multiple MRAM cells in a segment of a column, which can be stacked vertically above one another in a plurality of MRAM array layers arranged in a “Z” axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mirmajid Seyyedy, Glen Hush
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Patent number: 8143645Abstract: Each of first base regions of sequentially layered first IGBT and second IGBT has a peripheral section in the vicinity of the side face of the semiconductor substrate. Each of the IGBTs includes a P-type peripheral base region that is adjacent to the peripheral section of the first base region of the N-type to form a diode and a diode electrode that is formed on an upper face of the peripheral section of the first base region, thereby electrically connecting the diode electrode and a collector electrode of each of the IGBTs. When the semiconductor device is ON, current flows at the center side of the semiconductor substrate separated from the side face. When current in a reverse direction is generated when the semiconductor device is OFF, current in a reverse direction flows in the vicinity of the side face of the semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Katsuyuki Torii
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Publication number: 20120070944Abstract: Provided are methods of manufacturing a three dimensional semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate including a cell array region and a peripheral circuit region, forming a peripheral structure on the peripheral circuit region, forming a cell structure being thicker than the peripheral structure in the cell array region, forming an interlayer dielectric to cover the peripheral structure and the cell structure, forming a polishing stop layer on the interlayer dielectric, and planarizing the interlayer dielectric using the polishing stop layer as a planarization stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Hyu-Jung Kim, Sang-Yong Park, JongHeun Lim, Kyunghyun Kim, ChangSup Mun
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Patent number: 8129845Abstract: A semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of semiconductor die. Contact pads are formed on an active area of the semiconductor die and non-active area of the semiconductor wafer between the semiconductor die. Solder bumps are formed on the contact pads in both the active area of the semiconductor die and non-active area of the semiconductor wafer between the semiconductor die. The I/O terminal count of the semiconductor die is increased by forming solder bumps in the non-active area of the wafer. An encapsulant is formed over the solder bumps. The encapsulant provides structural support for the solder bumps formed in the non-active area of the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer undergoes grinding after forming the encapsulant to expose the solder bumps. The semiconductor wafer is singulated to separate the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die is mounted to a package substrate with solder paste or socket.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.Inventors: TaeHoan Jang, JaeHun Ku, XuSheng Bao
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Patent number: 8114757Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising providing a base wafer comprising a semiconductor substrate; preparing a first monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions; performing a first layer transfer of the first monocrystalline layer on top of the semiconductor substrate; preparing a second monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions; performing a second layer transfer of the second monocrystalline layer on top of the first monocrystalline layer; and etching portions of the first monocrystalline layer and portions of the second monocrystalline layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: MonolithIC 3D Inc.Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar
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Patent number: 8110834Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes a vertical channel pattern on the substrate, a plurality of cell gate patterns and a select gate pattern stacked on the substrate along the sidewall of the vertical channel pattern, a charge storage pattern between the vertical channel pattern and the cell gate pattern and a select gate pattern between the vertical channel pattern and the select gate pattern. The select gate pattern has a different work function from the cell gate pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jinho Kim, Sunghoi Hur, Hansoo Kim, Younggoan Jang, Sunil Shim
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Patent number: 8101996Abstract: A three-dimensional semiconductor device structure includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device bonded together using a patterned conductive layer according to an embodiment of the invention. The first semiconductor device includes a first plurality of terminals on its front side, and the second semiconductor device includes a second plurality of terminals on its front side. The patterned conductive layer includes a plurality of conductive regions. Each of the conductive regions is bonded to a conductor coupled to one of the first plurality of terminals and bonded to another conductor coupled to one of the second plurality of terminals, providing electrical coupling between the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device. In a specific embodiment, each terminal of the first semiconductor device is bonded to a corresponding terminal of the second semiconductor device, providing a parallel combination of the first and the second semiconductor devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Qi Wang
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Publication number: 20110316141Abstract: A layered chip package includes a main body, and wiring disposed on a side surface of the main body. The main body includes: a main part including a plurality of layer portions stacked; a plurality of first terminals disposed on the top surface of the main part and connected to the wiring; and a plurality of second terminals disposed on the bottom surface of the main part and connected to the wiring. The plurality of layer portions include a first-type layer portion and a second-type layer portion. The first-type layer portion includes a conforming semiconductor chip, and a plurality of first-type electrodes that are connected to the semiconductor chip and the wiring. The second-type layer portion includes a defective semiconductor chip, and a plurality of second-type electrodes that are connected to the wiring and not to the semiconductor chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicants: SAE MAGNETICS(H.K) LTD., HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Hiroshi Ikejima, Atsushi Iijima
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Patent number: 8080471Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved memory device, and related methods of manufacturing, wherein the area occupied by a conventional landing pad is significantly reduced to around 50% to 10% of the area occupied by conventional landing pads. This is accomplished by removing the landing pad from the cell structure, and instead forming a conductive via structure that provides the electrical connection from the memory stack or device in the structure to an under-metal layer. By forming only this via structure, rather than separate vias formed on either side of a landing pad, the overall width occupied by the connective via structure from the memory stack to an under-metal layer is substantially reduced, and thus the via structure and under-metal layer may be formed closer to the memory stack (or conductors associated with the stack) so as to reduce the overall width of the cell structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jhon Jhy Liaw, Yu-Jen Wang, Chia-Shiung Tsai
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Patent number: 8076198Abstract: A method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory device with a three-dimensional structure includes alternately stacking first and second material layers in two or more layers on a semiconductor substrate, forming trenches penetrating the stacked first and second material layers by performing a first etching process, and removing the second material layers exposed in the trenches by performing a second etching process. The first and second material layers are formed of materials that have the same main component but have different impurity contents, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyosan Lee, Boun Yoon, Kuntack Lee, Donghyun Kim, Daehyuk Kang, Imsoo Park, Youngok Kim, Young-Hoo Kim, Sang Won Bae
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Patent number: 8072082Abstract: A pre-encapsulated cavity interposer, a pre-encapsulated frame, for a semiconductor device.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Tay Wuu Yean, Wang Ai-Chie
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Patent number: 8054673Abstract: A memory unit including a first transistor spanning a first transistor region in a first layer of the memory unit; a second transistor spanning a second transistor region in a second layer of the memory unit; a first resistive sense memory (RSM) cell spanning a first memory region in a third layer of the memory unit; and a second RSM cell spanning a second memory region in the third layer of the memory unit, wherein the first transistor is electrically coupled to the first RSM cell, and the second transistor is electrically coupled to the second RSM cell, wherein the second layer is between the first and third layers, wherein the first and second transistor have an transistor overlap region, and wherein the first memory region and the second memory region do not extend beyond the first transistor region and the second transistor region.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Xuguang Wang, Yong Lu, Hai Li, Hongyue Liu
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Patent number: 8048727Abstract: An SRAM device includes a substrate having at least one cell active region in a cell array region and a plurality of peripheral active regions in a peripheral circuit region, a plurality of stacked cell gate patterns in the cell array region, and a plurality of peripheral gate patterns disposed on the peripheral active regions in the peripheral circuit region. Metal silicide layers are disposed on at least one portion of the peripheral gate patterns and on the semiconductor substrate near the peripheral gate patterns, and buried layer patterns are disposed on the peripheral gate patterns and on at least a portion of the metal silicide layers and the portions of the semiconductor substrate near the peripheral gate patterns. An etch stop layer and a protective interlayer-insulating layer are disposed around the peripheral gate patterns and on the cell array region. Methods of forming an SRAM device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Hoon Jang, Soon-Moon Jung, Young-Seop Rah, Han-Byung Park
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Patent number: 8044497Abstract: The formation of electronic assemblies is described. One embodiment includes first and second semiconductor die structures each including a front side and a backside, the front side including an active region and the backside including metal regions and non-metal regions thereon. The first and second semiconductor die structures include a plurality of vias, the vias forming electrical connections between the active region and the backside metal regions. The first and second semiconductor die structures are stacked together with at least one of the metal regions on the backside of the first semiconductor die structure in direct contact with at least one of the metal regions on the back side of the second semiconductor die structure. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Bok Eng Cheah, Shanggar Periaman, Kooi Chi Ooi, Yen Hsiang Chew
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Publication number: 20110248396Abstract: A first set of semiconductor substrates includes semiconductor chips having bonding pads arranged in a primary pattern. A second set of semiconductor substrates includes semiconductor chips having bonding pads arranged in a mirror-image pattern. A first semiconductor substrate from the first set is bonded to a second semiconductor substrate from the second set such that each bonding pads is bonded to a mirror-image bonding pad. Additional substrates are bonded sequentially such that the bonded structure includes an even number of semiconductor substrates of which one half have bonding pads of the primary pattern and are bonded to the side of the first semiconductor substrate, while the other half have bonding pads of the mirror-image pattern and are bonded to the side of the second semiconductor substrate. The mirror-image patterns of the bonding pads enable maximal cancellation of wafer bow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Fei Liu, Albert M. Young, Roy R. Yu
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Patent number: 8026608Abstract: An electronic package includes a first layer having a first surface, the first layer includes a first device having a first electrical node, and a first contact pad in electrical communication with the first electrical node and positioned within the first surface. The package includes a second layer having a second surface and a third surface, the second layer includes a first conductor positioned within the second surface and a second contact pad positioned within the third surface and in electrical communication with the first conductor. A first anisotropic conducting paste (ACP) is positioned between the first contact pad and the first conductor to electrically connect the first contact pad to the first conductor such that an electrical signal may pass therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Sabatini, Christopher James Kapusta, Glenn Forman
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Semiconductor device including a plurality of chips and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
Patent number: 8018008Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a first conductivity type channel power MOSFET. The second chip includes a second conductivity type channel power MOSFET. The first chip and the second chip are integrated in such a manner that a second-surface drain electrode of the first chip and a second-surface drain electrode of the second chip face to each other and are electrically coupled with each other through a conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Shoji Ozoe -
Publication number: 20110215457Abstract: In a stack of chips which each include active circuit regions, a plurality of through-silicon via (TSV) structures are formed for thermally conducting heat from the multi-chip stack by patterning, etching and filling with thermally conductive material a plurality of TSV openings in the multi-chip stack, including a first larger TSV opening that extends through substantially the entirety of the multi-chip stack without penetrating any active circuit region, and a second smaller TSV opening that extends down to but not through an active circuit region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventor: Changyok Park
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Patent number: 8013342Abstract: A double-sided integrated circuit chips, methods of fabricating the double-sided integrated circuit chips and design structures for double-sided integrated circuit chips. The method includes removing the backside silicon from two silicon-on-insulator wafers having devices fabricated therein and bonding them back to back utilizing the buried oxide layers. Contacts are then formed in the upper wafer to devices in the lower wafer and wiring levels are formed on the upper wafer. The lower wafer may include wiring levels. The lower wafer may include landing pads for the contacts. Contacts to the silicon layer of the lower wafer may be silicided.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kerry Bernstein, Timothy Joseph Dalton, Jeffrey Peter Gambino, Mark David Jaffe, Paul David Kartschoke, Stephen Ellinwood Luce, Anthony Kendall Stamper
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Patent number: 8008667Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer and a first semiconductor element located in the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a second semiconductor layer of a transparent semiconductor material. The second semiconductor layer is disposed on the first semiconductor layer covering the first semiconductor element. The semiconductor device also includes a second semiconductor element located in the second semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a wire extending within the second semiconductor layer and electrically connecting the first and second semiconductor elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hidetoshi Koyama, Yoshitaka Kamo
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Publication number: 20110204504Abstract: Mitigating electrostatic discharge damage when fabricating a 3-D integrated circuit package, wherein in one embodiment when a second tier die is placed in contact with a first tier die, conductive bumps near the perimeter of the second tier die that are electrically coupled to the substrate of the second tier die make contact with corresponding conductive bumps on the first tier die that are electrically coupled to the substrate of first tier die before other signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps on the second tier and first tier dice make electrical contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Brian Matthew Henderson, Arvind Chandrasekaran
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Patent number: 7994620Abstract: A stacked semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor element bonded on a circuit base. The first semiconductor element is electrically connected to a connection part of the circuit base via a first bonding wire. A second semiconductor element is bonded on the first semiconductor element via a second adhesive layer with a thickness of 50 ?m or more. The second adhesive layer is formed of an insulating resin layer whose glass transition temperature is 135° C. or higher and whose coefficient of linear expansion at a temperature equal to or lower than the glass transition temperature is 100 ppm or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Atsushi Yoshimura, Hideko Mukaida
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Publication number: 20110175215Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional (3D) chip is provided in which a second chip is present embedded within a first chip. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a first chip including first electrical devices and forming a recess extending from a surface of the first chip. A second chip is formed having second electrical devices. The second chip is then encapsulated within the recess of the first chip. Interconnects are then formed through the first chip into electrical communication with at least one of the second devices on the second chip. A three-dimensional (3D) chip is also provided in which a second chip is embedded within a first chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mukta G. Farooq, Kangguo Cheng, Louis Lu-Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 7973314Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor layer including a first circuit, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and having a second circuit, and a via extending through portions of the first and second semiconductor layers and by which the first and second circuits are electrically connected. One of the circuits is a logic circuit and the other of the circuits is a memory circuit. The semiconductor device is manufactured by fabricating transistors of the logic and memory circuits on respective substrates, stacking the substrates, and electrically connecting the logic and memory circuits with a via.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Jin Yang, Jeong-Uk Han, Yong-Tae Kim, Yong-Suk Choi, Hyok-Ki Kwon
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Patent number: 7960844Abstract: Disclosed are a flash memory device and method of operation. The flash memory device includes a bottom memory cell array and a top memory cell array disposed over the bottom memory cell array. The bottom memory cell array includes a bottom semiconductor layer, a bottom well, and a plurality of bottom memory cell units. The top memory cell array includes a top semiconductor layer, a top well, and a plurality of top memory cell units. A well bias line is disposed over the top memory cell array and includes a bottom well bias line and a top well bias line, The bottom well bias line is electrically connected to the bottom well, and the top well bias line is electrically connected to the top well.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Chul Jang, Han-Soo Kim, Jae-Hun Jeong, Soon-Moon Jung
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Patent number: 7943421Abstract: A method of forming integrated circuits includes laminating a patterned film including an opening onto a wafer, wherein a bottom die in the wafer is exposed through the opening. A top die is placed into the opening. The top die fits into the opening with substantially no gap between the patterned film and the top die. The top die is then bonded onto the bottom die, followed by curing the patterned film.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Weng-Jin Wu, Hung-Jung Tu, Ku-Feng Yang, Jung-Chih Hu, Wen-Chih Chiou
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Publication number: 20110108971Abstract: A laminate electronic device comprises a first semiconductor chip, the first semiconductor chip defining a first main face and a second main face opposite to the first main face, and having at least one electrode pad on the first main face. The laminate electronic device further comprises a carrier having a first structured metal layer arranged at a first main surface of the carrier. The first structured metal layer is bonded to the electrode pad via a first bond layer of a conductive material, wherein the first bond layer has a thickness of less than 10 ?m. A first insulating layer overlies the first main surface of the carrier and the first semiconductor chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Henrik Ewe, Joachim Mahler, Anton Prueckl, Ivan Nikitin
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Publication number: 20110109381Abstract: An integrated circuit die stack including a first integrated circuit die mounted upon a substrate, the first die including pass-through vias (‘PTVs’) composed of conductive pathways through the first die with no connection to any circuitry on the first die; and a second integrated circuit die, identical to the first die, rotated with respect to the first die and mounted upon the first die, with the PTVs in the first die connecting signal lines from the substrate through the first die to through silicon vias (TSVs') in the second die composed of conductive pathways through the second die connected to electronic circuitry on the second die; with the TSVs and PTVs disposed upon each identical die so that the positions of the TSVs and PTVs on each identical die are rotationally symmetrical with respect to the TSVs and PTVs on the other identical die.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jimmy G. Foster, SR., Kyu-Hyoun Kim
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Patent number: 7939369Abstract: A method of making 3D integrated circuits and a 3D integrated circuit structure. There is a first semiconductor structure joined to a second semiconductor structure. Each semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor wafer, a front end of the line (FEOL) wiring on the semiconductor wafer, a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring on the FEOL wiring, an insulator layer on the BEOL wiring and a metallic layer on the insulator layer. The first semiconductor structure is aligned with the second semiconductor structure such that the metallic layers of each of the semiconductor structures face each other. The metallic layers of each of the semiconductor structures are in contact with and bonded to each other by a metal to metal bond wherein the bonded metallic layers form an electrically isolated layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mukta G. Farooq, Subramanian S. Iyer
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Patent number: 7939386Abstract: The present invention relates to an image sensor applied with a device isolation technique for reducing dark signals and a fabrication method thereof. The image sensor includes: a logic unit; and a light collection unit in which a plurality of photodiodes is formed, wherein the photodiodes are isolated from each other by a field ion-implantation region formed under a surface of a substrate and an insulation layer formed on the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Crosstek Capital, LLCInventors: Jae-Young Rim, Ho-Soon Ko
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Patent number: 7939863Abstract: Analog ICs frequently include circuits which operate over a wide current range. At low currents, low noise is important, while IC space efficiency is important at high currents. A vertically integrated transistor made of a JFET in parallel with an MOS transistor, sharing source and drain diffused regions, and with independent gate control, is disclosed. N-channel and p-channel versions may be integrated into common analog IC flows with no extra process steps, on either monolithic substrates or SOI wafers. pinchoff voltage in the JFET is controlled by photolithographically defined spacing of the gate well regions, and hence exhibits low variability.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Pinghai Hao, Marie Denison
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Publication number: 20110092030Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first mono-crystallized layer including first transistors, and a first metal layer forming at least a portion of connections between the first transistors; and a second layer including second transistors, the second transistors including mono-crystalline material, the second layer overlying the first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer includes aluminum or copper, and wherein the second layer is less than one micron in thickness and includes logic cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: NuPGA CorporationInventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, J. L. de Jong, Deepak C. Sekar, Paul Lim
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Patent number: 7928549Abstract: Integrated circuits with multi-dimensional pad structures are provided. An exemplary embodiment of an integrated circuit device with multi-dimensional pad structures comprises an integrated circuit (IC) stack structure comprising a plurality of device layers, wherein one of the devices comprise a first pad exposed by an edge surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hai-Ching Chen, Harold C. H. Hsiung, Henry Lo
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Patent number: 7923273Abstract: An optoelectronics chip-to-chip interconnects system is provided, including at least one packaged chip to be connected on the printed-circuit-board with at least one other packaged chip, optical-electrical (O-E) conversion mean, waveguide-board, and (PCB). Single to multiple chips interconnects can be interconnected provided using the technique disclosed in this invention. The packaged chip includes semiconductor die and its package based on the ball-grid array or chip-scale-package. The O-E board includes the optoelectronics components and multiple electrical contacts on both sides of the O-E substrate. The waveguide board includes the electrical conductor transferring the signal from O-E board to PCB and the flex optical waveguide easily stackable onto the PCB to guide optical signal from one chip-to-other chip. Alternatively, the electrode can be directly connected to the PCB instead of including in the waveguide board. The chip-to-chip interconnections system is pin-free and compatible with the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Banpil Photonics, Inc.Inventor: Achyut Kumar Dutta
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Patent number: RE43536Abstract: Layers suitable for stacking in three dimensional, multilayer modules are formed by interconnecting a ball grid array electronic package to an interposer layer which routes electronic signals to an access plane. The layers are underfilled and may be bonded together to form a stack of layers. The leads on the access plane are interconnected among layers to form a high-density electronic package.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Aprolase Development Co., LLCInventor: Floyd Eide