IP Library Granted Patent US 9,425,142
Granted Patent B2
US 9,425,142 · App. 14/831,640 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same

Inventor: Masanaga Fukasawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H01L23/5226H01L21/76898H01L23/481H01L23/528H01L24/32H01L25/0657H01L25/50H01L2224/32145H01L2225/06541H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 9,425,142
App. No.
14/831,640
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a substrate having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer arranged deeper than the first conductive layer; a large-diameter concave portion having, on a main side of a substrate, an opening sized to overlap the first and second conductive layers, with the first conductive layer exposed in part of the bottom of the large-diameter concave portion; a small-diameter concave portion extended from the large-diameter concave portion and formed by digging into the bottom of the large-diameter concave portion, with the second conductive layer exposed at the bottom of the small-diameter concave portion; and a conductive member provided in a connection hole made up of the large- and small-diameter concave portions to connect the first and second conductive layers.

Claims (43)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a bonded substrate having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer arranged deeper than the first conductive layer, wherein the bonded substrate includes a first substrate including the first conductive layer and a second substrate including the second conductive layer;

an insulating film;

a large-diameter concave portion having, on a main side of the bonded substrate, an opening sized to overlap at least a part of an interconnect of the first conductive layer and at least a part of an interconnect of the second conductive layer in a plane section of the bonded substrate, wherein the large-diameter concave portion includes a first step-like portion and a second step-like portion;

a small-diameter concave portion extended from the large-diameter concave portion;

a conductive member provided in a connection hole made up of the large and small-diameter concave portions, wherein the first step-like portion is electrically connected to at least a portion of the first conductive layer and the second step-like portion is connected solely to a portion of the insulating film, and wherein the small-diameter concave portion is electrically connected to the second conductive layer.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member connects the interconnect of the first conductive layer to the interconnect of the second conductive layer.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the large-diameter concave portion extends from the main side of the bonded substrate to the first conductive layer.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the small-diameter concave portion extends from the large-diameter concave portion to the second conductive layer.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a joint section, wherein the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate at the joint section.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate by an adhesive.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 ,

wherein the conductive member is in contact with at least a portion of the insulating film.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the small-diameter concave portion is not concentric with the large-diameter concave portion.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member is a conductive film.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating film is a first interlayer insulating film, wherein the first conductive layer is formed in the first interlayer insulating film, and wherein a portion of the small-diameter concave portion is formed at least partially in the first interlayer insulating film.

11. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a bonded substrate having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer arranged deeper than the first conductive layer, wherein the bonded substrate includes a first substrate including the first conductive layer and a second substrate including the second conductive layer;

a large-diameter concave portion having, on a main side of the bonded substrate, an opening sized to overlap at least a part of an interconnect of the first conductive layer and at least a part of an interconnect of the second conductive layer in a plane section of the bonded substrate;

a small-diameter concave portion extended from the large-diameter concave portion;

a conductive member provided in a connection hole made up of the large and small-diameter concave portions, wherein the first conductive layer is formed in a first interlayer insulating film, and wherein a portion of the small-diameter concave portion formed in the first interlayer insulating film is formed only in the first interlayer insulating film.

12. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first substrate, including:

a first semiconductor, the first semiconductor having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and

a first interconnection layer, wherein the first interconnection layer is formed on the second surface of the first semiconductor and includes at least a first interconnect and an insulating film;

a second substrate, including:

a second semiconductor, the second semiconductor having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and

a second interconnection layer, wherein the second interconnection layer is formed on the first surface of the second semiconductor and includes at least a second interconnect;

a joint section, wherein the first interconnection layer of the first substrate is joined to the second interconnection layer of the second substrate at the joint section;

a connection hole, including:

a large diameter concave portion, wherein the large diameter concave portion extends from the first surface of the first semiconductor layer to the first interconnection layer, wherein the large-diameter concave portion includes a first step-like portion and a second step-like portion; and

a small diameter concave portion, wherein the small diameter concave portion extends from the first interconnection layer to the second interconnection layer; and

a conductive member, wherein the conductive member is provided in the connection hole, wherein the conductive member connects the first interconnection layer to the second interconnection layer, wherein the first step-like portion is electrically connected to at least a portion of the first interconnection layer and the second step-like portion is connected solely to a portion of the insulating film, and wherein the small-diameter concave portion is electrically connected to the second interconnection layer.

13. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the conductive member connects an interconnect of the first interconnection layer to an interconnect of the second interconnection layer.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate at the joint section.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate by an adhesive.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , further comprising:

an insulating film, wherein the conductive member is in in contact with at least a portion of the insulating film.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the small-diameter concave portion is not concentric with the large-diameter concave portion.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the conductive member is a conductive film.

19. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the insulating film is a first interlayer insulating film, and wherein a portion of the small-diameter concave portion formed in the first interconnection layer is formed at least partially in the first interlayer insulating film.

20. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the insulating film is a first interlayer insulating film, and wherein a portion of the small-diameter concave portion formed in the first interconnection layer is formed only in the first interlayer insulating film.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-219843 · Oct 4, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
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