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US 12,625,440 · App. 18/182,527 · Granted May 12, 2026

Semiconductor structure body and method for manufacturing semiconductor structure body with alignment between stories of the same

Inventor: Manabu Takakuwa (Tsu Mie, JP)
Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
G03F9/708G03F9/7076H10B41/20H10B43/20H10W46/00H10W46/301
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Patent No.
US 12,625,440
App. No.
18/182,527
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure body of an embodiment includes a stacked body. In the stacked body, a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are alternately stacked, and a plurality of through holes penetrating the conductive layers and the insulating layers in the stacking direction are provided. In the interior of the stacked body, in a region corresponding to an identical pair of coordinates in a planar coordinate system intersecting the stacking direction, a plurality of identical alignment marks or deviation measurement marks are formed, with one or more stories each including a predetermined number of conductive layers and a predetermined number of insulating layers interposed therebetween.

Claims (27)

1 . A semiconductor structure body

comprising a stacked body with multiple stories in each of which a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are alternately stacked, the stacked body including a plurality of through holes penetrating the conductive layers and the insulating layers in a stacking direction, wherein,

the multiple stories of the stacked body is four stories or more,

the stacked body includes, in a region corresponding to an identical pair of coordinates in a planar coordinate system intersecting the stacking direction, a plurality of identical alignment marks or deviation measurement marks, and

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are placed in a region corresponding to a first pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an N-th story (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) of the multiple stories and a region corresponding to the first pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+2)-th story of the multiple stories.

2 . The semiconductor structure body according to claim 1 , wherein

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are placed in a region corresponding to a second pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+1)-th story of the multiple stories and a region corresponding to the second pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+3)-th story of the multiple stories.

3 . The semiconductor structure body according to claim 1 , wherein

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are each formed by a process in which a level difference formed by reducing a thickness of at least one of the conductive layer and the insulating layer propagates to an uppermost surface of the respective story, and

a width of the level difference is 1 μm or more and 4 μm or less.

4 . The semiconductor structure body according to claim 1 , comprising:

a plurality of chip regions; and

a dicing region formed to surround a periphery of each of the chip regions, wherein

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are each placed in the dicing region.

5 . The semiconductor structure body according to claim 4 , wherein

the identical alignment marks are each placed in a central portion of a shot region including the plurality of chip regions, or

the deviation measurement marks are each placed in an outer edge portion of the shot region.

6 . The semiconductor structure body according to claim 4 , wherein

a three-dimensional stacked semiconductor memory device is formed in the chip region.

7 . A semiconductor structure body

comprising a stacked body with multiple stories in each of which a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are alternately stacked, the stacked body including a plurality of through holes penetrating the conductive layers and the insulating layers in a stacking direction, wherein,

the multiple stories of the stacked body is five stories or more,

the stacked body includes, in a region corresponding to an identical pair of coordinates in a planar coordinate system intersecting the stacking direction, a plurality of identical alignment marks or deviation measurement marks, and

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are placed in a region corresponding to a first pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an N-th story (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) of the multiple stories and a region corresponding to the first pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+3)-th story of the multiple stories.

8 . The semiconductor structure body according to claim 7 , wherein

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are placed in a region corresponding to a second pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+1)-th story of the multiple stories and a region corresponding to the second pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+4)-th story of the multiple stories, and

the identical alignment marks or the deviation measurement marks are placed in a region corresponding to a third pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+2)-th story of the multiple stories and a region corresponding to the third pair of coordinates on an uppermost surface of an (N+5)-th story of the multiple stories.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: TAKAKUWA, MANABU
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062959/0985 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-098523 · Jun 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230408936A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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