IP Library Granted Patent US 8,222,079
Granted Patent B2
US 8,222,079 · App. 11/863,759 · Granted Jul 17, 2012

Semiconductor device and method of making semiconductor device

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,222,079
App. No.
11/863,759
Granted
Jul 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a carrier, a semiconductor chip formed on the carrier, and a micro-chip which is electrically connected to the chip, and includes a thickness which is less than a thickness of the chip.

Claims (40)

1. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, said method comprising:

forming a micro-chip comprising a thinned-wafer having one or more components fabricated thereon disposed between a carrier and a semiconductor chip;

connecting said semiconductor chip to said carrier, said micro-chip being electrically connected to said semiconductor chip under a higher consumption macro of the semiconductor chip and including a thickness which is less than a thickness of said semiconductor chip;

forming an interconnect between said semiconductor chip and said carrier for electrically connecting and bonding said semiconductor chip to said carrier;

forming an interconnect between said micro-chip and said semiconductor chip for electrically connecting and bonding said micro-chip and said semiconductor chip; and

forming an interconnect between said micro-chip and said carrier for electrically connecting and bonding said micro-chip and said carrier,

wherein said micro-chip comprises a thinned micro-chip having a thickness of less than 20 microns.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said micro-chip comprises one of a memory device, a decoupling capacitor, a sensor, and an actuator.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said connecting said semiconductor chip comprises connecting said semiconductor chip to a first side of said carrier, said method further comprising:

forming a plurality of interconnects on a second side of said carrier which is opposite said first side.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said micro-chip comprises a vertical through section (VTS).

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said micro-chip includes a first side and a second side which opposes said first side, said vertical through section (VTS) extending from said first side to said second side.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

an electrical conductor disposed in said vertical through section (VTS),

wherein said micro-chip is bonded to said carrier such that said electrical conductor in said vertical through section (VTS) electrically connects said micro-chip to said carrier.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said micro-chip comprises a through silicon via.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said semiconductor chip comprises plural semiconductor chips formed as a chip stack, and

wherein said micro-chip comprises a plurality of micro-chips formed on said plural semiconductor chips, such that said semiconductor device comprises a three-dimensional integrated circuit.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said carrier is bonded to said chip stack, said plural micro-chips forming said three-dimensional integrated circuit with said chip stack and said carrier.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

forming plural first elements comprising at least one of optical elements and electrical elements on said micro-chip;

forming plural second elements comprising at least one of optical elements and electrical elements on said semiconductor chip; and

integrating said plural first elements together with said plural second elements.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said micro-chip is thermally integrated together with said semiconductor chip and said carrier.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

forming plural interconnections for thermally integrating said micro-chip together with said semiconductor chip and said carrier.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

forming a thermally conductive adhesive between said micro-chip and at least one of said semiconductor chip and said carrier, for thermally integrating said micro-chip together with said semiconductor chip and said carrier.

14. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, said method comprising:

forming a micro-chip comprising a thinned-wafer having one or more components fabricated thereon, the micro-chip having a thickness of less than 20 microns on a first side of a package;

connecting a semiconductor chip to said first side of said package, such that said microchip is disposed between said semiconductor chip and said package and formed under a higher consumption macro of the semiconductor chip; and

electrically connecting said micro-chip to said semiconductor chip.

15. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, said method comprising:

forming a micro-chip chip comprising a thinned-wafer having one or more components fabricated thereon, the micro-chip having a thickness of less than 20 microns on a first side of a semiconductor chip formed under a higher consumption macro of the semiconductor chip;

electrically connecting said micro-chip to said semiconductor chip; and

connecting said first side of said semiconductor chip to a package, such that said microchip is disposed between said semiconductor chip and said package.

16. The method of claim 1 , said forming the micro-chip comprising:

forming a via in the thinned-wafer;

forming an insulating layer in the via; and

filling the via with a metal fill.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 054633/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2007
From: KNICKERBOCKER, JOHN U., DR.; PATEL, CHIRAG S., PH.D
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019919/0493 →
Continuity (1)
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