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Granted Patent B2
US 10,090,352 · App. 15/490,764 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

Manufacturing method for semiconductor device and semiconductor device

Inventor: Hideomi Kumano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H01L27/14636H01L27/1469H01L27/14621H01L27/14634H01L27/14643H01L27/14689
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Patent No.
US 10,090,352
App. No.
15/490,764
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A step of forming a connecting member configured to electrically connect a first conductive line and a second conductive line includes a phase of perforating a laminate from a first semiconductor wafer to form a plurality of connection holes that reach the second conductive line and a phase of filling the plurality of penetrating connection holes with a conductive material to form conductive sections in contact with the second conductive line.

Claims (80)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor substrate which is provided with a photodiode;

a second semiconductor substrate which is provided with a transistor;

a wiring structure which is disposed between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate laminated with each other, the wiring structure including a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate;

a first conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate; and

a second conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate, wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through the wiring structure.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate; and

a fourth conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate,

wherein the first conductive section and the third conductive section are electrically continuous with each other,

the second conductive section and the fourth conductive section are electrically continuous with each other,

the first conductive section and the second conductive section are arranged along a first straight line, and

the third conductive section and the fourth conductive section are arranged along a second straight line which intersects with the first straight line.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate; and

a coupling conductive section arranged on the first semiconductor substrate on a side opposite to the wiring structure,

wherein at least two of the first conductive section, the second conductive section, and the third conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through the coupling conductive section.

4. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; and

a display device configured to display an image based on a signal obtained from the semiconductor device,

wherein the display device constitutes a touch panel.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wiring structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate,

a distance between the second metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate is smaller than a distance between the first metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate, and

the first conductive section is in contact with the first metal layer and the second metal layer.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the second conductive section is in contact with the first metal layer and the second metal layer.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a distance between the second metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate is different from a distance between the first metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate,

wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are in contact with the first metal layer,

and wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer are electrically connected with each other through the first conductive section and the second conductive section.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through one pattern of the first metal layer.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first semiconductor substrate is not more than 10 μm.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

further comprising an optical structure which is provided on the first semiconductor substrate,

wherein the first semiconductor substrate is provided with a transistor.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the wiring structure includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a third metal layer arranged between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate,

a distance between the second metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate is larger than a distance between the third metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate,

and is smaller than a distance between the first metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate,

the first conductive section is in contact with the first metal layer, and

the second conductive section is in contact with the second metal layer.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first conductive section is in contact with the second metal layer, and

the second conductive section is in contact with the first metal layer.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through one pattern of the third metal layer.

14. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor substrate provided with a photodiode;

a second semiconductor substrate provided with a transistor and laminated with the first semiconductor;

a wiring structure disposed between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate, the wiring structure including a first metal layer and a second metal arranged between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate;

a first conductive section penetrating the first semiconductor substrate; and

a second conductive section penetrating the first semiconductor substrate,

wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through the wiring structure, and

wherein a part of the first semiconductor substrate is disposed between the first conductive section and the second conductive section.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a third conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate; and

a fourth conductive section which penetrates the first semiconductor substrate,

wherein the first conductive section and the third conductive section are electrically continuous with each other,

the second conductive section and the fourth conductive section are electrically continuous with each other, and

the first conductive section, the second conductive section, the third conductive section and the fourth conductive section are arranged along a straight line.

16. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 14 ; and

a display device configured to display an image based on a signal obtained from the semiconductor device.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the second semiconductor substrate is provided with a semiconductor element, and

the first conductive section is electrically connected to the semiconductor element.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the first conductive section is electrically connected to an electrode pad.

19. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor substrate provided with a photodiode;

a second semiconductor substrate provided with a transistor and laminated with the first semiconductor substrate;

a wiring structure disposed between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate;

a first conductive section penetrating the first semiconductor substrate; and

a second conductive section penetrating the first semiconductor substrate,

wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through the wiring structure

wherein the wiring structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate,

a distance between the second metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate is smaller than a distance between the first metal layer and the second semiconductor substrate, and

the first conductive section and the second conductive section are in contact with the second metal layer.

20. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 19 ; and

the display device configured to display an image based on a signal obtained from the semiconductor device.

21. The semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein the first conductive section and the second conductive section are electrically continuous with each other through one pattern of the second metal layer.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-124838 · May 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14977130 · Dec 21, 2015
Continuation 14823728 · Aug 11, 2015
Division 13904535 · May 29, 2013
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