IP Library Granted Patent US 9,136,153
Granted Patent B2
US 9,136,153 · App. 13/492,395 · Granted Sep 15, 2015

3D semiconductor device and structure with back-bias

Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach (San Jose, CA); Deepak C. Sekar (San Jose, CA); Brian Cronquist (San Jose, CA); Israel Beinglass (Sunnyvale, CA); Ze'ev Wurman (Palo Alto, CA); Paul Lim (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
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Patent No.
US 9,136,153
App. No.
13/492,395
Granted
Sep 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A 3D semiconductor device, including: a first layer including first transistors; a first interconnection layer interconnecting the first transistors and includes aluminum or copper; a second layer including second transistors; where the second transistors are aligned to the first transistors with a less than 40 nm alignment error, and where the second layer is overlying the first interconnection layer, and where at least one of the second transistors has a back-bias structure designed to modify the performance of at least one of the second transistors.

Claims (73)

1. A 3D semiconductor device, comprising:

a first layer comprising first transistors;

a first interconnection layer interconnecting said first transistors and comprises aluminum or copper;

a second layer comprising second transistors; and

at least one through-layer via;

wherein said at least one through-layer via comprises a conductive path through said second layer,

wherein said at least one through-layer via has a diameter less than 200 nm,

wherein said second layer comprises at least one Flip-Flop,

wherein said second layer is overlying said first interconnection layer, and

wherein at least one of said second transistors has a back-bias structure designed to modify the performance of said at least one of said second transistors, wherein said second transistors comprise mono-crystalline material.

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

wherein the interconnection layer is between said first layer and said second layer;

wherein said second transistors are horizontally oriented transistors.

3. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said second transistors comprise a source contact, said source contact comprising a silicide, and

wherein said silicide has a sheet resistance of less than 15 ohm/sq.

4. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first transistors are down-looking transistors and said second transistors are up-looking transistors.

5. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the interconnection layer is between said first layer and said second layer;

wherein said second transistors comprise mono-crystalline material,

wherein said second transistors are horizontally oriented transistors, and

wherein said second transistors are Fin-FET transistors.

6. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said second transistors are fully depleted transistors.

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

a heat spreader layer disposed between said first layer and said second layer.

8. A 3D semiconductor device, comprising:

a first layer comprising first transistors;

a first interconnection layer interconnecting said first transistors and comprises aluminum or copper;

a second layer comprising second transistors; and

at least one through-layer via;

wherein said at least one through-layer via comprises a conductive path through said second layer,

wherein said at least one through-layer via has a diameter less than 200 nm,

wherein said second layer is overlying said first interconnection layer,

wherein at least one of said second transistors has a back-bias structure, wherein said second transistors comprise mono-crystalline material.

9. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the interconnection layer is between said first layer and said second layer;

wherein said second transistors are horizontally oriented transistors.

10. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said second transistors comprise a source contact, said source contact comprising a silicide, and

wherein said silicide has a sheet resistance of less than 15 ohm/sq.

11. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,

wherein said first transistors are down-looking transistors and said second transistors are up-looking transistors.

12. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a heat spreader layer disposed between said second layer and said interconnection layer,

wherein the interconnection layer is between said first layer and said second layer.

13. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein said second transistors are fully depleted transistors.

14. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,

wherein at least two of said second transistors have a common shared diffusion.

15. A 3D semiconductor device, comprising:

a first layer comprising first transistors;

a second layer comprising second transistors;

wherein said second layer is overlying said first transistors,

wherein said second transistors comprise a first mono-crystalline material,

wherein at least one of said second transistors has a back-bias structure,

at least one through-layer via;

wherein said at least one through-layer via comprises a conductive path through said second layer,

wherein said at least one through-layer via has a diameter less than 200 nm, and

an interconnection layer between said first layer and said second layer,

wherein said interconnection layer comprises copper or aluminum,

wherein said second layer comprises a plurality of Flip-Flops, and

wherein said plurality of Flip-Flops comprise scanned Flip-Flops connected with a scan chain.

16. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistors are horizontally oriented transistors.

17. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistors comprise a source contact, said source contact comprising a silicide, and

wherein said silicide has a sheet resistance of less than 15 ohm/sq.

18. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said first transistors are down-looking transistors and said second transistors are up-looking transistors.

19. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein said second transistors are fully depleted transistors.

20. A 3D semiconductor device according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a heat spreader layer disposed between said first layer and said second layer.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 13273712 · Oct 14, 2011
Continuation In Part 13016313 · Jan 28, 2011
Continuation In Part 12970602 · Dec 16, 2010
Continuation In Part 12949617 · Nov 18, 2010
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