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Granted Patent B2
US 12,727,252 · App. 18/331,965 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Microelectronic structure comprising logic device and passive device with thinner Si layer

Inventors: Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Lawrence A. Clevenger (Saratoga Springs, NY); Kisik Choi (Watervliet, NY); Terence Hook (Jericho Center, VT)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H10D87/00H10D86/01H10D88/00H10W20/427
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Patent No.
US 12,727,252
App. No.
18/331,965
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microelectronic structure including a logic device and a passive device. The passive device includes a doped substrate, a silicide layer located on a backside surface of the doped substrate, and a metal plane located on a backside surface of the silicide layer.

Claims (43)

1 . A microelectronic structure comprising:

a logic device; and

a passive device, wherein the passive device includes:

a doped substrate;

a plurality of source/drains;

a silicide layer located on a backside surface of the doped substrate, wherein the silicide layer forms a uniform plane that extends laterally across the plurality of source/drains, wherein the silicide layer is in continuous contact with the backside surface of the doped substrate as it extends across the plurality of source/drains;

a metal plane located on a backside surface of the silicide layer, wherein the metal plane forms a uniform plane that extends continuously across the surface of the silicide layer; and

a backside interlayer dielectric layer located on the backside surface of the metal plane.

2 . The microelectronic structure of claim 1 , wherein the doped substrate has a height/depth in the range of about 20 to 50 nm.

3 . The microelectronic structure of claim 2 , wherein the silicide layer and the metal plane have a combined height/depth in the range of about 10 to 30 nm.

4 . The microelectronic structure of claim 1 , wherein a combined height/depth of the doped substrate, the silicide layer, and the metal plane is in the range of about 30 to 80 nm.

5 . The microelectronic structure of claim 4 , wherein the silicide layer forms a single uniform layer across the backside surface of the doped substrate, and wherein the metal plane forms a single uniform layer across the backside surface of the silicide layer.

6 . The microelectronic structure of claim 5 , wherein the silicide layer and the metal plane increases the current flow through the doped substrate.

7 . The microelectronic structure of claim 1 , wherein the passive device is a diode.

8 . A microelectronic structure comprising:

a logic device that includes a backside contact; and

a passive device, wherein the passive device includes:

a doped substrate;

a plurality of source/drains;

a silicide layer located on a backside surface of the doped substrate, wherein the silicide layer forms a uniform plane that extends laterally across the plurality of source/drains, wherein the silicide layer is in continuous contact with the backside surface of the doped substrate as it extends across the plurality of source/drains;

a metal plane located on a backside surface of the silicide layer, wherein the metal plane forms a uniform plane that extends continuously across the surface of the silicide layer; and

a backside interlayer dielectric layer located on the backside surface of the metal plane.

9 . The microelectronic structure of claim 8 , wherein the doped substrate has a height/depth in the range of about 20 to 50 nm.

10 . The microelectronic structure of claim 9 , wherein the silicide layer and the metal plane have a combined height/depth in the range of about 10 to 30 nm.

11 . The microelectronic structure of claim 8 , wherein a combined height/depth of the doped substrate, the silicide layer, and the metal plane is in the range of about 30 to 80 nm.

12 . The microelectronic structure of claim 11 , wherein the silicide layer forms a single uniform layer across the backside surface of the doped substrate, and wherein the metal plane forms a single uniform layer across the backside surface of the silicide layer.

13 . The microelectronic structure of claim 12 , wherein the silicide layer and the metal plane increases the current flow through the doped substrate.

14 . The microelectronic structure of claim 11 , wherein the logic device further comprises:

a source/drain; and

a second silicide layer located on the backside surface of the source/drain.

15 . The microelectronic structure of claim 14 , wherein the backside contact is connected to a backside surface of the second silicide layer.

16 . The microelectronic structure of claim 15 , wherein the backside contact has a height/depth in the range of about 30 to 80 nm.

17 . The microelectronic structure of claim 16 , wherein the backside contact has a height/depth is substantially equal to the combined height/depth of the doped substrate, the silicide layer, and the metal plane.

18 . The microelectronic structure of claim 8 , wherein a backside surface of the backside contact of the logic device is substantially uniform/planar with the backside surface of the metal plane of the passive device.

19 . The microelectronic structure of claim 8 , wherein the passive device is a diode.

20 . A method comprising:

forming a logic device that includes a backside contact; and

forming a passive device, wherein the passive device includes:

a doped substrate;

a plurality of source/drains;

a silicide layer located on a backside surface of the doped substrate, wherein the silicide layer forms a uniform plane that extends laterally across the plurality of source/drains, wherein the silicide layer is in continuous contact with the backside surface of the doped substrate as it extends across the plurality of source/drains;

a metal plane located on a backside surface of the silicide layer, wherein a combined height/depth of the doped substrate, the silicide layer, and the metal plane is in the range of about 30 to 80 nm, wherein the metal plane forms a uniform plane that extends continuously across the surface of the silicide layer; and

a backside interlayer dielectric layer located on the backside surface of the metal plane.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: HOOK, TERENCE
To: INFINITE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064222/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: INFINITE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064222/0191 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2023
From: XIE, RUILONG; CLEVENGER, LAWRENCE A.; CHOI, KISIK
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063902/0100 →
Continuity (1)
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