IP Library Granted Patent US 8,373,230
Granted Patent B1
US 8,373,230 · App. 12/904,114 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Method for fabrication of a semiconductor device and structure

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Patent No.
US 8,373,230
App. No.
12/904,114
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for fabricating a semiconductor device, includes implanting one or more regions on a semiconductor wafer; performing a layer transfer onto a carrier; and transferring from said carrier to a target wafer.

Claims (43)

1. An Integrated Circuit device, comprising:

a first layer of single crystal including a plurality of first transistors;

at least one metal layer providing interconnection between said first transistors, a second layer of less than 2 micron thin single crystal having a plurality of second transistors, and

a plurality of through-layer-vias (TLV) conducting power to said plurality of second transistors;

wherein said plurality of through-layer-vias comprise a thermal conducting path to a heat sink.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said device is part of a mobile system.

3. A device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said second transistors is a horizontally oriented transistor and wherein said metal layer comprises aluminum or copper.

4. A device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said second transistors comprises a high-K-Metal gate (HKMG) formed using a gate last process.

5. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said second layer is constructed by an ion-cut layer transfer process.

6. A device according to claim 1 wherein said thermal conducting path comprises an electrically non-conducting path.

7. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said thermal conducting path comprises a heat spreader layer.

8. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said thermal conducting path has a thermal conductivity of at least 400 W/m-K.

9. An Integrated Circuit device, comprising:

a first layer of single crystal including a plurality of first transistors;

a plurality of metal layers providing interconnection between said first transistors, wherein said metal layers comprises copper or aluminum;

a second layer of less than 2 micron thin single crystal including a plurality of second transistors overlaying said metal layers, and

a thermal conducting path from said second layer to a heat sink wherein said thermal conducting path has a thermal conductivity of at least 400 W/m-K.

10. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 9 , wherein said second transistors comprises a horizontally oriented transistor.

11. A device according to claim 9 wherein said device is part of a mobile system.

12. A device according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of said second transistors is defined by etching.

13. A device according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of said second transistors is a high-K-Metal gate (HKMG) transistor.

14. A device according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of said second transistors is formed by a gate replacement process.

15. A device according to claim 9 , wherein said second layer is constructed by an ion-cut layer transfer process.

16. A device according to claim 9 wherein said thermal conducting path comprises an electrically non-conducting path.

17. A device according to claim 9 wherein said thermal conducting path comprises a power conduction path to at least one of said second transistors.

18. A device according to claim 9 , wherein said thermal conducting path comprises a heat spreader layer.

19. An Integrated Circuit device, comprising:

a first layer of single crystal comprising a plurality of first transistors;

a plurality of metal layers providing interconnection between said first transistors,

wherein said metal layers comprise copper or aluminum;

a second layer of single crystal comprising a plurality of second transistors,

wherein said second layer is less than 2 microns thick;

a layer of heat spreader in between said first layer and said second layer of single crystal; and

a thermal conducting path from said second layer to a heat sink.

20. A device according to claim 19 , wherein at least one of said second transistors has a side gate.

21. A device according to claim 19 wherein said device is part of a mobile system.

22. A device according to claim 19 , wherein said second layer is constructed by an ion-cut layer transfer process.

23. A device according to claim 19 , wherein said thermal conducting path has a thermal conductivity of at least 400 W/m-K.

24. A device according to claim 19 wherein said thermal conducting path comprises an electrically non-conducting path.

25. A device according to claim 19 further comprising a thermal conducting path from said second layer to said heat spreader.

26. A device according to claim 25 , wherein said thermal conducting path has a thermal conductivity of at least 400 W/m-K.

27. A device according to claim 25 , wherein said thermal conducting path comprises a power conduction path to at least one of said second transistors.

28. A device according to claim 25 wherein said thermal conducting path comprises an electrically non-conducting path.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2013
From: OR-BACH, ZVI
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
Reel/Frame 029682/0831 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2011
From: CRONQUIST, BRIAN; BEINGLASS, ISRAEL; DEJONG, JAN LODEWIJK; SEKAR, DEEPAK C.; WURMAN, ZE'EV; LIM, PAUL
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
Reel/Frame 026024/0842 →