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US 11,574,865 · App. 17/410,782 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Method of forming semiconductor device including deep vias

Inventors: Ta-Pen Guo (Hsinchu, TW); Chien-Ying Chen (Hsinchu, TW); Li-Chun Tien (Hsinchu, TW); Lee-Chung Lu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
H01L23/5226G06F30/394
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Patent No.
US 11,574,865
App. No.
17/410,782
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method (of manufacturing a semiconductor device) includes: forming via structures in a first via layer over a transistor layer; forming a first via structure of a first deep via arrangement in the first via layer; forming conductive segments in a first metallization layer over the first via layer; forming M_1st routing segments at least a majority of which, relative to a first direction, have corresponding long axes with lengths which at least equal if not exceed a first permissible minimum value for routing segments in the first metallization layer; forming an M_1st interconnection segment having a long axis which is less than the first permissible minimum value and which is included in the first deep via arrangement; and forming via structures in a second via layer over the first metallization layer, including forming a first via structure of the first deep via arrangement in the second via layer.

Claims (74)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming via structures in a first via layer over a transistor layer, the forming via structures in the first via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the first via layer, the first via structure being included in a first deep via arrangement;

forming conductive segments in a first metallization layer over the first via layer, the forming theconductive segments in the first metallization layer including:

forming M_1st routing segments at least a majority of which, relative to a first direction, have corresponding long axes with lengths which at least equal if not exceed a first permissible minimum value for routing segments in the first metallization layer; and

forming an M_1st interconnection segment having a long axis which is less than the first permissible minimum value, the M_1st interconnection segment being included in the first deep via arrangement; and

forming via structures in a second via layer over the first metallization layer, the forming the via structures in the second via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the second via layer, the first via structure being included in the first deep via arrangement.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming the M_1st interconnection segment includes:

aligning the M_1st interconnection segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the first via layer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming the first via structure in the second via layer, includes:

aligning the first via structure in the second via layer to substantially overlap the M_1st interconnection segment in the first metallization layer.

4. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

forming conductive segments in a second metallization layer over the second via layer, the forming the conductive segments in the second metallization layer including:

forming an M_2nd routing segment; and

aligning the M_2nd routing segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the second via layer.

5. The method of claim 4 , the method further comprising:

forming via structures in a third via layer over the first metallization layer, the forming via structures in the third via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the third via layer, the first via structure being included in a second deep via arrangement;

forming conductive segments in a third metallization layer over the third via layer, the forming the conductive segments in the third metallization layer including:

forming M_3rd routing segments at least a majority of which, relative to the first direction, have corresponding long axes with lengths which at least equal if not exceed a second permissible minimum value for routing segments in the third metallization layer; and

forming an M_3rd interconnection segment having a long axis which is less than the second permissible minimum value, the M_3rd interconnection segment being included in the second deep via arrangement;

forming via structures in a fourth via layer over the transistor layer, the forming the via structures in the fourth via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the fourth via layer, the first via structure being included in the second deep via arrangement.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the forming the M_3rd interconnection segment includes:

aligning the M_3rd interconnection segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the third via layer.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the forming the first via structure in the fourth via layer further includes:

aligning the first via structure of the fourth via layer to substantially overlap the M_3rd interconnection segment in the first metallization layer.

8. The method of claim 5 , the method further comprising:

forming conductive segments in a fourth metallization layer over the fourth via layer, the forming the conductive segments in the fourth metallization layer including:

forming an M_4th routing segment; and

aligning the M_4th routing segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the fourth via layer.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming the first via layer further includes: forming a first shallow via structure in the first via layer.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the forming the conductive segments in the first metallization layer further includes:

aligning the M_1st routing segment to substantially overlap the first shallow via structure in the first via layer.

11. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming via structures in a first via layer over a transistor layer, the forming the first via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the first via layer, the first via structure being included in a first deep via arrangement;

forming conductive segments in a first metallization layer over the first via layer, the forming conductive segments in the first metallization layer including:

forming an M_1st interconnection segment having a long axis which is less than a first permissible minimum value for M_1st routing segments in the first metallization layer, the M_1st interconnection segment being included in the first deep via arrangement; and

forming via structures in a second via layer over the transistor layer, the forming the via structures in the second via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the second via layer, the first via structure being included in the first deep via arrangement.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the forming the M_1st interconnection segment includes:

aligning the M_1st interconnection segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the first via layer.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the forming the first via structure in the second via layer, includes:

aligning the first via structure of the second via layer to substantially overlap the M_1st interconnection segment in the first metallization layer.

14. The method of claim 11 , the method further comprising:

forming conductive segments in a second metallization layer over the second via layer, the forming the segments in the second metallization layer including:

forming an M_2nd routing segments; and

aligning one M_2nd routing segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the second via layer.

15. The method of claim 14 , the method further comprising:

forming via structures in a third via layer over the first metallization layer, the forming via structures in the third via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the third via layer, the first via structure being included in a second deep via arrangement;

forming conductive segments in a third metallization layer over the third via layer, the forming the conductive segments in the third metallization layer including:

forming an M_3rd interconnection segment having a long axis which is less than a second permissible minimum value for M_3rd routing segments in the third metallization layer, the M_3rd interconnection segment being included in the second deep via arrangement; and

forming via structures in a fourth via layer over the transistor layer, the forming the via structures in the fourth via layer including:

forming a first via structure in the fourth via layer, the first via structure being included in the second deep via arrangement.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the forming the M_3rd interconnection segment includes:

aligning the M_3rd interconnection segment to substantially overlap the first via structure in the third via layer.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the forming the first via structure in the fourth via layer further includes:

aligning the first via structure of the fourth via layer to substantially overlap the M_3rd interconnection segment in the first metallization layer.

18. The method of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

forming conductive segments in a fourth metallization layer over the fourth via layer, the forming the conductive segments in the fourth metallization layer including:

forming an M_4th routing segment.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the forming the conductive segments in the fourth metallization layer over the fourth via layer including:

aligning the M_4th routing segment to substantially overlap the first deep via arrangement.

20. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming via structures in a via layer V(i) over a transistor layer, where i is a non-negative integer, the forming the via structures in the via layer V(i) including:

forming a first via structure in the via layer V(i), the first via structure being included in a first deep via arrangement;

forming conductive segments in a metallization layer M(i) over the via layer V(i), where i is a non-negative integer, the forming the conductive segments in the metallization layer M(i) including:

forming first routing segments at least a majority of which, relative to a first direction, have corresponding long axes with lengths which at least equal if not exceed a first permissible minimum value for routing segments in the metallization layer M(i); and

forming a first interconnection segment having a long axis which is less than the first permissible minimum value, the first interconnection segment being included in the first deep via arrangement; and

forming via structures in a via layer V(i+1) over the transistor layer, the forming the via structures in a via layer V(i+1) including:

forming a first via structure in the via layer V(i+1), the via structure V(i) being included in the first deep via arrangement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2021
From: GUO, TA-PEN; TIEN, LI-CHUN; CHEN, CHIEN-YING; LU, LEE-CHUNG
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057275/0483 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16530808 · Aug 2, 2019
Provisional Application 62720051 · Aug 20, 2018
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