IP Library Granted Patent US 12685057
Granted Patent B2
US 12685057 · App. 18/222,815 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Semiconductor device and method of forming thereof

Inventors: Qingyi Huang (Wuhan, CN); Lina Miao (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H10P52/00H10B41/27H10B43/27H10B80/00H10P50/73H10W78/00H10W90/00H10W90/20H10W90/732
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Patent No.
US 12685057
App. No.
18/222,815
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a preparation method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a body structure and an outer edge structure at a periphery of a bottom of the body structure. The body structure includes a top surface and a bottom surface arranged opposite to each other, and a side surface between the top surface and the outer edge structure. The side surface includes a first side surface connected with the outer edge structure, and a lateral distance of the first side surface relative to the outer edge structure gradually decreases along a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface.

Claims (76)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a body structure; and

an outer edge structure at a periphery of a bottom of the body structure,

wherein the body structure comprises a top surface and a bottom surface arranged opposite to each other, and a side surface between the top surface and the outer edge structure,

wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface connected with the outer edge structure,

wherein a lateral distance of the first side surface relative to the outer edge structure gradually decreases along a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface, and

wherein the outer edge structure comprises:

a first surface connected with the side surface; and

a second surface parallel to the first surface and coplanar with the bottom surface of the body structure,

wherein the first side surface is an inclined surface, and

wherein an angle between the inclined surface and the first surface is an obtuse angle.

2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the body structure comprises:

a carrier; and

a device structure on the carrier,

wherein the outer edge structure is at a side wall of the carrier, and a thickness of the outer edge structure is less than or equal to a thickness of the carrier.

3 . The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein an orthographic projection of the device structure on the carrier is within the carrier.

4 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first side surface comprises a curved surface.

5 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the side surface further comprises a second side surface connected with the first side surface, and

a lateral distance of the second side surface relative to the outer edge structure gradually decreases along the direction from the top surface to the bottom surface.

6 . The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the second side surface is an inclined surface or a curved surface.

7 . The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the second side surface and the first side surface are both inclined surfaces, and an inclination degree of the second side surface is the same as that of the first side surface.

8 . The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure bonded with each other,

the first semiconductor structure comprises the carrier and a circuit layer between the carrier and the second semiconductor structure, and

the circuit layer and the second semiconductor structure form the device structure.

9 . The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein:

the top surface of the body structure is a surface of the second semiconductor structure away from the first semiconductor structure, and

the bottom surface of the body structure is a surface of the carrier away from the circuit layer.

10 . The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the second semiconductor structure comprises a memory array connected with the circuit layer.

11 . A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a body structure and an outer edge structure at a periphery of a bottom of the body structure; and

sticking an adhesive tape on the body structure and the outer edge structure,

wherein the body structure comprises a top surface and a bottom surface arranged opposite to each other, and a side surface between the top surface and the outer edge structure,

wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface proximate to the outer edge structure,

wherein the first side surface comprises a curved surface, and

wherein a lateral distance of the first side surface relative to the outer edge structure gradually decreases along a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein, after sticking the adhesive tape on the body structure and the outer edge structure, the method further comprises:

grinding and thinning the bottom surface of the body structure and a side of the outer edge structure proximate to the bottom surface.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the forming the body structure and the outer edge structure at the periphery of the bottom of the body structure comprises:

providing a carrier and the outer edge structure at a side wall of the carrier;

forming a device structure on the carrier, the carrier and the device structure forming the body structure; and

trimming an edge of the body structure to form the side surface.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the forming the device structure on the carrier comprises:

forming a circuit layer on the carrier to form a first semiconductor structure comprising the carrier and the circuit layer; and

providing a second semiconductor structure and bonding the second semiconductor structure with the circuit layer of the first semiconductor structure.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the second semiconductor structure comprises a memory array and a common source layer connected with the memory array,

a surface of the common source layer away from the first semiconductor structure is the top surface of the body structure, and

the method further comprises:

forming a photoresist layer on the top surface and the side surface of the body structure;

performing a photolithography process on the photoresist layer using a mask to form a patterned photoresist layer; and

forming a leading-out contact on the top surface using the patterned photoresist layer.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the semiconductor device comprises a plurality of cutting lanes, and

the method further comprises:

cutting the semiconductor device into a plurality of memory dies along the plurality of cutting lanes.

17 . A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a carrier and an outer edge structure at a side wall of the carrier;

forming a device structure on the carrier, the carrier and the device structure forming a body structure;

trimming an edge of the body structure to form a side surface; and

sticking an adhesive tape on the body structure and the outer edge structure,

wherein the body structure comprises a top surface and a bottom surface arranged opposite to each other,

wherein the side surface is positioned between the top surface and the outer edge structure,

wherein the side surface comprises a first side surface proximate to the outer edge structure, and

wherein a lateral distance of the first side surface relative to the outer edge structure gradually decreases along a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the forming the device structure on the carrier comprises:

forming a circuit layer on the carrier to form a first semiconductor structure comprising the carrier and the circuit layer; and

providing a second semiconductor structure and bonding the second semiconductor structure with the circuit layer of the first semiconductor structure.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein:

the second semiconductor structure comprises a memory array and a common source layer connected with the memory array,

a surface of the common source layer away from the first semiconductor structure is the top surface of the body structure, and

the method further comprises:

forming a photoresist layer on the top surface and the side surface of the body structure;

performing a photolithography process on the photoresist layer using a mask to form a patterned photoresist layer; and

forming a leading-out contact on the top surface using the patterned photoresist layer.