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US 10,777,540 · App. 16/450,728 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Semiconductor device and structure

Inventor: Zvi Or-Bach (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
H01L25/074H01L23/544H01L25/0657H01L2223/54426
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Patent No.
US 10,777,540
App. No.
16/450,728
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A 3D semiconductor device and structure, including: a first die including first transistors and first interconnect, overlaid by a second die including second transistors and second interconnect, where the first die has a first die area and the second die has a second die area, where the first die area is at least 10% larger than the second die area, where the second die is aligned to the first die with less than 400 nm alignment error, and where the second die has a thickness of less than four microns.

Claims (55)

1. A 3D semiconductor device, comprising:

a first die comprising first transistors and first interconnect, overlaid by a second die comprising second transistors and second interconnect,

wherein said first die has a first die area and said second die has a second die area,

wherein said first die area is at least 10% larger than said second die area,

wherein said second die is aligned to said first die with less than 400 nm alignment error, and

wherein said second die has a thickness of less than four microns.

2. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second die comprises at least two alignment marks positioned close to said second die edge.

3. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third die directly overlaying said first die, wherein said third die is pretested.

4. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a through second die via having a diameter of less than 400 nm.

5. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third die directly overlaying said first die.

6. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second die is a pretested.

7. A 3D semiconductor device, comprising:

a first die comprising first transistors and first interconnect, overlaid by a second die comprising second transistors and second interconnect,

wherein said first die is sourced from a first wafer with a diameter greater than 280 mm and said second die is sourced from a second wafer with a diameter less than 240 mm,

wherein said second die is aligned to said first die with less than 400 nm alignment error, and

wherein said second die has a thickness of less than four microns.

8. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein said first die has a first die area and said second die has a second die area, and

wherein said first die area is at least 10% larger than said second die area.

9. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein said second die comprises at least two alignment marks positioned close to said second die edge.

10. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a third die directly overlaying said first die,

wherein said third die is pretested.

11. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a through second die via having a diameter of less than 400 nm.

12. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a third die directly overlaying said first die.

13. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein said second die is a pretested.

14. A 3D semiconductor device, comprising:

a first die comprising first transistors and first interconnect, overlaid by a second die comprising second transistors and second interconnect,

wherein said first die has a first die area and said second die has a second die area,

wherein said first die area is at least 10% larger than said second die area,

wherein said second die is aligned to said first die with less than 400 nm alignment error, and

wherein said second die has a thickness of less than four microns; and

a third die directly overlaying said first die,

wherein said third die is pretested.

15. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 14 ,

wherein said first die is sourced from a first wafer with a diameter greater than 280 mm and said second die is sourced from a second wafer with a diameter less than 240 mm.

16. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 14 ,

wherein said second die comprises at least two alignment marks positioned close to said second die edge.

17. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 14 ,

wherein said third die is aligned to said first die with less than 400 nm alignment error.

18. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a through second die via having a diameter of less than 400 nm.

19. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 14 ,

wherein said third die comprises third transistors and third interconnect.

20. The 3D semiconductor device according to claim 14 ,

wherein said second die is a pretested.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: OR-BACH, ZVI
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 15632325 · Jun 24, 2017
Continuation In Part 15095187 · Apr 11, 2016
Provisional Application 62149651 · Apr 19, 2015
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