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Granted Patent B2
US 12,471,362 · App. 17/855,598 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Integrated circuit structures having ultra-high conductivity global routing

Inventors: Abhishek Anil Sharma (Portland, OR); Tahir Ghani (Portland, OR); Anand S. Murthy (Portland, OR); Sagar Suthram (Portland, OR); Pushkar Ranade (San Jose, CA); Wilfred Gomes (Portland, OR); Rishabh Mehandru (Portland, OR); Cory Weber (Hillsboro, OR)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H10D84/853H10D30/6211H10D30/6713H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121
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Patent No.
US 12,471,362
App. No.
17/855,598
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Structures having ultra-high conductivity global routing are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a device layer having a plurality of transistors. A plurality of metallization layers is above the plurality of transistors of the device layer. One or more of the metal layers includes a material having a critical temperature greater than 10 Kelvin and less than 300 Kelvin.

Claims (40)

1 . An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a device layer having a plurality of transistors; and

a plurality of metallization layers above the plurality of transistors of the device layer, wherein one or more of the metal layers comprises a material having a critical temperature greater than 10 Kelvin and less than 300 Kelvin.

2 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises Nb and N, Nb and Sn, or Nb and Ge.

3 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises Cu and La and Ba and O, or Cu and La and Sr and O, or Cu and Y and Ba and O.

4 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises Cs and Rb and C, or Cs and C.

5 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transistors is a plurality of nanowire-based transistors or a plurality of fin-based transistors.

6 . An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a front-side structure comprising:

a device layer having a plurality of nanowire-based or fin-based transistors; and

a plurality of metallization layers above the nanowire-based or fin-based transistors of the device layer, wherein one of the metal layers includes an array of uninterrupted signal lines comprising a material having a critical temperature greater than 10 Kelvin and less than 300 Kelvin; and

a backside structure below the nanowire-based or fin-based transistors of the device layer, the backside structure including a ground metal line.

7 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the backside structure includes a stack of backside conductive structures that terminate at a conductive bump.

8 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the device layer of the front-side structure further includes a trench contact, a gate contact or a contact via.

9 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the front-side structure comprises a deep via layer between the nanowire-based or fin-based transistors of the device layer and the backside structure.

10 . The integrated circuit structure of claim 6 , wherein the nanowire-based or fin-based transistors device layer are memory nanowire-based or fin-based transistors.

11 . A computing device, comprising:

a board; and

a component coupled to the board, the component including an integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a device layer having a plurality of transistors; and

a plurality of metallization layers above the plurality of transistors of the device layer, wherein one or more of the metal layers comprises a material having a critical temperature greater than 10 Kelvin and less than 300 Kelvin.

12 . The computing device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a memory coupled to the board.

13 . The computing device of claim 11 , further comprising:

a communication chip coupled to the board.

14 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the component is a packaged integrated circuit die.

15 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of a processor, a communications chip, and a digital signal processor.

16 . A computing device, comprising:

a board; and

a component coupled to the board, the component including an integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a front-side structure comprising:

a device layer having a plurality of nanowire-based or fin-based transistors; and

a plurality of metallization layers above the nanowire-based or fin-based transistors of the device layer, wherein one of the metal layers includes an array of uninterrupted signal lines comprising a material having a critical temperature greater than 10 Kelvin and less than 300 Kelvin; and

a backside structure below the nanowire-based or fin-based transistors of the device layer, the backside structure including a ground metal line.

17 . The computing device of claim 16 , further comprising:

a memory coupled to the board.

18 . The computing device of claim 16 , further comprising:

a communication chip coupled to the board.

19 . The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the component is a packaged integrated circuit die.

20 . The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of a processor, a communications chip, and a digital signal processor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2023
From: SHARMA, ABHISHEK ANIL; GHANI, TAHIR; MURTHY, ANAND S.; SUTHRAM, SAGAR; RANADE, PUSHKAR; GOMES, WILFRED; MEHANDRU, RISHABH; WEBER, CORY
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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