This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2023-0011119, filed on Jan. 27, 2023, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The inventive concept relates to a backside power distribution network (BSPDN) integrated circuit device, and more particularly, to an integrated circuit device in which an active device and a passive device are provided on different substrates.
A BSPDN semiconductor architecture separates signal wires from a power distribution network (PDN) provided on a substrate, by providing a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, including the signal wires and active devices for signal routing on a front side of the substrate, and providing a PDN for power supply on a rear side of the substrate. The BSPDN semiconductor architecture may minimize routing congestion and scale down an area of a semiconductor architecture. The BSDPN semiconductor architecture may result in an area reduction and an improved current-resistance (IR) drop compared to a general PDN architecture.
The inventive concept provides an integrated circuit device in which a process difficulty of a power distribution network (PDN) for power supply is reduced, by separating a substrate provided with an active device from a substrate provided with a passive device.
The problems of the inventive concept are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.
According to an aspect of the inventive concept, there is provided an integrated circuit device including a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including an active device therein, a first back end of layer (BEOL) structure on the first surface of the first substrate and configured to route signals, a second substrate on the first surface of the first substrate with the first BEOL structure therebetween, and including a passive device therein, a power distribution structure on the second surface of the first substrate, a first bonding structure positioned on the first BEOL structure, and a second bonding structure between the first bonding structure and the second substrate, wherein an upper surface of the second bonding structure contacts an upper surface of the first bonding structure to form an interface with the first bonding structure, and the second bonding structure and the first bonding structure are positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate.
According to another aspect of the inventive concept, there is provided an integrated circuit device including a first bonding structure, a second bonding structure contacting an upper surface of the first bonding structure to form an interface, a first device region defined in one direction with respect to the upper surface, and a second device region defined in a direction opposite to the one direction with respect to the upper surface, wherein the first device region includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including an active device therein, a first back end of layer (BEOL) structure on the first surface of the first substrate and configured to route signals, a power distribution structure on the second surface of the first substrate, and a through via passing through the first device region and the second bonding structure and configured to transfer an electrical signal to the second device region, wherein the second device region includes a second substrate including a passive device, and the first substrate does not include the passive device.
According to another aspect of the inventive concept, there is provided an integrated circuit device including a first bonding structure, a second bonding structure contacting an upper surface of the first bonding structure to form an interface, a first device region defined in one direction with respect to the upper surface, and a second device region defined in a direction opposite to the one direction with respect to the upper surface, wherein the first device region includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including an active device therein, a first back end of layer (BEOL) structure disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, configured to route signals received from or transferred to the active device, and including first BEOL distribution patterns having different vertical levels and first BEOL vias between the first BEOL distribution patterns, a power distribution structure on the second surface of the first substrate and configured to supply power to the active device, including power distribution patterns having different vertical levels, and power distribution vias between the power distribution patterns, and a power pad below the power distribution structure and configured to supply power to the active device, wherein the second device region includes a second substrate including a passive device therein and having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the first substrate in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the first substrate.
Embodiments will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Hereinafter, embodiments of the inventive concept will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the inventive concept may be embodied in various other forms.
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The first substrate 110 may include, for example, a silicon substrate, a glass substrate, or a sapphire substrate. However, embodiments are not limited thereto. As shown in
According to an embodiment, a plurality of bonding structures 130 and 230 may be disposed between the first surface 110a of the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 210. The plurality of bonding structures 130 and 230 may electrically connect the power distribution structure 150 and devices of the first substrate 110 to devices of the second substrate 210. This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
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In an embodiment, the integrated circuit device 10 may be a system-on-chip (SOC). For example, the integrated circuit device 10 may be a mobile SOC, an application processor, a media processor, a microprocessor, a central processing unit (CPU), or a similar device.
The power gating circuit 30 may be connected to a first power line RVDD that can provide a power voltage VDD to the power gating circuit 30. The power gating circuit 30 may adjust a first driving voltage provided to the logic circuit 20 and adjust a power mode of the logic circuit 20, by selectively connecting the first power line RVDD to the first virtual power line VVDD in response to a control signal IN.
For example, the power gating circuit 30 may provide the power voltage VDD to the logic circuit 20 by connecting the first power line RVDD to the first virtual power line VVDD in a power-on mode, and the power gating circuit 30 may cause the first virtual power line VVDD to be floating by disconnecting the first power line RVDD and the first virtual power line VVDD from each other in a power-off mode.
The integrated circuit device 10 may further include a power management circuit external to the power gating circuit 30, where a control signal IN may be provided from the power management circuit to the power gating circuit 30. The power management circuit may apply the control signal IN to the power gating circuit 30, so that a voltage level provided to the logic circuit 20 varies according to a power mode, where the power mode can be based on the control signal IN.
The logic circuit 20 may selectively receive power through the first virtual power line VVDD. The logic circuit 20 may receive a first driving voltage of a different level according to the power mode. For example, the logic circuit 20 may receive the power supply voltage VDD in the power-on mode, and may be powered off in the power-off mode. In
The logic circuit 20 may include a circuit connected to the first virtual power line VVDD, where for example, the logic circuit 20 may be implemented as an inverter, a NAND gate, an AND gate, an NOR gate, an OR gate, an XOR gate, an XNOR gate, a multiplexer, an adder, a latch, a flip-flop, etc.
The power gating circuit 30 may include a sleep control transistor unit 34 connected between the first power line RVDD and the first virtual power line VVDD and a control circuit 32 providing switching signals C_SLP to the sleep control transistor unit 34. In some embodiments, the power gating circuit 30 may not include the control circuit 32, and the sleep control transistor unit 34 may directly receive the switching signals C_SLP from the outside of the power gating circuit 30, where a control signal IN may be directly connected to the sleep control transistor unit 34. In some embodiments, the sleep control transistor unit 34 may include a sleep control transistor PGT. The control signal IN may be directly provided to the sleep control transistor PGT.
In various embodiments, in the power-on mode, the control circuit 32 may generate the switching signal C_SLP of a logic low level for turning on the sleep control transistor unit 34, and provide the first virtual power supply line VVDD from the sleep control transistor unit 34 to the logic circuit 20 by the switching signal C_SLP. In the power-off mode, the control circuit 32 may generate the switching signal C_SLP of a logic high level for turning off the sleep control transistor unit 34, the sleep control transistor unit 34 may be turned off by the switching signal C_SLP, and the first virtual power line VVDD may be disconnected from the first power line RVDD to be floating.
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The integrated circuit device 10a may include a first device region 100 and a second device region 200 separated from the first device region 100. The first device region 100 may include a first substrate 110, a first BEOL structure 120, a first bonding structure 130, an intermediate structure 140, and a power distribution structure 150. The second device region 200 may include a second substrate 210, a second BEOL structure 220, and a second bonding structure 230.
The second device region 200 may be defined in the second direction (y direction) with respect to the upper surface of the first bonding structure 130. The first device region 100 may be defined in a direction opposite to the second direction (y direction) based on the upper surface of the first bonding structure 130. A thickness of the first substrate 110 can be less than a thickness of the first bonding structure 130 in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the first substrate 110. A first device region 100 can be defined in one direction with respect to the upper surface, and a second device region 200 can be defined in a direction opposite to the one direction with respect to the upper surface, where the first device region 100 can include a first substrate 110 and the second device region 200 can include a second substrate 210.
The first device region 100 may include the first substrate 110 including the active device 112. The first substrate 110 may include a semiconductor material, for example, a Group IV semiconductor material, a Group III-V semiconductor material, a Group II-VI semiconductor material, or a combination thereof. The Group IV semiconductor material may include, for example, silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), or a combination thereof. The Group III-V semiconductor material may include, for example, gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), gallium phosphide (GaP), indium arsenide (InAs), indium antimony (InSb), indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), or a combination thereof. The Group II-VI semiconductor material may include, for example, zinc telluride (ZnTe), cadmium sulfide (CdS), or a combination thereof.
The first device region 100 may include the power distribution structure 150 provided on the second surface 110b of the first substrate 110. The power distribution structure 150 may be an integrated circuit including a power distribution network (PDN) for power distribution. The power distribution structure 150 may include a plurality of power distribution patterns 152 extending in the first direction (x direction). The plurality of power distribution patterns 152 may be arranged to have different vertical levels. The power distribution structure 150 may include a plurality of power distribution vias 153 extending in the second direction (y direction) perpendicular to the first direction (x direction). The plurality of power distribution vias 153 may be provided between the plurality of power distribution patterns 152, where the power distribution vias 153 can electrically connect power distribution patterns 152 on different vertical levels. The power distribution pattern 152 and the power distribution via 153 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the power distribution pattern 152 and the power distribution via 153 may further include a barrier material to prevent the conductive material from diffusing to the outside of the power distribution pattern 152 and the power distribution via 153. The barrier material may include, for example, titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN), or a combination thereof. The power distribution pattern 152 and the power distribution via 153 of the power distribution structure 150 may be configured to transfer power to the active device 112 of the first substrate 110.
According to an embodiment, the first device region 100 may include a first back end of layer (BEOL) structure 120 disposed on the first surface 110a of the first substrate 110 and configured to route signals. The first BEOL structure 120 may be electrically connected to the active devices 112 included in the first substrate 110, where the first BEOL structure 120 can electrically connect and route signals between the active devices 112. Specifically, the first BEOL structure 120 may include a plurality of first BEOL patterns 122 configured to route signals and disposed to have different vertical levels. In addition, the first BEOL structure 120 may include first BEOL vias 123 formed between the first BEOL patterns 122 to interconnect the plurality of first BEOL patterns 122 having different vertical levels. The first BEOL patterns 122 and the first BEOL vias 123 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the first BEOL patterns 122 and the first BEOL vias 123 may further include a barrier material to prevent the conductive material from diffusing to the outside of the first BEOL patterns 122 and the first BEOL vias 123. The barrier material may include, for example, titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN), or a combination thereof.
A first insulating layer 121 may include an insulating material. Examples of the insulating material may include a thermosetting resin such as an epoxy resin, a thermoplastic resin such as polyimide, or an insulating material in which these resins are impregnated into a core material such as an inorganic filler and/or glass fiber (glass cloth or glass fabric), for example, prepreg, Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF), FR-4, and Bismaleimide Triazine (BT), etc.
The second device region 200 on a side opposite the first device region 100 with respect to the upper surface of the first bonding structure 130 may include the second substrate 210 including a passive device 212 therein. The second substrate 210 may be disposed on the first surface 110a of the first substrate 110 with the first BEOL structure 120 and the first bonding structure 130 disposed therebetween, and may include the passive device 212 therein. The second substrate 210 may include a semiconductor material, such as a Group IV semiconductor material, a Group III-V semiconductor material, a Group II-VI semiconductor material, or a combination thereof. The Group IV semiconductor material may include, for example, silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), or a combination thereof. The Group III-V semiconductor material may include, for example, gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), gallium phosphide (GaP), indium arsenide (InAs), indium antimony (InSb), indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), or a combination thereof. The Group II-VI semiconductor material may include, for example, zinc telluride (ZnTe), cadmium sulfide (CdS), or a combination thereof. The passive device 212 may include at least one of a vPNP (vertical PNP) transistor, a diode, a capacitor, an inductor, a resistor, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) device, an eFuse, or a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device.
In various embodiments, a thickness d1 of the first substrate 110 may be less than a thickness d2 of the second substrate 210 in the second direction (y direction) perpendicular to the upper surface of the first substrate 110. The active device 112 may be provided on the first substrate 110, and the passive device 212 may be provided on the second substrate 210. At this time, the size of the passive device 212 is larger than the size of the active device 112. Accordingly, the second substrate 210 may be thicker than the first substrate 110 to include the passive device 212 therein. According to an embodiment, the first substrate 110 may include only the active device 112 without including the passive device 212. Accordingly, the first substrate 110 may be thinner than the second substrate 210. In addition, according to an embodiment, the thickness d1 of the first substrate 110 may be less than a thickness of the first bonding layer 131 of a first bonding structure 130 in the second direction (y direction). By having a small thickness, the process difficulty of forming a via through the first substrate 110 may be reduced.
The integrated circuit device 10a may include an intermediate structure 140 positioned between the first substrate 110 and the power distribution structure 150. The intermediate structure 140 may include an intermediate insulating layer 141 including an insulating material and a power via 143 formed within the intermediate insulating layer 141. The power via 143 may be aligned with the active device 112 of the first substrate 110 in the second direction (y direction). An intermediate pad 142 may be disposed between the power via 143 and the first substrate 110. The intermediate pad 142 and the power via 143 may be electrically connected, and can include a conductive material to transfer an electrical signal. The power via 143 may be configured to transfer power supplied from a power pad 161 to the active device 112.
According to an embodiment, the second device region 200 may include a second BEOL structure 220 disposed between the second substrate 210 and a second bonding structure 230 and configured to route signals. The second BEOL structure 220 may be electrically connected to the passive devices 212 included in the second substrate 210 to route signals between the passive devices 212. Specifically, the second BEOL structure 220 may include a plurality of second BEOL patterns 222 configured to route signals and disposed to have different vertical levels. In addition, the second BEOL structure 220 may include second BEOL vias 223 formed between and electrically connected to the second BEOL patterns 222 to interconnect the plurality of second BEOL patterns 222 having different vertical levels. The second BEOL pattern 222 and the second BEOL via 223 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the second BEOL pattern 222 and the second BEOL via 223 may include a barrier material to prevent the conductive material from diffusing to the outside of the second BEOL pattern 222 and the second BEOL via 223. The barrier material may include, for example, titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN), or a combination thereof.
According to an embodiment, the first device region 100 may include a first bonding structure 130 disposed on the first BEOL structure 120. The first bonding structure 130 may include a first bonding layer 131 including an insulating material, where the insulating material may include silicon oxide. The second device region 200 may include a second bonding structure 230 disposed between the first bonding structure 130 and the second substrate 210. The second bonding structure 230 may include a second bonding layer 231 including an insulating material, where the insulating material may be silicon oxide. The first bonding layer 131 and the second bonding layer 231 may be combined with each other through oxide-to-oxide bonding. Specifically, an upper surface of the second bonding layer 231 may contact an upper surface of the first bonding layer 131 to form an interface between the second bonding layer 231 and the first bonding layer 131. However, the inventive concept is not necessarily limited to the above, and a bonding method may vary depending on types of the first bonding layer 131 and the second bonding layer 231. The first bonding structure 130 and the second bonding structure 230 may be positioned between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 210.
Also, according to an embodiment, the first bonding structure 130 of the first device region 100 may include a first bonding pad 132. The first bonding pad 132 may be buried in the first bonding layer 131 and may have an exposed upper surface. The upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 may be coplanar with the upper surface of the first bonding layer 131. The second bonding structure 230 of the second device region 200 may include a second bonding pad 232. The second bonding pad 232 may be buried in the second bonding layer 231 and may have an exposed upper surface. The upper surface of the second bonding pad 232 may be coplanar with the upper surface of the second bonding layer 231. The first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. The upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 and the upper surface of the second bonding pad 232 may be bonded to each other. At this time, although the bonding method varies according to configuration materials of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232, when the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 include copper (Cu), the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be bonded to each other through Cu—Cu bonding. The first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be aligned to overlap each other in the second direction (y direction), where the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 can form an electrical connection. An upper surface of the first bonding layer and an upper surface of the first bonding pad can be positioned on a same plane to be coplanar.
The first bonding structure 130 may include a first via 133 passing through the first bonding layer 131 and connected to the first BEOL structure 120, and the second bonding structure 230 may include a second via 233 passing through the second bonding layer 231 and connected to the second BEOL structure 220. The first via 133 and the second via 233 may include a metal material to transfer an electrical signal or power. The first via 133 and the second via 233 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the first via 133 and the second via 233 may further include a barrier material to prevent the conductive material from diffusing to the outside of the first via 133 and the second via 233. The barrier material may include, for example, titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN), or a combination thereof. The first via 133 and the second via 233 may overlap each other in the second direction (y direction), the first via 133 may contact or may be integrally formed with the first bonding pad 132, and the second via 233 may contact or may be integrally formed with the second bonding pad 232. The first via 133 may be electrically connected to the first BEOL patterns 122, and the second via 233 may be electrically connected to the second BEOL pattern 222. The first BEOL structure 120 and the second BEOL structure 220 can form an electrical connection between the active device 112 and the passive device 212.
According to an embodiment, the first device region 100 includes a power pad 161 disposed on the second surface 110b of the first substrate 110. The power pad 161 may be disposed below the power distribution structure 150, where the power pad 161 may be on an external surface of a power distribution insulating layer 151 of the power distribution structure 150. The power pad 161 to which at least one of a power signal or a ground signal is applied may be configured to transfer power to the active device 112 provided in the first substrate 110. In addition, the first device region 100 includes a signal pad 162 disposed on the second surface 110b of the first substrate 110. The signal pad 162 may be disposed below the power distribution structure 150, where the signal pad 162 may be on an external surface of a power distribution insulating layer 151 of the power distribution structure 150. Input/output signals used for an operation of the active device 112 provided in the first substrate 110 or the passive device 212 provided in the second substrate 210 may be applied to the signal pad 162. The power pad 161 and the signal pad 162 may be electrically connected to the active device 112 or the passive device 212 through the plurality of BEOL structures 120 and 220.
An integrated circuit device 10b shown in
According to an embodiment, the first device region 100 may include the first bonding structure 130 disposed on the first BEOL structure 120. The first bonding structure 130 may include the first bonding layer 131 including an insulating material. The first bonding layer 131 may include silicon oxide. The second device region 200 may include a second bonding structure 230 disposed between the first bonding layer 131 and the second substrate 210. The first bonding structure 130 and the second bonding structure 230 may be positioned between the first substrate 110 and the second substrate 210.
Also, according to an embodiment, the first bonding structure 130 of the first device region 100 may include a first bonding pad 132. The first bonding pad 132 may be formed to protrude from an upper surface of the first bonding layer 131. In various embodiments, an upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 may be positioned at a higher vertical level than the upper surface of the first bonding layer 131, and a lower surface of the first bonding pad 132 may be coplanar with the upper surface of the first bonding layer 131. The second bonding structure 230 of the second device region 200 may include a second bonding pad 232. The second bonding pad 232 may be formed to protrude from the upper surface of the second bonding layer 231. The upper surface of the second bonding pad 232 may be positioned at a higher vertical level than the upper surface of the second bonding layer 231, and the lower surface of the second bonding pad 232 may be coplanar with the upper surface of the second bonding layer 231. The first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. The upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 and the upper surface of the second bonding pad 232 may be bonded to each other, where the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 can form an electrical connection. Although a bonding method varies according to configuration materials of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232, when the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 include copper (Cu), the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be bonded to each other through Cu—Cu bonding. The first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be aligned to overlap each other in the second direction (y direction). The first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be bonded to each other in a bonding chamber through heat and pressure applied through a rigidity press. In an embodiment, the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be bonded to each other at a temperature in a range of about 200 degrees to about 500 degrees and a force in a range of about 0.5 kilonewtons (kN) to about 100 kN.
An integrated circuit device 10c shown in
According to an embodiment, during a bonding process, the metal oxide bonding layer 134 is formed between an upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 and an upper surface of the second bonding pad 232 by obtaining oxygen atoms from surfaces of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232. After such bonding, an oxygen content of each of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be reduced compared to the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 before bonding. According to an embodiment, oxygen content of each of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be reduced by 50% to 99% according to bonding process conditions.
The metal oxide bonding layer 134 may include a metal or a metal alloy and oxygen. The metal oxide bonding layer 134 may be disposed between the surfaces of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232, and may be aligned to the edges of the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232. Each of an upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 and an upper surface of the second bonding pad 232 can be in physical and electrical contact with the metal oxide bonding layer. The metal oxide bonding layer 134 may have a thickness in a range of about 0.3 nm to about 100 nm, or a thickness of about 1 nm to about 10 nm, where the thickness of the metal oxide bonding layer 134 can depend on the amount of oxygen initially included in the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232. In an embodiment, the metal oxide bonding layer 134 has a single layer structure. In another embodiment, the metal oxide bonding layer 134 may have a multilayer structure. When the metal oxide bonding layer 134 has a multilayer structure, respective layers of the multilayer structure may have the same composition or different compositions.
An integrated circuit device 10d shown in
According to an embodiment, the integrated circuit device 10d may include the through via 170 that extends from the first device region 100 through the second bonding structure 230 to the second BEOL structure 220. The through via 170 may be configured to transmit an electrical signal to the second device region 200, where the through via 170 can be electrically connected to the second device region 200 by the second BEOL pattern 222 and the second BEOL via 223. The through via 170 may have a tapered shape in which a diameter thereof decreases closer to the second device region 200. The through via 170 may include a conductive material that may include, for example, copper (Cu), gold (Au), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the through via 170 may further include a barrier material to prevent the conductive material from diffusing to the outside of the through via 170. The barrier material may include, for example, titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN), or a combination thereof.
According to an embodiment, the first bonding structure 130 may include the first via 133 passing through the first bonding layer 131 and connected to the first BEOL structure 120. A length of the first via 133 in the second direction (y direction) of the first bonding layer 131 may be defined as a gap between a lower surface of the first bonding pad 132 and the first BEOL pattern 122 of the first BEOL structure 120. A length of the through via 170 may be longer than the length of the first via 133 in the second direction (y direction). Here, the second direction (y direction) may be defined as a direction perpendicular to the first surface 110a of the first substrate 110. In addition, the length of the through via 170 may be longer than a length of the first BEOL structure 120 in the second direction (y direction), where the through via 170 can extend through the first BEOL structure 120.
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In an embodiment, the first insulating layer 121 may be deposited on the first surface 110a of the first substrate 110. Deposition of the first insulating layer 121 may be performed by a process selected from among PVD, CVD, and ALD. Thereafter, the first BEOL via 123 may be formed by forming a via opening in the first insulating layer 121, and then filling the via opening with a conductive material. The first BEOL pattern 122 may be formed in the first insulating layer 121 on the first BEOL via 123.
In an embodiment, the first BEOL patterns 122 and the first BEOL vias 123 may be formed through, for example, physical vapor deposition (PVD). However, according to an embodiment, a deposition method is not limited to PVD and may include a process selected from chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). The first BEOL patterns 122 may conformally extend from an upper surface or inside of the first insulating layer 121. The first BEOL vias 123 may be formed to have a tapered shape.
The method of forming the second BEOL structure 220 may include forming the second BEOL pattern 222 and the second BEOL via 223 on or in a second insulating layer 221. A method of forming the second BEOL patterns 222 and the second BEOL vias 223 may be substantially the same as the method of forming the first BEOL patterns 122 and the first BEOL vias 123.
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In an embodiment, the first bonding layer 131 may be first deposited on the upper surface of the first BEOL structure 120. Deposition of the first first bonding layer 131 may be performed by a process selected from among PVD, CVD, and ALD. Thereafter, the first vias 133 may be formed by forming a via opening in the first bonding layer 131, and then filling the via opening with a conductive material. The via opening penetrating the first bonding layer 131 may be formed by, for example, mechanical drilling, laser drilling, sand blasting, dry etching, and/or wet etching. The first via 133 may have a tapered shape in which a diameter decreases closer to the first substrate 110. The first via 133 may be formed to contact the first BEOL pattern 122 of the first BEOL structure 120. The first via 133 may be formed and then, the first bonding pad 132 covering an upper surface of the first via 133 may be formed. The area of an upper surface of the first bonding pad 132 may be larger than the area of the upper surface of the first via 133.
According to an embodiment, the second bonding layer 231 may be deposited on the upper surface of the second BEOL structure 220. The second bonding layer 231 may be deposited and then, a second via 233 may be formed by forming a via opening in the second bonding layer 231, and then filling the via opening with a conductive material. The second via 233 may be formed and then, the second bonding pad 232 covering an upper surface of the second via 233 may be formed. A method of forming the second via 233 and the second bonding pad 232 may be substantially the same as the method of forming the first via 133 and the first bonding pad 132.
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According to an embodiment, the manufacturing process of the integrated circuit device 10a may include flipping the second substrate 210 having the second bonding structure 230 formed thereon, and then aligning the first bonding pad 132 and the second substrate 210, so as to overlap each other in the second direction (y direction). Flipping (inverting) of the second substrate 210 may be performed by rotating the second substrate 210 by 180 degrees around an axis parallel with the exposed upper surface of the second bonding structure 230. The first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 may be aligned and then bonded to each other. In this regard, a process of bonding the first bonding pad 132 and the second bonding pad 232 to each other may be performed in a temperature range of about 200 degrees Celsius to about 500 degrees Celcius.
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The intermediate insulating layer 141 may be formed and then, a via opening may be formed in the intermediate insulating layer 141. The via opening may be formed in the intermediate insulating layer 141, and then, the power via 143 may be formed by filling the via opening with a conductive material. The via opening penetrating the intermediate insulating layer 141 may be formed by, for example, mechanical drilling, laser drilling, sand blasting, dry etching, and/or wet etching. The power via 143 may have a tapered shape in which a diameter decreases closer to the first substrate 110. The power via 143 may be formed to contact the intermediate pad 142 of the intermediate structure 140.
The manufacturing process of the integrated circuit device 10a according to an embodiment may include forming the power distribution structure 150 on the intermediate structure 140 after forming the intermediate structure 140. To form the power distribution structure 150, a power distribution insulating layer 151 may be first deposited on the intermediate insulating layer 141 of the intermediate structure 140. The power distribution insulating layer 151 may be deposited on the intermediate structure 140 to conformally extend in the first direction (x direction). The power distribution insulating layer 151 may be formed and then, a power distribution pattern 152 may be formed on the power distribution insulating layer 151. The power distribution pattern 152 may be formed and then, an insulating material may be deposited again to cover the power distribution pattern 152. Thereafter, a via opening may be formed in the power distribution insulating layer 151, and the power distribution via 153 may be formed by filling the via opening with a conductive material. The power distribution via 153 may be aligned and formed to contact an upper surface of the power distribution pattern 152. The via opening for forming the power distribution via 153 may be formed by, for example, mechanical drilling, laser drilling, sand blasting, dry etching, and/or wet etching. The power distribution insulating layer 151, the power distribution via 153, and the power distribution pattern 152 may be formed through, for example, PVD. However, according to an embodiment, a deposition method is not limited to PVD and may include a process selected from CVD or ALD.
According to an embodiment, the manufacturing process of the integrated circuit device 10a may include forming the power pad 161 and the signal pad 162 on the power distribution structure 150 after forming the power distribution structure 150. The power pad 161 may be formed on the power distribution via 153 connected to the active device 112 among the power distribution vias 153 of the power distribution structure 150. On the other hand, the signal pad 162 may be formed on the power distribution via 153 connected to the first BEOL structure 120 on the first surface 110a of the first substrate 110. In the drawing, the power distribution via 153 connected to the first BEOL structure 120 is shown as having a TSV structure, but may have various distribution shapes according to an embodiment.
An SoC 320 is a semiconductor device and may include an integrated circuit according to an embodiment. The SoC 320 implements complex functional blocks such as intellectual property (IP) performing various functions on a single chip. A standard cell and a power rail according to an embodiment may be included in each functional block of the SoC 320, and accordingly, the SoC 320 having an improved degree of integration and an improved routing freedom may be achieved.
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The CPU 326 capable of controlling the overall operation of the SoC 320 may control operations of the functional blocks 322 to 325 and 327 to 329. The modem 322 may demodulate a signal received from the outside the SoC 320 or modulate a signal generated from the inside the SoC 320 and transmit the signal to the outside. The external memory controller 325 may control an operation of transmitting and receiving data from an external memory device connected to the SoC 320. For example, programs and/or data stored in the external memory device may be provided to the CPU 326 or the GPU 329 under the control of the external memory controller 325. The GPU 329 may execute program instructions related to graphic processing. The GPU 329 may receive graphic data through the external memory controller 325 or transmit graphic data processed by the GPU 329 to the outside of the SoC 320 through the external memory controller 325. The transaction unit 327 may monitor data transactions of the respective functional blocks of the SoC 320, and the PMIC 328 may control power supplied to the respective functional blocks of the SoC 320, according to the control of the transaction unit 327. The display controller 323 may control an external display (or display device) of the SoC 320 to transmit data generated from the inside the SoC 320 to the display.
The memory 324 may include a non-volatile memory such as Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory, Phase Change Random Access Memory (PRAM), Resistance Random Access Memory (RRAM), Nano Floating Gate Memory (NFGM), Polymer Random Access Memory (PoRAM), Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM), Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM), etc., and may include a volatile memory such as Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Mobile DRAM, Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDR SDRAM), Low Power DDR (LPDDR) SDRAM, Graphic DDR (GDDR) SDRAM, Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RDRAM), etc.
At least some of operations included in a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit according to an embodiment may be performed by a computing system 330.
The computing system 330 may be a fixed computing system such as a desktop computer, a workstation, or a server, or a portable computing system such as a laptop computer. As shown in
The processor 331 may be referred to as a processing unit, and may include at least one core capable of executing any instruction set (e.g., Intel Architecture-32 (IA-32), 64-bit extensions IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC, Sparc, MIPS, ARM, IA-64, etc.) such as a micro-processor, an application processor (AP), a digital signal processor (DSP), or a graphic processing unit (GPU). For example, the processor 331 may access a memory, the RAM 334 or the ROM 335, via the bus 337, and may execute instructions stored in the RAM 334 or the ROM 335.
The RAM 334 may store a program 350 or at least a part thereof for manufacturing the integrated circuit according to an embodiment. The program 350 may cause the processor 331 to perform at least one of the operations included in the manufacturing the integrated circuit.
The storage device 336 may not lose stored data even though power supplied to the computing system 330 is cut off. For example, the storage device 336 may include a non-volatile memory device or may include a storage medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical disk, or a magnetic disk. In addition, the storage device 336 may be removable from the computing system 330. The storage device 336 may store the program 350 according to an embodiment. The program 350 or at least a part thereof may be loaded to the RAM 334 from the storage device 336 before the program 350 is executed by the processor 331. Alternatively, the storage device 336 may store a file written in a program language. The program 350 generated by a compiler or at least a part thereof may be loaded to the RAM 334 from the file.
The storage device 336 may store data to be processed by the processor 331 or data processed by the processor 331. The processor 331 may generate data by processing data stored in the storage device 336 according to the program 350 and may store the generated data in the storage device 336. For example, the storage device 336 may store RTL data D10, netlist data D20, and/or layout data D30.
The I/O devices 332 may include input devices such as keyboards and pointing devices, and may include output devices such as display devices and printers.
The network interface 333 may provide access to an external network of the computing system 330. For example, a network may include multiple computing systems and communication links. The communication links may include wired links, optical links, wireless links, or any other types of links.
While the inventive concept has been particularly shown and described with reference to embodiments thereof, it will be understood that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the following claims.
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10-2023-0011119 | Jan 2023 | KR | national |