IP Library Granted Patent US 9,691,869
Granted Patent B2
US 9,691,869 · App. 14/880,276 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Semiconductor devices and structures

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (San Jose, CA); Deepak C. Sekar (San Jose, CA); Brian Cronquist (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,691,869
App. No.
14/880,276
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An Integrated Circuit device, including: a first layer including first transistors; and a second layer including second transistors overlaying the first layer, where the first transistors are facing down and the second transistors are facing up, and where the second layer includes a through layer via of less than 300 nm diameter.

Claims (55)

1. An Integrated Circuit device, comprising:

a first layer comprising first transistors; and

a second layer comprising second transistors overlaying said first layer,

wherein said first transistors are facing down and said second transistors are facing up, and

wherein said second layer comprises a through layer via of less than 300 nm diameter, and

wherein said second transistors are aligned to said first transistors with a less than 40 nm alignment error.

2. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second layer thickness is less than 2 microns.

3. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second layer comprises a region of oxide isolation, and

wherein said oxide isolation has a leakage current of less than one picoamp per micron at a device power supply voltage of 1.5 and at 25° C.

4. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a FinFET transistor.

5. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a fully depleted transistor.

6. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a high-k metal gate transistor.

7. An Integrated Circuit device, comprising:

a first layer comprising first transistors;

a second layer comprising second transistors overlaying said first layer; and

a first metal layer providing interconnection for said first transistors, said first metal layer is disposed either between said first layer and said second layer, or underneath said first layer,

wherein said first metal layer comprises mostly aluminum or copper,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is aligned to said first transistor with a less than 40 nm alignment error,

wherein said second layer comprises a region of high quality oxide isolation, and

wherein said oxide isolation has a leakage current of less than one picoamp per micron at a device power supply voltage of 1.5 and at 25° C.

8. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 7 ,

wherein said first transistors are facing down and said second transistors are facing up.

9. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 7 ,

wherein said second layer thickness is less than 2 microns.

10. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 7 ,

wherein said second layer comprises at least one through layer via of less than 300 nm diameter.

11. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 7 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a fully depleted transistor.

12. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 7 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a high-k metal gate transistor.

13. An Integrated Circuit device, comprising:

a first layer comprising first transistors;

a second layer comprising second transistors overlaying said first layer; and

a first metal layer providing interconnection for said first transistors, said first metal layer is disposed either between said first layer and said second layer or underneath said first layer,

wherein said first metal layer comprises mostly aluminum or copper,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is aligned to said first transistor with a less than 40 nm alignment error, and

wherein said second transistor comprises silicided contacts.

14. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 13 ,

wherein said second layer comprises at least one through layer via of less than 300 nm diameter.

15. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 13 ,

wherein said first transistors are facing down and said second transistors are facing up.

16. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 13 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a high-k metal gate transistor.

17. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 13 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a FinFET transistor.

18. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 13 ,

wherein at least one of said second transistors is a fully depleted transistor.

19. An Integrated Circuit device according to claim 13 ,

wherein said second layer comprises a region of oxide isolation, and

wherein said oxide isolation has a leakage current of less than one picoamp per micron at a device power supply voltage of 1.5 and at 25° C.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2015
From: OR-BACH, ZVI; SEKAR, DEEPAK; CRONQUIST, BRIAN
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 14472108 · Aug 28, 2014
Continuation 13959994 · Aug 6, 2013
Continuation 13441923 · Apr 9, 2012
Related Publication 20160035722A1 · Feb 4, 2016