Semiconductor device with through hole electrode wiring
In a semiconductor device provided with a through electrode, thermal stress is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a wiring layer, a first through hole, and a first inner through electrode. In the semiconductor device, the wiring layer is formed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate. Furthermore, in the semiconductor device, the first through hole penetrates the semiconductor substrate from a back surface to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a side wall covered with an insulating film. Furthermore, in the semiconductor device, the first inner through electrode is formed along a part of the side wall of the first through hole.
1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a wiring layer formed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a first through hole that penetrates the semiconductor substrate from a back surface to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a side wall covered with an insulating film;
a first inner through electrode formed along a part of the side wall of the first through hole;
an external terminal formed on the back surface; and
a back surface wiring line having one end connected to the external terminal and another end connected to the first inner through electrode.
2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a second through hole that penetrates the semiconductor substrate from the back surface to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a side wall covered with an insulating film; and
a second inner through electrode formed along the side wall of the second through hole, wherein
an area where the second inner through electrode is formed is different from an area where the first inner through electrode is formed.
3 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising
an outer through electrode formed between the semiconductor substrate and the insulating film.
4 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
a predetermined number of semiconductor elements is arranged in the wiring layer,
a specific semiconductor element among the predetermined number of semiconductor elements is closest to the first through hole, and
the first inner through electrode is disposed at a position closest to the specific semiconductor element in the first through hole.
5 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
a predetermined number of semiconductor elements is arranged in the wiring layer,
a specific semiconductor element among the predetermined number of semiconductor elements is closest to the first through hole, and
the first inner through electrode is disposed at a position farthest from the specific semiconductor element in the first through hole.
6 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a back surface wiring line connected to the first inner through electrode, wherein
the first inner through electrode and the back surface wiring line are different from each other in at least one of a line width or a thickness.
7 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first inner through electrode is formed along a part of the side wall and a part of a bottom portion of the first through hole.
8 . The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein
a pad is formed along a part of the bottom portion in the wiring layer.
9 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first inner through electrode is formed in a portion other than a slit.
10 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the insulating film covers a part of the side wall of the through hole, and
the first inner through electrode is formed along the side wall covered with the insulating film.
11 . The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , further comprising
an inorganic film that covers the side wall of the through hole, wherein
the insulating film covers a part of the inorganic film.
12 . The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein
the insulating film covers a plurality of regions of the side wall of the through hole.
13 . The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein
an area of a portion covered with the insulating film of the side wall is different from an area of a portion not covered with the insulating film.
14 . A semiconductor device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a wiring layer formed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a first through hole that penetrates the semiconductor substrate from a back surface to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a side wall covered with an insulating film; and
a first inner through electrode formed along a part of the side wall of the first through hole,
wherein-the first inner through electrode is formed at each of a plurality of places of the side wall of the first through hole.
15 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein
potentials of the first inner through electrodes at the plurality of places are identical to each other.
16 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein
potentials of the first through electrodes at the plurality of places are different from each other.
17 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising
a second through hole that penetrates the semiconductor substrate from the back surface to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a side wall covered with an insulating film; and
a second inner through electrode formed along the side wall of the second through hole, wherein
an area where the second inner through electrode is formed is different from an area where the first inner through electrode is formed.
18 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising
an outer through electrode formed between the semiconductor substrate and the insulating film.
19 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising
an external terminal formed on the back surface; and
a back surface wiring line having one end connected to the external terminal and another end connected to the first inner through electrode.
20 . A semiconductor device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a wiring layer formed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a first through hole that penetrates the semiconductor substrate from a back surface to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has a side wall covered with an insulating film; and
a first inner through electrode formed along a part of the side wall of the first through hole,
wherein a shape of the through hole is an ellipse when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the back surface, and the first inner through electrode is formed on a minor axis of the ellipse.