IP Library Granted Patent US 12,550,713
Granted Patent B2
US 12,550,713 · App. 17/810,317 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Hybrid buried power rail structure with dual front side and backside processing

Inventors: Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo (Wynantskill, NY); Hosadurga Shobha (Niskayuna, NY); Huai Huang (Clifton Park, NY); Ruilong Xie (Niskayuna, NY); Lawrence A. Clevenger (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H01L23/5286H01L21/76898H01L23/535H10D84/0186H10D84/038
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Patent No.
US 12,550,713
App. No.
17/810,317
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. An electronic device is integrated into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A conductive power rail is positioned intermediate the top surface and the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate. The conductive power rail is configured to conduct power to the electronic device.

Claims (37)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;

an electronic device integrated into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate; and

one or more conductive power rails positioned below the electronic device such that a footprint of the electronic device overlaps a footprint of the one or more conductive power rails.

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

a through silicon via extends from the bottom surface through the semiconductor substrate and directly contacts a bottom surface of at least one of the one or more conductive power rails.

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

a conductive jumper directly contacting a sidewall of at least one of the one or more conductive power rails.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the conductive jumper is positioned below the electronic device.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more conductive power rails are buried inside the semiconductor substrate.

6 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;

an electronic device integrated into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate;

a first conductive power rail integrated into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate; and

a second conductive power rail positioned below the electronic device, and wherein a bottom surface of the first conductive power rail is below a top surface of the second conductive power rail.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a through silicon via extending through the semiconductor substrate and directly contacting a bottom surface of the second conductive power rail.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a through silicon via extending through the semiconductor substrate and directly contacting both a bottom surface of the first conductive power rail and a bottom surface of the second conductive power rail.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a conductive jumper directly contacting both a sidewall of the first conductive power rail and a sidewall of the second conductive power rail.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the conductive jumper is positioned intermediate the electronic device and above the bottom surface.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the second conductive power rail is positioned intermediate the electronic device and above the bottom surface.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein a height of the first conductive power rail is greater than a height of the second conductive power rail.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a conductive jumper directly contacting both a sidewall of the first conductive power rail and a sidewall of the second conductive power rail.

14 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;

an electronic device integrated into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate;

a first conductive power rail integrated into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate; and

a second conductive power rail positioned below the electronic device, and wherein a sidewall of the first conductive power rail directly contacts a sidewall of the second conductive power rail.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a through silicon via extending through the semiconductor substrate and directly contacting a bottom surface of the second conductive power rail.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a through silicon via extending through the semiconductor substrate and directly contacting both a bottom surface of the first conductive power rail and a bottom surface of the second conductive power rail.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein the second conductive power rail is positioned intermediate the electronic device and above the bottom surface.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 14 , wherein a height of the first conductive power rail is greater than a height of the second conductive power rail.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2022
From: LANZILLO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY; SHOBHA, HOSADURGA; HUANG, HUAI; XIE, RUILONG; CLEVENGER, LAWRENCE A.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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