IP Library Granted Patent US 9,412,621
Granted Patent B2
US 9,412,621 · App. 14/955,915 · Granted Aug 9, 2016

Semiconductor device and method for forming the same

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Patent No.
US 9,412,621
App. No.
14/955,915
Granted
Aug 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device in which a gettering layer is formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a method for forming the same are disclosed, resulting in increased reliability of the semiconductor substrate including the gettering layer. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a gettering layer formed of a first-type impurity and a second-type impurity in the semiconductor substrate so as to perform gettering of metal ion; and a deep-well region formed over the gettering layer in the semiconductor substrate.

Claims (30)

1. A method for forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

preparing for a semiconductor substrate, a back side of which includes a passivation layer and a denuded zone layer;

forming a gettering layer including a first-type impurity and a second-type impurity in the denuded zone layer of the semiconductor substrate; and

forming a deep-well region over the gettering layer contained in the denuded zone layer.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type impurity includes P-type impurity and the second-type impurity includes N-type impurity.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type impurity includes boron (B) ion and the second-type impurity includes phosphorous (P) ion.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the deep-well region is formed by implantation of the second-type impurity.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after the formation of the gettering layer, forming a film by fabricating the back side of the semiconductor substrate.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the forming the film includes:

grinding the entirety of the passivation layer and some parts of the denuded zone layer in a manner that the entire passivation layer and the some parts of the denuded zone layer are removed.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

after completion of the formation of the film, forming the deep-well region in the denuded zone layer.

8. A method for forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a gettering layer formed of a first-type impurity and a second-type impurity over a back side of a semiconductor substrate; and

forming a deep-well region over the gettering layer contained in the semiconductor substrate.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first-type impurity includes P-type impurity and the second-type impurity includes N-type impurity.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first-type impurity includes boron (B) ion and the second-type impurity includes phosphorous (P) ion.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the deep-well region is formed by implantation of the second-type impurity.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the forming the gettering layer includes:

forming a monocrystalline silicon layer over a back side of the semiconductor substrate;

implanting the first-type impurity into the monocrystalline silicon layer; and

implanting the second-type impurity into the monocrystalline silicon layer in which the first-type impurity is implanted.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the forming the gettering layer includes:

depositing or attaching a monocrystalline silicon layer in which the first-type impurity is implanted, over a back side of the semiconductor substrate; and

implanting the second-type impurity into the monocrystalline silicon layer in which the first-type impurity is implanted.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the forming the gettering layer includes:

implanting the first-type impurity into a monocrystalline silicon layer;

implanting the second-type impurity into the monocrystalline silicon layer; and

depositing or attaching the monocrystalline silicon layer in which the first-type impurity and the second-type impurity are implanted, over the back side of the semiconductor substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
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