TSV structure and fabricating method of the same
A TSV structure includes a substrate. A through via penetrates the substrate. A copper layer fills the through via. A trench is embedded in the substrate and surrounds the copper layer, and a material layer fills the trench. The material layer includes W, Cr, Ir, Re, Zr, SiOC glass, hydrogen-containing silicon oxynitride, silicon oxide or spin-on glass.
1 . A through silicon via (TSV) structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a through via penetrating the substrate;
a copper layer filling in the through via;
a trench embedded in the substrate and surrounding the copper layer, wherein the trench is separated from the through via by a portion of the substrate, and the portion of the substrate is free of an epitaxial layer, and wherein a first direction is perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate, and along the first direction, a depth of the trench measured from the front surface of the substrate is 0.5 to 5% of a depth of the through via measured from the front surface of the substrate; and
a material layer filling in the trench, wherein the material layer comprises W, Cr, Ir, Re, Zr, SiOC glass, hydrogen-containing silicon oxynitride, silicon oxide or spin-on glass.
2 . The TSV structure of claim 1 , wherein the trench forms a pattern, the pattern comprises a closed circular ring, a closed hexagonal ring, a closed octagonal ring, a closed decagonal ring or a closed dodecagonal ring.
3 . The TSV structure of claim 1 , wherein a second direction is parallel to the front surface of the substrate, along the first direction, the depth of the trench is between 0.25 micrometers and 2 micrometers, and along the second direction, a width of the trench is between 0.05 micrometers and 2 micrometers.
4 . The TSV structure of claim 1 , wherein a second direction is parallel to the front surface of the substrate, and along the second direction, a shortest distance between the through via and the trench is between 0.5 micrometers and 2 micrometers.
5 . The TSV structure of claim 1 , further comprising a silicon oxide layer and a barrier disposed between the copper layer and the through via.
6 . The TSV structure of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the material layer, a top surface of the copper layer and a front surface of the substrate are aligned.
7 . The TSV structure of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the copper layer is aligned with a back surface of the substrate.
8 . A through silicon via (TSV) structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a through via penetrating the substrate;
a copper layer filling in the through via;
a plurality of holes embedded in the substrate, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged into a pattern and the pattern surrounds the copper layer, wherein each of the plurality of holes is separated from the through via by a portion of the substrate, and the portion of the substrate is free of an epitaxial layer, and wherein a first direction is perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate, and along the first direction, a depth of each of the plurality of holes measured from the front surface of the substrate is 0.5 to 5% of a depth of the through via measured from the front surface of the substrate; and
a plurality of material layers respectively filling in each of the plurality of holes, wherein each of the plurality of material layers comprises W, Cr, Ir, Re, Zr, SiOC glass, hydrogen-containing silicon oxynitride, silicon oxide or spin-on glass.
9 . The TSV structure of claim 8 , wherein the pattern comprises a closed circular ring, a closed hexagonal ring, a closed octagonal ring, a closed decagonal ring or a closed dodecagonal ring.
10 . The TSV structure of claim 8 , wherein a second direction is parallel to the front surface of the substrate, along the first direction, the depth of each of the plurality of holes is between 0.25 micrometers and 2 micrometers, and along the second direction, a diameter of each of the plurality of holes is between 0.05 micrometers and 2 micrometers.
11 . The TSV structure of claim 8 , a second direction is parallel to the front surface of the substrate, and along the second direction, a shortest distance between the through via and each of the plurality of holes is between 0.5 micrometers and 2 micrometers.
12 . The TSV structure of claim 8 , further comprising a silicon oxide layer and a barrier disposed between the copper layer and the through via.
13 . The TSV structure of claim 8 , wherein a top surface of the material layer, a top surface of the copper layer and a front surface of the substrate are aligned.
14 . The TSV structure of claim 8 , wherein a bottom surface of the copper layer is aligned with a back surface of the substrate.
15 . A fabricating method of a through silicon via (TSV) structure, comprising:
providing a substrate;
forming a trench embedded in the substrate;
forming a copper layer filling in the trench;
forming a plurality of holes embedded in the substrate, wherein the plurality of holes are arranged into a pattern and the pattern surrounds the copper layer;
forming a plurality of material layers respectively filling in each of the plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of the material layers are hydrogen-containing silicon oxynitride and the plurality of the material layers are formed by a flowable chemical vapor deposition; and
polishing a back surface of the substrate to expose the copper layer and to thin the trench, wherein the trench which is thinned becomes a through via, each of the plurality of holes is separated from the through via by a portion of the substrate, and the portion of the substrate is free of an epitaxial layer, and wherein a first direction is perpendicular to a front surface of the substrate, and along the first direction, a depth of each of the plurality of holes measured from the front surface of the substrate is 0.5 to 5% of a depth of the through via measured from the front surface of the substrate.
16 . The fabricating method of a TSV structure of claim 15 , wherein steps of the flowable chemical vapor deposition comprise:
depositing the plurality of the material layers by inputting precursors including trisilylamine (TSA), ammonia (NH 3 ) and oxygen at a temperature of 65° C.; and
solidifying the plurality of the material layers at 105° C.