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Granted Patent B2
US 11,916,045 · App. 18/236,325 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

3D semiconductor device and structure with metal layers

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (Haifa, IL); Brian Cronquist (Klamath Falls, OR)
Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
H01L25/0657H01L21/743H01L21/76898H01L23/481H01L23/485H01L23/522H01L24/25H01L25/50H01L27/0688H01L27/088H01L29/66621H01L27/092H01L29/4236H01L29/78H01L2224/24146H01L2225/06544H01L2225/06589H01L2924/0002H01L2924/01104H01L2924/12032H01L2924/12042H01L2924/13091H01L2924/2064H01L2924/351
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Patent No.
US 11,916,045
App. No.
18/236,325
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device, the device including: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over the first substrate; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors each include single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the first level, where the via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, where the fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and where the device includes at least one power supply circuit.

Claims (76)

1. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first metal layer disposed over said first substrate;

a second metal layer disposed over said first metal layer;

a first level comprising a plurality of transistors, said first level disposed over said second metal layer,

wherein said plurality of transistors each comprise single crystal silicon;

a third metal layer disposed over said first level;

a fourth metal layer disposed over said third metal layer,

wherein said fourth metal layer is aligned to said first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and

a via disposed through said first level,

wherein said via has a diameter of less than 450 nm,

wherein said fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and

wherein said device comprises at least one power supply circuit.

2. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said via comprises tungsten.

3. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first substrate comprises single crystal silicon.

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

connection pads disposed over portions of said fourth metal layer,

wherein said connection pads are capable to provide connections to external devices.

5. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average thickness of said first level is less than two microns.

6. The device according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said plurality of transistors comprises a gate-all-around transistor structure.

7. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of power decoupling capacitors.

8. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first metal layer disposed over said first substrate;

a second metal layer disposed over said first metal layer;

a first level comprising a plurality of transistors, said first level disposed over said second metal layer,

wherein said plurality of transistors each comprise single crystal silicon;

a third metal layer disposed over said first level;

a fourth metal layer disposed over said third metal layer,

wherein said fourth metal layer is aligned to said first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error; and

a via disposed through said first level,

wherein a portion of said third metal layer and/or a portion of said fourth metal layer are part of heat removal paths, and

wherein an average thickness of said fourth metal layer is greater than an average thickness of said second metal layer by at least 40%.

9. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said heat removal paths are designed to remove heat from said plurality of transistors to an external surface of said device.

10. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein an average thickness of said first level is less than two microns.

11. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said first substrate comprises single crystal silicon.

12. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a global power distribution network; and

a local power distribution network,

wherein said global power distribution network comprises said fourth metal layer.

13. The device according to claim 8 ,

wherein at least one of said plurality of transistors comprises a four-sided-gate transistor structure.

14. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a plurality of power decoupling capacitors.

15. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first metal layer disposed over said first substrate;

a second metal layer disposed over said first metal layer;

a first level comprising a plurality of transistors, said first level disposed over said second metal layer,

wherein said plurality of transistors comprise single crystal silicon;

a third metal layer disposed over said first level;

a fourth metal layer disposed over said third metal layer,

wherein said fourth metal layer is aligned to said first metal layer with a less than 200 nm alignment error;

a global power distribution network;

a local power distribution network,

wherein said global power distribution network comprises said fourth metal layer, and

wherein said local power distribution network comprises said third metal layer; and connection pads disposed over a portion of said fourth metal layer,

wherein said connection pads are capable to provide connection to external devices.

16. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first substrate comprises single crystal silicon.

17. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein an average thickness of said first level is less than two microns.

18. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein at least one of said plurality of transistors comprises a gate-all-around transistor structure.

19. The device according to claim 15 ,

wherein an average thickness of said fourth metal layer is at least 50% greater than an average thickness of said third metal.

20. The device according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a plurality of power decoupling capacitors.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: OR-BACH, ZVI; CRONQUIST, BRIAN
To: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Continuity (20)
Continuation In Part 18214524 · Jun 27, 2023
Continuation In Part 18141415 · Apr 29, 2023
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Continuation 13726091 · Dec 22, 2012
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