IP Library Granted Patent US 9,064,849
Granted Patent B2
US 9,064,849 · App. 13/062,001 · Granted Jun 23, 2015

3D integrated circuit structure, semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same

Inventor: Huilong Zhu (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Assignee: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
H01L23/481H01L25/0657H01L25/50H01L2225/06513H01L2225/06541H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 9,064,849
App. No.
13/062,001
Granted
Jun 23, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a diffusion stop layer formed on the substrate, an SOI layer formed on the diffusion stop layer, an MOSFET transistor formed on the SOI layer, and a TSV formed in a manner of penetrating through the substrate, the diffusion stop layer, the SOI layer, and a layer where the MOSFET transistor is located; and an interconnect structure connecting the MOSFET transistor and the TSV.

Claims (31)

1. A three-dimension integrated circuit structure, characterized in that the integrated circuit structure comprises:

a first wafer, comprising:

a substrate defining a contact surface of the first wafer;

a layer having a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) formed therein;

a diffusion stop layer disposed between the substrate and the layer having the MOSFET transistor;

a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) layer formed on the diffusion stop layer;

a through-silicon-via (TSV) formed in a manner of penetrating through the substrate, the diffusion stop layer, the SOI layer and at least partially penetrating through the layer having the MOSFET transistor; and

a first interconnect structure for connecting the MOSFET transistor and the TSV;

wherein a metal material filled in the TSV is exposed at the contact surface of the first wafer, the TSV further comprises a buried layer positioned between the surface of the TSV and the metal material, and the contact surface of the first wafer is connected to external circuits or a second interconnect structure of a second wafer by means of the TSV.

2. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the diffusion stop layer is formed of nitride.

3. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 2 , characterized in that the nitride comprises Si3N4 or SiCN.

4. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first wafer further comprises a first oxide layer formed between the substrate and the diffusion stop layer.

5. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first wafer further comprises a second oxide layer formed between the diffusion stop layer and the SOI layer.

6. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 1 , characterized in that the buried layer comprises at least a material selected from a group comprising Ru, Ta, TaN, Ti, TiN, TaSiN, TiSiN, TiW and WN.

7. A semiconductor device, characterized in that the semiconductor device comprises:

a substrate defining a contact surface of the semiconductor device;

a layer having a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) formed therein;

a diffusion stop layer formed between the substrate and the layer having the MOSFET transistor;

an SOI layer formed on the diffusion stop layer;

a TSV formed in a manner of penetrating through the substrate, the diffusion stop layer, the SOI layer and at least partially penetrating through the layer having the MOSFET transistor; and

an interconnect structure for connecting the MOSFET transistor and the TSV;

wherein a metal material filled in the TSV is exposed at the contact surface of the semiconductor device, the TSV further comprises a buried layer positioned between the surface of the TSV and the metal material.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , characterized in that the diffusion stop layer is formed of nitride.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , characterized in that the nitride comprises Si3N4 or SiCN.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , characterized by further comprising a first oxide layer formed between the substrate and the diffusion stop layer.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , characterized by further comprising a second oxide layer formed between the diffusion stop layer and the SOI layer.

12. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 1 , wherein the layer having the MOSFET transistor defines another contact surface of the first wafer.

13. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first interconnect structure is formed in the layer having the MOSFET transistor.

14. The integrated circuit structure according to claim 13 , wherein the first interconnect structure is configured to connect the first wafer to another wafer.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the layer having the MOSFET transistor defines another contact surface of the semiconductor device.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the interconnect structure is formed in the layer having the MOSFET transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2015
From: ZHU, HUILONG
To: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Reel/Frame 035640/0471 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2009 1 0242101 · Dec 4, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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