IP Library Granted Patent US 8,669,178
Granted Patent B2
US 8,669,178 · App. 13/625,141 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Semiconductor device, circuit substrate, and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,669,178
App. No.
13/625,141
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device has a through electrode formed in a through hole which penetrates a Si substrate from one surface to the other surface of the Si substrate, wherein a rectangular electrode pad is provided on the other surface with an insulation film laid between the electrode pad and the other surface, an opening of the through hole on the one surface side is circular, an opening of the through hole on the other surface side is rectangular, and the area of the opening on the other surface side is made smaller than the area of the opening on the one surface side.

Claims (53)

1. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a through hole in a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface by penetrating the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface, wherein

the through hole has a first opening at the first surface and a second opening at the second surface;

the second opening has a rectangular shape,

a cross-sectional area of the through hole decreases toward a position nearer the second opening from a middle section of the through hole to the second opening, and

the cross-section area of the through hole adjacent to the second opening is smaller than the other cross-section areas of the through hole.

2. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the through hole has a truncated pyramid-shaped inclined surface directed toward a center of the second opening.

3. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein

the truncated pyramid-shaped inclined surface is a (111) face.

4. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the through hole has a circular cylinder shape from the first opening to the position nearer the second opening.

5. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming an insulation film on the second surface;

forming an electrode pad on the insulation film at the second opening; and

forming, in the through hole, a through electrode connected to the electrode pad by penetrating the insulation film at the second opening, wherein

an area of the electrode pad is larger than an area of the second opening.

6. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a through hole in a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface by penetrating the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface, wherein

the through hole has a rectangular shaped opening at the second surface,

the through hole has a first portion with a substantially constant cross-sectional area, and a second portion with a cross-sectional area that decreases from the first portion to the rectangular shaped opening, and

a cross-sectional area of the through hole adjacent to the rectangular shaped opening is smaller than the other cross-sectional areas of the through hole.

7. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein

the through hole has a truncated pyramid-shaped inclined surface directed toward a center of the rectangular shaped opening.

8. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein

the truncated pyramid-shaped inclined surface is a (111) face.

9. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first portion of the through hole has a circular cylinder shape.

10. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

forming an insulation film on the second surface;

forming an electrode pad on the insulation film at the rectangular shaped opening; and

forming, in the through hole, a through electrode connected to the electrode pad by penetrating the insulation film at the rectangular shaped opening, wherein

an area of the electrode pad is larger than an area of the rectangular shaped opening.

11. A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a through hole in a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface by penetrating the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface, wherein

the through hole has a rectangular shaped opening at the second surface,

the through hole has a cylindrical section extending from the first surface to an interior of the through hole, and a converging section extending from the cylindrical section to the rectangular shaped opening, and

a cross-sectional area of the through hole adjacent to the rectangular shaped opening is smaller than the other cross-sectional areas of the through hole.

12. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein

the through hole has a truncated pyramid-shaped inclined surface directed toward a center of the rectangular shaped opening.

13. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein

the truncated pyramid-shaped inclined surface is a (111) face.

14. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

forming an insulation film on the second surface;

forming an electrode pad on the insulation film at the rectangular shaped opening; and

forming, in the through hole, a through electrode connected to the electrode pad by penetrating the insulation film at the rectangular shaped opening, wherein

an area of the electrode pad is larger than an area of the rectangular shaped opening.

15. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the through hole is formed by using an anisotropic etching method.

16. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein

the through hole is formed by using an anisotropic etching method.

17. The manufacturing method for a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein

the through hole is formed by using an anisotropic etching method.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2017
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: ADVANCED INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS LIMITED
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