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US 12,604,719 · App. 18/075,535 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Semiconductor device having a through-via structure electrically connected to a contact structure

Inventors: Sohye Cho (Hwaseong-si, KR); Kwangjin Moon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hojin Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L23/481H10D30/43H10D30/6735H10D30/6757H10D62/121H10D62/151
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Patent No.
US 12,604,719
App. No.
18/075,535
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor substrate having a protruding active pattern, a gate structure, a source/drain region in the active pattern on a side of the gate structure, an interlayer insulating layer on the source/drain region, a contact structure connected to the source/drain region through the interlayer insulating layer, a through-via structure electrically connected to the contact structure and passing through the interlayer insulating layer and the first semiconductor substrate, a first bonding structure including a first insulating layer on the first semiconductor substrate and a first connection pad in the first insulating layer, a second bonding structure on the first bonding structure and including a second insulating layer bonded to the first insulating layer and a second connection pad in the second insulating layer and bonded to the first connection pad, and a second semiconductor substrate disposed on the second bonding structure.

Claims (53)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other;

an active pattern protruding from the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate, the active pattern extending in a first direction;

a gate structure in a region of the active pattern, the gate structure extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction;

a source/drain region in the active pattern on a side of the gate structure;

an interlayer insulating layer on the source/drain region;

a contact structure extending through the interlayer insulating layer to connect to the source/drain region;

a through-via structure electrically connected to the contact structure and passing through the interlayer insulating layer and the first semiconductor substrate;

a first bonding structure including a first insulating layer on the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate and a first connection pad embedded in the first insulating layer, the first connection pad being connected to the through-via structure;

a second bonding structure on the first bonding structure and including a second insulating layer bonded to the first insulating layer and a second connection pad embedded in the second insulating layer and bonded to the first connection pad; and

a second semiconductor substrate on the second bonding structure.

2 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the contact structure has an extension extending in the second direction and connected to the through-via structure.

3 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first wiring portion on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to each of the contact structure and the through-via structure.

4 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the interlayer insulating layer has an upper surface coplanar with an upper surface of each of the contact structure and the through-via structure.

5 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a support substrate on the first wiring portion.

6 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the support substrate includes a bonding insulating layer bonded to the first wiring portion.

7 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second wiring portion between the second semiconductor substrate and the second bonding structure and electrically connected to the second connection pad.

8 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second wiring portion is configured to supply power to the source/drain region through the through-via structure.

9 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second semiconductor substrate includes a through-via passing through the second semiconductor substrate and connected to the second wiring portion.

10 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second semiconductor substrate includes a semiconductor substrate in which a logic or memory device is implemented.

11 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor substrate has a thickness of 1 μm or less.

12 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the through-via structure includes a conductive material and an insulating barrier surrounding a side surface of the conductive material.

13 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the through-via structure has a portion protruding from the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate, a bottom surface of the portion including the conductive material.

14 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first insulating layer includes:

a first insulating film on the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate, the first insulating film having a surface coplanar with the bottom surface of the portion, and

a second insulating film on the first insulating film, the second insulating film having a surface coplanar with a surface of the first connection pad.

15 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

channel layers on the active pattern, the channel layers being spaced apart from each other in a third direction, perpendicular to the first and second directions, and each of the channel layers extending in the first direction,

wherein the gate structure includes a gate electrode surrounding the channel layers and extending in the second direction, and a gate insulating layer between the channel layers and the gate electrode and between the active pattern and the gate electrode.

16 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a device substrate structure including a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and an active pattern protruding from the first surface and extending in a first direction, an interlayer insulating layer on the active pattern, a through-via structure electrically connected to the active pattern and passing through the interlayer insulating layer and the first semiconductor substrate, and a first wiring portion on the interlayer insulating layer;

a first bonding structure including a first insulating layer on the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate and a first connection pad embedded in the first insulating layer and connected to the through-via structure;

a second bonding structure on the first bonding structure and including a second insulating layer bonded to the first insulating layer and a second connection pad embedded in the second insulating layer and bonded to the first connection pad;

a power supply substrate structure including a second wiring portion on the second bonding structure and a second semiconductor substrate having a through-via connected to the second wiring portion; and

a support substrate on the first wiring portion.

17 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:

the through-via structure has a width narrowing toward the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate, and

the through-via has a width narrowing toward the second bonding structure.

18 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein a bonding interface of the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer includes a material different from a material in other portions of an interface between the first bonding structure and the second bonding structure.

19 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other;

an active pattern protruding from the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate, the active pattern extending lengthwise in a first direction;

a gate structure in a region of the active pattern, the gate structure extending lengthwise in a second direction intersecting the first direction;

a source/drain region on the active pattern on a side of the gate structure;

an interlayer insulating layer on the source/drain region;

a contact structure extending through the interlayer insulating layer to connect to the source/drain region;

a through-via structure electrically connected to the contact structure;

a first bonding structure including a first insulating layer on the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate and a first connection pad embedded in the first insulating layer, the first connection pad being connected to the through-via structure;

a second bonding structure on the first bonding structure and including a second insulating layer bonded to the first insulating layer and a second connection pad embedded in the second insulating layer and bonded to the first connection pad; and

a second semiconductor substrate on the second bonding structure,

wherein the through-via structure extends from the first bonding structure through at least a portion of the interlayer insulating layer, and

wherein an upper surface of the through-via structure is farther from the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate than an upper surface of the active pattern.

20 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the upper surface of the through-via structure is farther from the first surface of the first semiconductor substrate than an upper surface of the source/drain region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: CHO, SOHYE; MOON, KWANGJIN; LEE, HOJIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0014643 · Feb 4, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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