This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-037626, filed Mar. 1, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Embodiments described herein relate generally to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same.
Since a semiconductor device such as a three-dimensional memory generally includes many wirings, it is important to lay out the wirings effectively in terms of design. For example, a layout that allows noise reduction, low resistance, speed-up, and the like is desired.
An example of related art includes JP-A-2010-129686.
Embodiments provide a semiconductor device in which a wiring can be effectively laid out and a method of manufacturing the same.
In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first substrate and a logic circuit provided on the first substrate. The device further includes a memory cell provided above the logic circuit and a second substrate provided above the memory cell. The device further includes a bonding pad provided above the second substrate and electrically connected to the logic circuit. The device further includes a wiring that is provided above the second substrate, is electrically connected to the memory cell, and includes at least one of a data signal line, a control voltage line, or a power supply line.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In
The array chip 1 includes a memory cell array 11 that includes a plurality of memory cells, an insulating layer 12 on the memory cell array 11, a substrate 13 on the insulating layer 12, an insulating layer 14 on the substrate 13, an interlayer insulating film 15 under the memory cell array 11, and a first insulating layer 16 under the interlayer insulating film 15. The insulating layers 12 and 14 are, for example, a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film. The substrate 13 is, for example, a semiconductor substrate such as a silicon substrate. The substrate 13 is an example of a second substrate.
The circuit chip 2 is provided under the array chip 1. A symbol S represents a bonding surface between the array chip 1 and the circuit chip 2. The circuit chip 2 includes a second insulating layer 17, an interlayer insulating film 18 under the second insulating layer 17, and a substrate 19 under the interlayer insulating film 18. The substrate 19 is, for example, a semiconductor substrate such as a silicon substrate. The substrate 19 is an example of a first substrate.
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The array chip 1 includes a plurality of word lines WL, a source side selection gate SGS, a drain side selection gate SGD, and a source line SL as an electrode layer in the memory cell array 11. The memory cell array 11 includes a staircase structure portion 21. As shown in
The circuit chip 2 includes a plurality of transistors 31 on the substrate 19. Each transistor 31 includes a gate electrode 32 provided on the substrate 19 via a gate insulating film and a source diffusion layer and a drain diffusion layer (not shown) provided in the substrate 19. The circuit chip 2 further includes a plurality of plugs 33 provided on the source diffusion layer or the drain diffusion layer of the transistor 31, a wiring layer 34 that is provided on the plugs 33 and includes a plurality of wirings, and a wiring layer 35 that is provided on the wiring layer 34 and includes a plurality of wirings. The circuit chip 2 further includes a plurality of via plugs 36 provided on the wiring layer 35 and a plurality of second metal pads 37 provided on the via plugs 36 in the second insulating layer 17. The circuit chip 2 functions as a control circuit (a logic circuit) that controls the array chip 1.
The array chip 1 includes a plurality of first metal pads 41 provided respectively corresponding to the plurality of second metal pads 37 in the first insulating layer 16, a plurality of via plugs 42 provided respectively corresponding to the plurality of first metal pads 41, and a wiring layer 43 that includes a plurality of wirings provided respectively corresponding to the via plugs 42. Each word line WL and each bit line BL of the present embodiment are electrically connected with a corresponding wiring in the wiring layer 43. The array chip 1 further includes a first plug 44 provided in the interlayer insulating film 15 and the insulating layer 12 and on the wiring layer 43, a second plug 46 provided in the substrate 13 and the insulating layer 14 via the interlayer insulating film 45 and provided on the first plug 44, and a pad 47 provided on the insulating layer 14 and on the second plug 46. The pad 47 is an external connection pad (a bonding pad) of the semiconductor device of the present embodiment, and may be connected to a mounting substrate or other devices via a solder ball, a metal bump, a bonding wire, and the like.
In the present embodiment, the first insulating layer 16 is formed on a lower surface of the interlayer insulating film 15. Alternatively, the first insulating layer 16 may be provided and integrated in the interlayer insulating film 15. Similarly, in the present embodiment, the second insulating layer 17 is formed on an upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 18. Alternatively, the second insulating layer 17 may be provided and integrated in the interlayer insulating film 18.
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The columnar portion CL successively includes a block insulating film 52, a charge storage layer 53, a tunnel insulating film 54, a channel semiconductor layer 55, and a core insulating film 56. The charge storage layer 53 is, for example, a silicon nitride film, and is formed on a side surface of the word line WL and the insulating layer 51 via the block insulating film 52. The channel semiconductor layer 55 is, for example, a silicon layer, and is formed on a side surface of the charge storage layer 53 via the tunnel insulating film 54. An example of the block insulating film 52, the tunnel insulating film 54, and the core insulating film 56 is a silicon oxide film or a metal insulating film.
First, the array wafer W1 and the circuit wafer W2 are bonded together by mechanical pressure. Accordingly, the first insulating layer 16 and the second insulating layer 17 are bonded. Next, the array wafer W1 and the circuit wafer W2 are annealed at 400° C. Accordingly, the first metal pad 41 and the second metal pad 37 are coupled.
Then, after the substrates 13 and 19 are thinned by a CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing), the array wafer W1 and the circuit wafer W2 are cut into a plurality of chips. Thus, the semiconductor device in
In the present embodiment, the array wafer W1 and the circuit wafer W2 are bonded together. Alternatively, the array wafers W1 may be bonded together, and the circuit chip 2 may be separately provided. The content described above with reference to
Further, the array wafer W1 includes the memory cell array 11 of the three-dimensional memory in the present embodiment. Alternatively, the array wafer W1 may include a memory cell array of a two-dimensional memory.
The wiring layer 20 of the present embodiment includes not only the wiring 48 but also the pad 47. That is, the pad 47 and the wiring 48 of the present embodiment are formed by the same wiring layer 20. Accordingly, the pad 47 and the wiring 48 can be formed without further complex steps. In the present embodiment, after the array wafer W1 and the circuit wafer W2 are bonded together (see
The pad 47 in
The row decoder 62 applies a control voltage to a control wiring such as the word line WL of the memory cell array 11. An example of such a control voltage is a write voltage (VPRG), an erase voltage (VERASE), an intermediate voltage (VPASS), a source voltage (VSL), and the like. The control voltage is generated by the control voltage generating circuit 64 and is supplied to the row decoder 62.
The data processing circuit 63 processes an input signal to the semiconductor device and an output signal from the semiconductor device. An example of such a signal is a data signal (DQ), a chip enable signal (CEn), a read enable signal (REn), a write enable signal (WEn), an address latch enable signal (ALE), and a command latch enable signal (CLE), and the like.
Similarly to
Symbol Wx represents a width of each pad 47 in the X direction, symbol Wy represents a width of each pad 47 in the Y direction, and symbol W represents a width of each wiring 48. The width W of the wiring 48 of the present embodiment is set to be smaller than the width Wx and Wy of the pad 47 (W<Wx, W<Wy). Further, values of the width Wx and Wy of the pad 47 may be different between different pads 47. Similarly, values of the width W of the wirings 48 may be different between different wirings 48.
The wirings A1 to A8 electrically connect one data processing circuit 63 to another data processing circuit 63, and are used to transmit the input signal and the output signal. The wirings A1 to A8 extend in the Y direction and the width W of the wirings A1 to A8 corresponds to a length of the wirings A1 to A8 in the X direction.
The wirings B1 and B2 are electrically connected with one control voltage generating circuit 64 and two row decoders 62, and are used to supply a control voltage generated by the control voltage generating circuit 64 to the row decoder 62. The wirings B1 and B2 include a first portion that extends in the X direction and a second portion that extends in the Y direction. The width W of the wirings B1 and B2 corresponds to a length of the wirings B1 and B2 in the Y direction in the first portion and corresponds to a length of the wirings B1 and B2 in the X direction in the second portion.
Referring again to
According to the present embodiment, since each first plug 44 includes a plurality of thin plugs, electric resistance can be reduced compared to a case where each first plug 44 includes one thin plug.
As shown in
Further, similarly to the first plug 44, each second plug 46 may include a plurality of thin plugs.
Each SA/DL unit 71 is a sense amplifier circuit and a data latch circuit that detect data read to a bit line BL of the plane 61. Each XDL unit 72 is a data latch circuit that stores data sent from the SA/DL unit 71 or the I/O circuit 75. Each YLOG unit 73 decodes a column address and selects a latch circuit in the XDL units 72 based on a decoding result. The serial circuit 74 provides a serial bus and the like shared by the plurality of planes 61, and the I/O circuit 75 transmits and receives the input signal and the output signal to and from the controller 3.
The low voltage generating circuit 81 and the high voltage generating circuit 82 are configured to be the above-mentioned control voltage generating circuit 64 and respectively generate a low voltage and a high voltage that are used as control voltages. The row control circuit 83 and the column control circuit 84 respectively control a row and a column of each plane 61.
The wirings A1 to A8 (see
Hereinafter, the semiconductor device of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to
As shown in
Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a wiring can be effectively disposed in the semiconductor device as in the following examples. For example, congestion of wirings between the substrate 13 and the substrate 19 can be relieved by disposing a certain wiring above the substrate 13 as the wiring 48 instead of between the substrate 13 and the substrate 19. Further, in a case where the wiring 48 is used as a signal line, a signal noise in the signal line can be reduced since the wiring 48 is positioned above the substrate 13 which is hardly affected by a noise. Further, the number of wiring layers between the substrate 13 and the substrate 19 can be reduced by reducing the number of wirings between the substrate 13 and the substrate 19. As a result, a thickness of the semiconductor device can be thinned and the operation of the semiconductor device can be accelerated by shortening the length of wirings. Further, in a case where the wiring 48 is used as a control voltage line, the influence of wiring resistance with respect to a control voltage can be reduced by taking advantage of an extra space to make the wiring 48 thicker.
In the present embodiment, the wiring 48 is formed from the same wiring layer 20 with the pad 47. Alternatively, the wiring 48 may be formed from another wiring layer 20 formed in different processes as long as the wiring 48 and the pad 47 are on the same plane (here on the insulating layer 14). However, as described above, for example in a step of forming the pad 47, if the wiring 48 is also formed as the same wiring layer 20 at the same time, it is advantageous that a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device can be simplified.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, a wiring can be effectively laid out in the semiconductor device by disposing not only the pad 47 but also the wiring 48 above the substrate 13.
Similarly to
A symbol Wx represents a width of each pad 47 in the X direction, a symbol Wy represents a width of each pad 47 in the Y direction, and a symbol W represents a width of each wiring 48. Similarly to the first embodiment, the width W of the wiring 48 of the present embodiment is set to be smaller than the width Wx and Wy of the pad 47 (W<Wx, W<Wy). Further, values of the width Wx and Wy of the pad 47 may be different between different pads 47. Similarly, a value of the width W of the wiring 48 may be different between different wirings 48.
The wiring C1 is electrically connected with the power supply pad 47a and a peripheral circuit of the semiconductor device, and is used to supply power to the semiconductor device. Similarly, the wiring C2 is electrically connected with the power supply pad 47b and a peripheral circuit of the semiconductor device, and is used to supply power to the semiconductor device. These wirings C1 and C2 include a first portion that extends in the X direction and a second portion that extends in the Y direction. The width W of the wirings C1 and C2 corresponds to a length of the wirings C1 and C2 in the Y direction in the first portion and corresponds to a length of the wirings C1 and C2 in the X direction in the second portion.
An example of the wirings C1 and C2 is a power supply line that supplies a grounding voltage (VSS voltage), a power supply voltage (VDD voltage), or another power supply voltage (VDDQ voltage). For example, the wiring C1 is a VSS voltage line and the wiring C2 is a VDD voltage line. In this case, the power supply pad 47a is used to apply a VSS voltage to the semiconductor device and the power supply pad 47b is used to supply a VDD voltage to the semiconductor device.
According to the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, a wiring can be effectively disposed in the semiconductor device. For example, in a case where the wiring 48 is used as a power supply line, the influence of wiring resistance with respect to power supply can be reduced by taking advantage of an extra space to make the wiring 48 thicker.
Further, the arrangement of the wiring 48 shown in
While certain embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the inventions. Indeed, the novel embodiments described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms; furthermore, various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventions. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the inventions.
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2019-037626 | Mar 2019 | JP | national |
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