IP Library Granted Patent US 12,635,498
Granted Patent B2
US 12,635,498 · App. 18/337,318 · Granted May 19, 2026

Stacked devices with backside contacts

Inventors: Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo (Wynantskill, NY); Brent A. Anderson (Jericho, VT); Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Albert M. Chu (Nashua, NH); Lawrence A. Clevenger (Saratoga Springs, NY); Reinaldo Vega (Mahopac, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H10W20/20H10W20/42H10W20/435
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Patent No.
US 12,635,498
App. No.
18/337,318
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a stacked device structure containing a first device and a second device over the first device in a stacked configuration. The semiconductor structure further includes a first backside contact connected to the first device and a first backside power line. The semiconductor structure further includes a second backside contact connected to the second device and a second backside power line.

Claims (48)

1 . A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a first stacked device structure comprising a first device and a second device over the first device in a stacked configuration,

a first backside contact connected to the first device and a first backside power line;

a second backside contact connected to the second device and a second backside power line; and

a second stacked device structure adjacent the first stacked device structure and comprising a third device and a fourth device over the third device in a stacked configuration;

wherein the first backside contact is connected to the third device and the first backside power line.

2 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the first device has a first width and the second device has a second width greater than the first width.

3 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the first backside contact has a first height and the second backside contact has a second height greater than the first height.

4 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the first device has a first width and the second device has a second width greater than the first width, and wherein the first backside contact has a first height and the second backside contact has a second height greater than the first height.

5 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the first device and the second device are stacked in a staggard configuration.

6 . The semiconductor structure of claim 5 , further comprising a frontside metal via connecting the first device to a frontside back-end-of-line interconnect.

7 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 ,

wherein the second backside contact is connected to the fourth device and the second backside power line.

8 . The semiconductor structure of claim 7 , wherein the first device has a first width and the second device has a second width greater than the first width, and wherein the third device has a third width and the fourth device has a fourth width greater than the third width.

9 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third backside contact connected to the fourth device and the second backside power line;

wherein the first backside contact is connected to the third device and the first backside power line.

10 . The semiconductor structure of claim 9 , wherein the first device has a first width and the second device has a second width greater than the first width, and wherein the third device has a third width and the fourth device has a fourth width greater than the third width.

11 . The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third backside contact connected to the third device and the first backside power line;

wherein the second backside contact is connected to the fourth device and the second backside power line.

12 . An integrated circuit, comprising:

one or more semiconductor structures, wherein at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures comprises:

a first stacked device structure comprising a first device and a second device over the first device in a stacked configuration;

a first backside contact connected to the first device and a first backside power line;

a second backside contact connected to the second device and a second backside power line; and

a second stacked device structure adjacent the stacked device structure and comprising a third device and a fourth device over the third device in a stacked configuration;

wherein the first backside contact is connected to the third device and the first backside power line.

13 . The integrated circuit of claim 12 , wherein the first device has a first width and the second device has a second width greater than the first width.

14 . The integrated circuit of claim 13 , wherein the first backside contact has a first height and the second backside contact has a second height greater than the first height.

15 . The integrated circuit of claim 12 , wherein the first device and the second device are stacked in a staggard configuration.

16 . The integrated circuit of claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures further comprises a frontside metal via connecting the first device to a frontside back-end-of-line interconnect.

17 . The integrated circuit of claim 12 ,

wherein the second backside contact is connected to the fourth device and the second backside power line.

18 . The integrated circuit of claim 12 , wherein the at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures further comprises:

a third backside contact connected to the fourth device and the second backside power line;

wherein the first backside contact is connected to the third device and the first backside power line.

19 . The integrated circuit of claim 12 , wherein the at least one of the one or more semiconductor structures further comprises:

a third backside contact connected to the third device and the first backside power line;

wherein the second backside contact is connected to the fourth device and the second backside power line.

20 . A method, comprising:

forming a second device over a first device in a stacked configuration;

forming a first backside contact connected to the first device;

forming a second backside contact connected to the second device;

forming a first backside power line connected to the first backside contact;

forming a second backside power line connected to the second backside contact; and

forming a fourth device over a third device in a stacked configuration;

wherein the first backside contact is connected to the third device and the first backside power line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: LANZILLO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY; ANDERSON, BRENT A.; XIE, RUILONG; CHU, ALBERT M.; CLEVENGER, LAWRENCE A.; VEGA, REINALDO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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