The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-150612 filed on Jul. 7, 2011 including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same.
Along with increase in the integration degree of semiconductor devices, various multi-layered interconnection structures have been proposed.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-045371 describes the following through silicon via (TSV) structure. A conductive via in the TSV structure is extended from the upper surface to the lower surface of a substrate and penetrates the substrate. Further, a conductive protective film comprising at least one of Ni and Co is formed at the bottom of the conductive via. Further, a separation polymer insulating film is formed to the lower surface of the substrate while being in contact with the conductive protective film. It is described that a TSV structure capable of suppressing strain of a semiconductor substrate can be proposed.
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-080897 describes the following semiconductor device. A first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip are bonded to each other. An electrode pad is formed at the surface portion of the first semiconductor chip. A through via is formed in the second semiconductor chip. An engraved portion is formed in the electrode pad and the bottom of the through via is buried in the engraved portion. It is described that the bonding strength between the through via and the electrode pad can be increased thereby increasing the mechanical strength of the semiconductor device having a three-dimensional interconnect structure.
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-302453 (Patent Document 3) describes the following semiconductor device. A concave portion is formed to the rear face of a semiconductor chip. A rear face interconnect pad as a portion of the through silicon via and a rear face interconnect are formed in the inside of the concave portion. It is described that planarity of the rear face of the chip can be ensured to suppress lowering of adsorption force when handling of the chip.
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-277927 describes the following circuit substrate. A circuit pattern is disposed to one surface of a substrate. A through silicon via is filled inside a through hole formed in the substrate and joined at one end to a circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through silicon via have regions containing a noble metal ingredient respectively and are joined to each other by way of the regions. It is described that this can suppress the generation of an oxide film on the surface of the circuit pattern and generation of voids in the through hole. The Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-277927 describes, in
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-010312 describes the following stacked package. First and second semiconductor chips are disposed such that bonding pad forming surfaces are opposed each other. A plurality of TSVs are formed in the first and second semiconductor chips. A plurality of interconnects are formed on the bonding pad forming surfaces of the first and second semiconductor chips so as to connect the TSV and the bonding pads. It is described that strain and cracking of the wafer and the semiconductor chip generated in the course of manufacture can be suppressed.
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-004722 describes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package including a step of removing the lower surface of a semiconductor chip such that the bottom of a through silicon via protrudes from the semiconductor chip. It is described that the manufacturing step of a stacked type semiconductor package can be simplified thereby decreasing the manufacturing cost.
Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 08 (1996)-255797 describes a method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate as described below. At first, a trench is formed in one main surface of a first silicon substrate. Then, a metal layer is formed in the inside of the trench. Then, at least a portion of the metal layer is silicided by a heat treatment. Then, the one main surface is planarized. Then, the one main surface of the first silicon substrate and a second silicon substrate are joined. It is described that a semiconductor device having a buried layer of silicide at a low resistance in the substrate and with fewer defects can be provided at low cost.
In Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-045371 to Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 08 (1996)-255797 described above, no investigation is made on the method of forming via holes and interconnect trenches and then burying a metal simultaneously in the via holes and the interconnect trenches by a plating method.
In the step of burying a metal after forming via holes and interconnect trenches, the present inventors have found that the following subject is caused when a metal is buried in the via holes and the interconnect trenches simultaneously by a plating method. While the via hole has a high aspect ratio, the interconnect trench is shallow and has a low aspect ratio. Therefore, when the metal is buried simultaneously by a plating method, the metal is buried previously in the interconnect trench than in the via hole, and the metal on the interconnect trench is filled in a raised shape. As described above, since the surface of the substrate in which the metal is buried lacks in planarity, there has been found a problem that uniform polishing is impossible in a CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) step.
The present invention provides, in a first aspect, a semiconductor device including: a first substrate, a first via penetrating the first substrate from a first surface of the first substrate, and a first interconnect buried in the first surface of the first substrate and connected with one end of at least one first via, in which the first via has an inclined portion where an angle formed between the lateral side of the first via and the bottom of the first via is larger than an angle formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect and the bottom of the first interconnect.
The present invention provides, in a second aspect, a semiconductor device including: a first substrate, a first interlayer insulating film disposed over a first surface of the first substrate, a first interlayer via penetrating the first interlayer insulating film, and a first interconnect buried in a surface of the first interlayer insulating film and connected with one end of at least one first interlayer via, in which the first interlayer via has an inclined portion where an angle formed between the lateral side of the first interlayer via and the bottom of the first interlayer via is larger than an angle formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect and the bottom of the first interconnect.
The present invention provides, in a third aspect, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: an etching step of forming a first via hole penetrating a first substrate from a first surface of a first substrate and forming a first interconnect trench connected with one end of at least one first via hole, and a metal burying step of burying a metal in the first via hole and the first interconnect trench, thereby forming a first via and a first interconnect, in which an inclined portion is formed in the first via hole where an angle formed between the lateral side and the bottom is larger than an angle formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect trench and the bottom of the first interconnect trench in the etching step.
The present invention provides, in a fourth aspect, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: a step of forming a first interlayer insulating film over a first surface of a first substrate, an etching step of forming a first interlayer via hole penetrating the first interlayer insulating film and forming a first interconnect trench connected with one end of at least one first interlayer via hole, and a metal burying step of burying a metal in the first interlayer via hole and the first interconnect trench, thereby forming the first interlayer via and the first interconnect, in which an inclined portion is formed in the first interlayer via hole where an angle formed between the lateral side and the bottom is larger than an angle formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect trench and the bottom of the first interconnect trench in the etching step.
According to the invention, the first via (first interlayer via) has an inclined portion where the angle formed between the lateral side and the bottom of the first via (first interlayer via) is larger than the angle formed between the lateral side and the bottom of the first interconnect. Thus, the metal burying rate in the first via hole can be increased more than that in the first interconnect trench in the subsequent metal burying step. Then, the first surface of the first substrate after burying the metal can be planarized and, further, planarized uniformly in CMP. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a semiconductor device which has a first via (first interlayer via) and a first interconnect for supplying a high current and in which the first surface formed with the first via (first interlayer via) and the first interconnect is planar.
The present invention can provide a semiconductor device having a first via and a first interconnect for supplying a high current in which the first surface formed with the first via and the first interconnect is planar.
Preferred embodiments of the invention are to be described with reference to the drawings. Through out the drawings, identical constituent elements carry the same reference numerals for which descriptions are sometimes omitted.
A semiconductor device 10 according to the first embodiment is to be described with reference to
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The “first via 420” means an interconnect hole including a barrier metal layer 540 to be described later and a metal 560 buried in the barrier metal layer 540 by plating. “First via 420” does not include a liner insulating film 520.
Further, the first interconnect 440 is buried in the first surface of the first substrate 100 and connected with one end of at least one of the first vias 420.
“First interconnect 440” referred to herein means an interconnect including the barrier metal layer 540 to be described later and the metal 560 buried inside the barrier metal layer 540 by plating. “First interconnect 440” does not include the liner insulating film 520.
The first interconnect 440 is, for example, an interconnect for flowing a high current supplied from a printed wiring board (not illustrated), etc. when the semiconductor device 10 is mounted over the printed wiring board (not illustrated), etc. Further, the first interconnect 440 supplies a current by way of the first via 420 to a power supply interconnect such as a second interconnect 600 to be described later or a ground interconnect.
The height (depth) of the first interconnect 440 is 5 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and can supply a high current to the first interconnect 440.
The first via 420 and the first interconnect 440 are formed by burying the metal 560 in the first via hole 430 and the first interconnect trench 450 formed in the first substrate 100. In
The liner insulating film 520 is formed on the lateral side of the first via hole 430 and the lateral side and the bottom of the first interconnect trench 450. That is, the liner insulating film 520 is formed so as to be in contact with the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom and the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 except the bottom of the first 420 of the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440. The liner insulating film 520 is a film, for example, formed of one of SiO2, SiN, SiCN, SiON, and SiC, or a stacked film comprising them. Further, the thickness of the liner insulating film 520 is, for example, 20 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
Further, a barrier metal layer 540 is formed on the lateral side and the bottom inside the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440. The barrier metal layer 540 is formed, for example, of Ta, TaN, Ti, TiN, Mn, CoWP, Co, NiB, W, or Al. The thickness of the barrier metal layer 540 is, for example, 20 nm or more and 250 nm or less.
Further, the metal 560 is buried inside the barrier metal layer 540 by a plating method. The metal 560 includes, for example, Cu, Al, W, Ti, TiN, Ta, TaN, Mn, or Co, or an alloy of such metals.
As described above, the barrier metal layer 540 is not formed at the boundary between the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440, and the metal 560 is formed continuously in the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440.
Further, a first bump electrode 700 connected with the first via 420 or the first interconnect 440 is disposed over the first interconnect 440 of the first substrate 100. The first bump electrode 700 is formed, for example, just above the first via 420. The material of the first bump electrode 700 comprises, for example, Sn, Sn—Ag, Sn—Ag—Cu, Au, etc. Thus, the first substrate 100 can be mounted by way of the first bump electrode 700 of the first surface to the printed wiring board, etc.
The first substrate 100 has a second interconnect 600 over a second surface opposing the first surface formed with the first interconnect 440, etc. Further, the other end of the first via 420 is connected with the second interconnect 600. The second interconnect 600 is not particularly restricted so long as this is an interconnect formed over the second surface of the first substrate 100. In
In the first embodiment, a semiconductor device 300 is formed on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface of the first substrate 100. The semiconductor device 300 is to be described later specifically.
In the first embodiment, the first interlayer insulating film 200 is disposed over the second surface of the first substrate 100. The first interlayer insulating film 200 may also be a multi-layered structure. The first interlayer insulating film 200 includes, for example, SiO2, SiN, SiON, SiOC, SiOCH, SiCOH, or SiOF. The second interconnect 600 described above is buried in the uppermost layer of the first interlayer insulating film 200.
Further, a contact connected with the semiconductor device 300 (for example, contact 620 to be described later) and a local interconnect 660 connected by way of the contact 620 to the semiconductor device 300 are formed on the side of the second surface. Further, vias (unnumbered) for connecting the local interconnects 660 to each other, connecting the local interconnect 660 and the local interconnect 680 to each other, and connecting the local interconnect 680 and the second interconnect 600 to each other are formed. The second interconnect 600 is referred to as “global interconnect”.
The first via 420 penetrates the first substrate 100 and also partially penetrates the first interlayer insulating film 200. As described above, the other end of the first via 420 is connected with the second interconnect 600. The first via 420 can be connected with the second interconnect 200 through the first interlayer insulating film 200 where the local interconnect 660 and the local interconnect 680 are formed.
The second interconnect 600 is, for example, a power supply interconnect for supplying a current to the semiconductor device 300, etc. or a ground interconnect disposed in the first substrate 100. As described above, the second interconnect 600 is connected with the other end of the first via 420 and a high current can be supplied.
Further, as shown in
In the inclined portion described above, the angle formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 is larger than the angle formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440. In the inclined portion shown in
Then, a configuration of the semiconductor device 10 in a plan view is to be explained with reference to
The first vias 420 are formed each in a circular shape in the plan view. The first via 420 is formed so as to have a bottom in electric connection at the metal 560 with the second interconnect 600, etc. at a portion where the other end of the first via 420 is in contact with the second interconnect 600, etc. That is, it is undesirable that the first via 420 is tapered along the inclined portion and is insulated by the liner insulating film 520 at a portion in contact with the second interconnect 600, etc. Accordingly, the diameter of the first via 420 on the side of the first surface of the first substrate 100 is determined to an optimal size in accordance with the penetrating length of the first via 420. Specifically, the diameter of the first via 420 is, for example, 1 μm or more and 8 μm or less.
Further, the first via 420 may be formed independently without connection at one end to the first interconnect 440. Such a first via 420 is used for direct connection with a printed wiring board (not illustrated), etc.
The first interconnect 440 is, for example, an interconnect for supplying a high current. Accordingly, the first interconnect 440 is formed at larger height and width than those of the local interconnect 660 or the local interconnect 680 which is connected with the semiconductor device 300, etc. Specifically, the height of the first interconnect 440 is 5 μm or 50 μm or less. The width of the first interconnect 440 is larger than the diameter and less than four times the diameter of the first via 420. Specifically, the width is 1 μm or more and 12 μm or less. Thus, a high current can be supplied through the first interconnect 440. On the other hand, when the width of the first interconnect 440 exceeds the upper limit, dishing in the CMP step is not negligible.
Then, the semiconductor device 300 is to be described with reference to
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A gate insulating film 342 is formed over a channel region (not illustrated) put between the source region 322 and the drain region 324. Further, a gate electrode 344 is formed over the gate insulating film 342. Further, a side wall insulating film 346 is formed on both sides of the gate insulating film 342 and the gate electrode 344.
Further, the gate electrode 344 is connected by way of a contact 620 to a second interconnect 600. While
Actually, a plurality of semiconductor devices 300 identical with those in
Then, an optimal range for the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 and the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440 is to be described with reference to
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As described above, the first via 420 has an inclined portion in which the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440. Thus, the metal burying rate can be increased more in the first via hole 430 than that in the first interconnect trench 450 in a metal burying step to be described later.
Accordingly, it is preferred that the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 in the inclined portion is in the α region and the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and bottom of the first interconnect 440 is in the β region. In this case, since the burying rate in the first via 420 can be made higher than the burying rate in the first interconnect 440, the burying time in the first via 420 and the burying time in the first interconnect 440 can be made closer. Therefore, it is possible to prevent that the first interconnection 440 is buried earlier than the first via 420 and the upper surface of the first interconnect 440 is raised more than the upper surface of the first via 420.
That is, 180-θ1 is 75 degrees or more and 83 degrees or less and 180-θ2 is 85 degrees or more and 90 degrees or less. More preferably, 180-θ1 is 79 degrees or more and 83 degrees or less, and 180-θ2 is 85 degrees or more and 87 degrees or less.
In other words, the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 is 97 degrees or more and 105 degrees or less in the inclined portion, and the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440 is 90 degrees or more and 95 degrees or less. More preferably, the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 is 97 degrees or more and 101 degrees or less in the inclined portion, and the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440 is 93 degrees or more and 95 degrees or less.
When the angles θ1 and θ2 are within the range described above, the burying rate of the metal in the first interconnect trench 450 can be made lower and the burying rate of the metal in the first via hole 430 can be made higher. The angle θ1 is defined to 105 degrees or less because, otherwise, the range occupied by the inclined portion in the plan view is widened and, as a result, the area at the bottom in the first via 420 is decreased. On the other hand, the angle θ2 is defined to 90 degrees or more because, otherwise, not only the metal burying rate is lowered extremely but also voids may possibly be formed in a reverse tapered shape.
Then, a liner insulating film 520 is to be described with reference to
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When the first via 420 is independent not being connected with the first interconnect 440, “one end of the first via 420” mentioned herein means a portion where the first via 420 defines a surface identical with the upper surface of the first substrate 100. On the other hand, when the first via 420 is connected with the first interconnect 440, the one end means a portion where the first via 420 is in contact with the first interconnect 440.
When the first via 420 is connected with the second interconnect 600, “the other end of the first via 420” mentioned herein means a portion where the first via 420 is in contact with the second interconnect 600.
Pin holes are tended to be formed in the liner insulating film 520 on the other end (on the side of the bottom) of the first via 420. When pin holes are formed, the first via 420 is short circuited to the first substrate 100 to cause insulation failure. Further, it may possibly cause also insulation failure such as migration of the metal 560 of the first via 420. Therefore, a dense liner insulating film 520 with no pin holes is formed on the other end of the first via 420 by defining the configuration of the thickness of the liner insulating film 520 as described above. Therefore, insulation failure described above can be suppressed.
The angle on the lateral side of the first via 420 may be changed at the boundary between the first substrate 100 and the first interlayer insulating film 200. It may suffice that the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 on the side of the first substrate 100, and the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 on the side of the first interlayer insulating film 200 is within the range of 97 degrees or more and 105 degrees or less as described above. In the etching step for forming a via hole (422) to be described later, an etching rate may be different between the first substrate 100 and the first interlayer insulating film 200. Even when the angle θ1 changes at the boundary between the first substrate 100 and the first interlayer insulating film 200, the effect of this embodiment can be attained so long as the angle is within the range described above.
Then, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment is to be described with reference to
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Before the etching step to be described later, a second interconnect 600 is formed in the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface. As shown in
Then, a resist film 800 is deposited over the first surface of the first substrate 100. Then, an opening for forming a first via hole 430 is formed to the resist film 800 by exposure and development.
Then, as shown in
In this state, the first via hole 430 is formed in a range not reaching the second interconnect 600. This can suppress oxidation of the second interconnect 600 in the ashing step of the resist film 800.
In the etching step, an intermediate shape of an inclined portion is formed as the first via hole 430 where the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side and the bottom is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect trench 450 and the bottom of the first interconnect trench 450 to be described later. It may suffice that the shape of the inclined portion described above is formed after etching as far as the first interconnect trench 450. That is, it is not always necessary to form the inclined portion described above in this stage. Accordingly, an intermediate shape of the inclined portion is formed as the first via hole 430 such that the shape after the etching step to be described later gives a desired shape.
Then, the resist film 800 is removed by ashing.
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As described above, the first interconnect trench 450 is formed after forming the first via hole 430 (the above is the etching step). If the first interconnect trench 450 is formed previously, it is difficult to maintain the shape of the first interconnect trench 450 to the angle described above when the first via hole 430 is etched. Accordingly, by forming the first via hole 430 previously, the first via hole 430 and the first interconnect trench 450 of the shape described above can be formed easily.
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Since the first via hole 430 has a high aspect ratio, the liner insulating film 520 tends to be formed to a large thickness on one end and to a smaller thickness on the other end of the first via hole 430. In this embodiment, an inclined portion is formed to the first via hole 430 such that the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side and the bottom of the first via hole 430 is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect trench 450 and the bottom of the first interconnect trench 450. Thus, the liner insulating film 520 can be deposited to a large thickness also on the side wall at the other end of the first via hole 430.
Then, the liner insulating film 520 at the bottom of the first via hole 430, that is, at a portion where the first via hole 430 is in contact with the second interconnect 600 by etching back. Thus, the second interconnect 600 is exposed inside the first via hole 430.
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As described above, the burying rate of the metal 560 into the first via hole 430 is made higher and, on the other hand, the burying rate of the metal 560 into the first interconnect trench 450 is made lower by adjusting the shape of the first via hole 430 and the first interconnect trench 450. Accordingly, there is no large difference of unevenness after plating between a portion just above the first via hole 430 and a portion just above the first interconnect trench 450 at the first surface of the first substrate 100 and no undesired effect is given on the subsequent CMP step.
Then, the first substrate 100 is planarized on the side of the first surface by CMP. With the procedures described above, the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440 are formed (the above is the metal burying step).
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As described above, the semiconductor device 10 according to this embodiment is obtained.
Then, the effect of the first embodiment is to be described.
According to this embodiment, the first via 420 has an inclined portion where the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side and the bottom of the first via 420 is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side and the bottom of the first interconnect 440. This can increase the burying rate of the metal 560 in the first via hole 430 than that in the first interconnect trench 450 in the subsequent metal burying step. That is, the burying time of the first via 420 can be made closer to the burying time in the first interconnect 440. Accordingly, the first surface of the first substrate 100 after burying the metal 560 can be planarized, which can be further planarized uniformly in CMP.
Therefore, this embodiment can provide a semiconductor device 10 having the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440 for supplying a high current and having a planar first surface in which the first surface where the first via 420 and the first interconnect 440 are formed.
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Further, a protective film (not illustrated), a polyimide film (not illustrated), etc. are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the electrode pad 640. Both of them are shown as a portion of the first interlayer insulating film 200.
Further, a first bump electrode 700 is formed on the electrode pad 640. For the first bump electrode 700 on the side of the second surface, an identical material with that of the first bump electrodes 700 on the side of the first surface can be used. However, the first bump electrode 700 on the side of the second surface may also be formed of a material for which the mounting temperature is different from that for the first bump electrode 700 on the side of the first surface. Further, the first bump electrode 700 on the side of the second surface may also be a bonding wire.
According to the second embodiment, the first bump electrode 700 connected with the second interconnect 600 is formed to the first substrate on the second surface opposing the first surface. This enables external connection from both sides of the first surface and the second surface of the first substrate 100. For example, a printed wiring board, etc. can be mounted on both sides.
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Further, the second substrate 102 is joined by way of the joining layer 900 to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface. In this case, the first substrate 100 is joined to the second substrate 102 on the surface where the third interconnect 602 to be described later is formed.
In the same manner as in the first substrate 100, a semiconductor device 300, etc. are formed in the second substrate 102. A second interlayer insulating film 202 is formed over the second substrate 102. Further, a third interconnect 602 is formed in the uppermost layer of the second interlayer insulating film 202.
In this embodiment, a first via 420 is formed so as to penetrate the first substrate 100 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The other end of the first via 420 is connected with the second interconnect 600.
A via (unnumbered), for example, for connection with a third interconnect 602 of the second substrate 102 is formed to the second interconnect 600 on the side of the second substrate 102. On the other hand, a via (unnumbered) for connection with the second interconnect 600 of the substrate 100 is formed, for example, to the third interconnect 602 on the side of the first substrate 100.
Further, the second interconnect 600 is connected by way of a bump 720 with the third interconnect 602 formed in the second substrate 102 at the surface on the side of the first substrate 100. This can supply a current from the first surface of the first substrate 100 to the third interconnect 602, etc. in the second substrate 102.
The bump 720 is disposed in the joining layer 900. “bump 720” referred to herein means, for example, a microbump. As the material of the bump 720, a material identical, for example, with that of the first bump electrode 700 can be used. Further, since the bump 720 is connected with the fine second interconnect 600 and third interconnect 602, it is preferably smaller than the first bump electrode 700, etc.
While description has been made to a configuration where vias are disposed to the second interconnect 600 on the side of the second substrate 102 and to the third interconnect 602 on the side of the first substrate 100 for connecting bath interconnects, the second interconnect 600 and the third interconnect 602 may be connected with each other directly by way of the bump 720.
In the same manner as in the first embodiment, the first via 420 has an inclined portion where the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440.
The third interconnect 602 is a power supply interconnect for supplying a current, for example, to the semiconductor device 300 or a ground interconnect disposed in the second substrate 102. As described above, the third interconnect 602 can be supplied with a high current from the first via 420 since this is connected with the first via 420 by way of the bump 720 and the second interconnect 600.
As described above, the first via 420 can supply a high current to both of the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 102.
The first substrate 100 has, for example, a logic circuit. The second substrate 102 has, for example, a memory device for storing signals transmitted from the logic circuit. Thus, various kinds of substrates having devices or circuits necessary for forming the memory device can be stacked in a space-saving manner.
Then, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the third embodiment is to be described. In addition to the manufacturing method of the first embodiment, a second substrate 102 having a third interconnect 602 at the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100 is prepared. Further, a second substrate 102 is joined to the first substrate on the side of the second surface of the first substrate 100 opposing the first surface (joining step). In the joining step, the second interconnect 600 is connected by way of the bump to the third interconnect 602. The method is to be described specifically while omitting the description for the portions identical with those of the first embodiment.
At first, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the intermediate body of the semiconductor device 10 in the state shown in
Then, a via (unnumbered), for example, connected at one end to the second interconnect 600 is formed over the second interconnect 600 in the first interlayer insulating film 200. The via is disposed so as to be connected with the third interconnect of the second substrate 102.
Then, the second substrate 102 having the third interconnect 602 at the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100 is prepared. In addition, a semiconductor device 300 is formed, for example, in the first substrate 100. The third interconnect 602 may also be buried in the second interlayer insulating film 202.
Then, a via (unnumbered), for example, connected at one end with the third interconnect 602 is formed in the second interlayer insulating film 202 over the third interconnect 602. The via is disposed so as to be connected with the second interconnect 600 of the first substrate 100.
Then, the second substrate 102 is joined by way of the joining layer 900 to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface (joining step). In this joining step, the second interconnect 600 is connected by way of the bump to the third interconnect 602.
As described above, the semiconductor device 10 according to the third embodiment is obtained.
According to the third embodiment, the second substrate 102 is joined to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface. Thus, a plurality of substrates can be stacked in a space-saving manner.
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Further, the second substrate 102 is joined by way of the joining layer 900 to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface. In the fourth embodiment, unlike the third embodiment, the first substrate 100 is joined to the second substrate 102 on the side opposing the surface where the third interconnect 602 is formed.
In the second substrate 102, the second via 422 penetrates the second substrate 102 from the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100. Further, one end of the second via 422 forms a surface identical with the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100.
In the second substrate 102, the third interconnect 602 is disposed on the side opposing the first substrate 100. The third interconnect 602 is connected with the other end of the second via 422.
Further, the second interconnect 600 disposed to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface is connected by way of the bump 720 to one end of the second via 422. In this embodiment, a via (unnumbered) is disposed, for example, in the same manner as in the third embodiment to the second interconnect 600 on the side of the second substrate. Accordingly, the second interconnect 600 is connected with one end of the first via 422 by way of the via and the bump 720. Thus, a current can be supplied from the side of the first surface of the first substrate 100 to the third interconnect 602, etc. in the second substrate 102. The second interconnect 600 and the second via 422 may also be connected with each other not by way of the via but directly at their one ends by way of the bump 720.
The bump 720 is disposed in the joining layer 900. For the bump 720, the same material as in the third embodiment can be used.
An electrode pad 640 is formed, for example, over the third interconnect 602. Further, a protective film (not illustrated), a polyimide film (not illustrated), etc. are formed, for example, on the outer peripheral surface of the electrode pad 640.
Further, a second bump electrode 702 disposed at the surface on the side opposing the first substrate 100 and connected with the third interconnect 602 may also be disposed over the second substrate 102. This enables external connection to a printed wiring board, etc. also from the surface of the second substrate 102 on the side opposing the first substrate 100.
A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the fourth embodiment is to be described. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the fourth embodiment is identical with that of the first embodiment or the third embodiment except for the following configurations. In addition to the manufacturing method of the first embodiment, a second substrate 102 is prepared. The second substrate 102 is joined to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface (joining step). In the joining step, the second interconnect 600 is connected by way of the bump to one end of the second via 422. The method is to be described specifically while omitting the description for the portions identical with those of the third embodiment.
At first, in the same manner as in the third embodiment, the intermediate body of the semiconductor device 10 in the state shown in
Then, the following second substrate 102 is prepared. The second substrate 102 has a second via 422 penetrating the second substrate 102 from the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100 and forming at one end a surface identical with the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100, and a third interconnect 602 disposed on the side opposing the first substrate 100 and connected with the other end of the second via 422.
The second via 422 is disposed previously so as to be connected with the second interconnect 600. That is, the second via 422 is disposed so as to overlap the second interconnect 600 in a plan view. Other configurations are identical with those of the second substrate 102 in the third embodiment.
The step of preparing the second substrate 102 is identical with the first embodiment except for not forming the first interconnect 440. Accordingly, the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first via 420 and the bottom of the first via 420 (surface in contact with the third interconnect 602 in this embodiment) may also be 97 degrees or more and 105 degrees or less.
Then, the second substrate 102 is joined by way of the joining layer 900 to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface (joining step). In the joining step, the second interconnect 600 is connected by way of the bump to one end of the via 422.
Then, a second bump electrode 702 connected with the third interconnect 602 may also be formed to the second substrate 102 on the surface opposing the first substrate 100.
As described above, a semiconductor device 10 according to the fourth embodiment is obtained.
In the fourth embodiment, the same effect as in the third embodiment can be obtained.
As shown in
At least one third substrate 104 is provided between the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 102. The third substrate 104 is joined at the contact face with each of the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 102 by way of a joining layer 900. The third substrate 104 may be provided by one or in plurality.
Further, for the third substrate 104, the same substrate as the first substrate 100 or the second substrate 102 can be used. In this embodiment, a semiconductor device 300, a third interlayer insulating film 204, and a fourth interconnect 604 are formed in the interconnect 104.
In the third substrate 104, a third via 424 penetrates the third substrate 104 from the first surface of the third substrate 104. Further, one end of the third via 424 forms a surface identical with the first surface of the third substrate 104.
Further, a fourth interconnect 604 is disposed in the third substrate 104 over the second surface opposing the first surface. The fourth interconnect 604 is connected with the other end of the third via 424. In this embodiment, a via (unnumbered) is disposed on the side of the second substrate of the fourth interconnect 604.
Further, one end of the third via 424 or the fourth interconnect 604 is connected respectively by way of the bump 720 to the second interconnect 600 of the first substrate 100 or one end of the second via 422 of the second substrate 102. This can supply a high current not only to the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 102 but also to at least one third substrate 104.
For example, in
As another modified embodiment, the third interconnect 602 may also be disposed in the second substrate 102 at the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100 as in the third embodiment. Accordingly, one end of the third via 424 or the fourth interconnect 604 may also be connected respectively by way of the bump 720 to the second interconnect 600 of the first substrate 100 or the third interconnect 602 of the second substrate 102.
The first substrate 100 has, for example, a logic circuit. The second substrate 102 and the third substrate 104 have, for example, a memory device for storing signals transmitted from the logic circuit. This enables to stack various kinds of substrates having a device or a circuit necessary for forming the memory device in the space saving manner in the same way as in the third embodiment.
Then, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the fifth embodiment is to be described. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the fifth embodiment is identical with that of the third embodiment or the fourth embodiment except for the following configurations. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the fifth embodiment further has the following steps. The second substrate 102 and at least one third substrate 104 are prepared. Further, the third substrate 104 and the second substrate 102 are joined successively to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first substrate (joining step). In the joining step, one end of the third via 424 or the fourth interconnect 604 is respectively connected by way of a bump to the second interconnect 600 of the first substrate 100 or one end of the second via 422 of the second substrate 102 by way of the bump. The manufacturing method is to be described specifically while omitting description for the portions identical with those of the third and the fourth embodiments.
At first, the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 102 are prepared in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.
Then, the following third substrate 104 is prepared. The third substrate 104 has a third via 424 penetrating the third substrate 104 from the first surface of the third substrate 104 and forming at one end a surface identical with the first surface of the third substrate 104, and a fourth interconnect 604 disposed to the third substrate 104 on the second surface opposing the first surface and connected with the other end of the third via 424.
Further, they are previously disposed such that the third via 424 is connected with the second interconnect 600. Other configurations are identical with those of the second substrate 102 in the third embodiment.
The step of preparing the third substrate 104 is identical with the first embodiment except for not forming the first interconnect 440.
Then, the third substrate 104 and the second substrate 102 are joined successively to the first substrate 100 on the side of the second surface opposing the first surface (joining step). In the joining step, one end of the third via 424 or the fourth interconnect 604 is joined respectively by way of the bump to the second interconnect 600 of the first substrate 100 or one end of a second via 422 of the second substrate 102.
As described above, when the third substrate 104 is joined, it is not restricted to the configuration shown in
Further as another modified embodiment, the second substrate 102 may be joined such that the third interconnect 602 is disposed to the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100 as in the third embodiment.
Subsequent steps are identical with those in the fourth embodiment.
According to the fifth embodiment, the same effects as those in the third and fourth embodiments can be obtained. Further, according to the fifth embodiment, three or more substrates can be joined in a space-saving manner to provide the semiconductor device 10 having a multiple function.
As shown in
A first interlayer insulating film 220 is formed over the first interlayer insulating film 200. For the first interlayer insulating film 220, a material identical with that for the first interlayer insulating film 200 can be used. The first interlayer insulating film 220 may be formed of a material different from the first interlayer insulating film 200.
The first interlayer via 460 is formed so as to penetrate the first interlayer insulating film 220. Further, the first interlayer via 460 penetrates the first interlayer insulating film 220 and a portion of the first interlayer insulating film 200. The other end of the first interlayer via 460 is connected with the second interconnect 600.
The first interconnect 440 is buried in the surface of the first interlayer insulating film 220. Further, the first interconnect 440 is connected with one end of at least one first interlayer via 460.
The second interconnect 600 buried in the first interlayer insulating film 220 described above is connected with the other end of the first interlayer via 460.
The first interlayer via 460 has an inclined portion where the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side of the first interlayer via 460 and the bottom of the first interlayer via 460 is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect 440 and the bottom of the first interconnect 440.
Then, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the sixth embodiment is to be described. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the sixth embodiment is identical with that of the first embodiment except that the first interlayer via 460 and the first interconnect 440 are formed from the side of the first interlayer insulating film 220 provided over the first substrate 100. The manufacturing method is to be described specifically while omitting the description for the portions identical with those of the first embodiment.
At first, the first substrate 100 where the semiconductor device 300, the first interlayer insulating film 200 and the second interconnect 600 are formed is prepared. Then, the first interlayer insulating film 220 is formed over the first interlayer insulating film 200.
Then, the first interlayer via hole penetrating the first interlayer insulating film 220 is formed, and a first interconnect trench 450 connected with one end of at least one first interlayer via hole is formed (etching step). The first interlayer via hole is identical with the first via hole 430 in the first embodiment.
In the etching step, the inclined portion is formed to the first interlayer via hole where the angle θ1 formed between the lateral side and the bottom is larger than the angle θ2 formed between the lateral side of the first interconnect trench 450 and the bottom of the first interconnect trench 450.
Then, the metal 560 is buried in the first interlayer via hole and the first interconnect trench 450 thereby forming the first interlayer via 460 and the first interconnect 440 (metal burying step).
The subsequent steps are identical with those in the first embodiment.
According to the sixth embodiment, the first interlayer via 460 and the first interconnect 440 can be formed in the same manner as the first via 420 even if the first surface is not the substrate surface of the first substrate 100 as in the first embodiment. This can provide the same effects as those in the first embodiment.
As shown in
The first substrate via 420 is disposed so as to be connected with a third interconnect 602 of a second substrate 102. That is, the first substrate via 420 is disposed so as to overlap a third interconnect 602 in a plan view.
The first substrate 100 and the surface of the second substrate 102 to which the third interconnect 602 is formed are joined by way of a joining layer 900.
The other end of the first substrate via 420 is connected by way of a bump 720 with the third interconnect 602 of the second substrate 102.
Then, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the seventh embodiment is to be described. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 10 according to the seventh embodiment is identical with that of the third embodiment or the sixth embodiment except for the following configurations.
At first, in the same manner as the sixth embodiment, the intermediate body of the semiconductor device 10 in the state shown in
Then, the first substrate via 420 is formed so as to penetrate the first substrate 100 from the second surface opposing the first surface and to be connected at one end with the second interconnect 600 and such that the other end on the side of the second surface forms a surface identical with the second surface.
The step of forming the first substrate via 420 may be performed before the step of forming the first interlayer via 460.
Other steps are identical with those in the third embodiment.
According to the seventh embodiment, the effects identical with those of the third embodiment can be obtained.
As shown in
In the same manner as in the seventh embodiment, a first substrate via 420 is formed from the second surface of the first substrate 100 opposing the first surface.
On the other hand, a second via 422 is formed in a second substrate 102 from the side of the first substrate 100 in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.
The first substrate via 420 and the second via 422 are disposed so as to be connected with each other. That is, the first substrate via 420 and the second via 422 are disposed so as to overlap with each other in a plan view.
The other end of the first substrate via 420 is connected with one end of the second via 422 by way of a bump 720.
Other constitution and the manufacturing method are identical with those of the fourth embodiment.
According to the eighth embodiment, effects identical with those of the fourth embodiment can be obtained.
As shown in
In the same manner as in the seventh embodiment, a first substrate via 420 is formed from the second surface of the first substrate 100 opposing the first surface.
On the other hand, a third via 424 is formed from the third substrate 104 on the side of the first substrate 100 in the same manner as in the fifth embodiment. Further, a second via 422 is formed from the second substrate 102 on the side of the first substrate 100 in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.
The first substrate via 420 and the third via 424 are disposed so as to be connected with each other. That is, the first substrate via 420 and the third via 424 are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.
One end of the third via 424 or the fourth interconnect 604 is respectively connected by way of a bump 720 to the other end of the first substrate via 420 or one end of the second via 422.
As described above, when the third substrate 104 is joined, it is not restricted to the configuration shown in
Further, as another modified embodiment, the second substrate 102 may be joined such that the third interconnect 602 is disposed to the first surface on the side of the first substrate 100.
According to the ninth embodiment, the effect identical with that of the fifth embodiment can be obtained.
For the third and seventh embodiments, while the description has been made to a case where the second bump electrode 702 is not formed, the second via 422 or the first interconnect 440 may be formed in the second substrate 102 from the side of the substrate surface as in the first embodiment. In this case, one end of the second via 422 may also be connected with the third interconnect 602. Further, the second bump electrode 702 may also be disposed just above the second via 422 or the first interconnect 440.
While the present invention has been described for the preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings, they are examples of the present invention and various other configurations than those described above may also be adopted.
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2011-150612 | Jul 2011 | JP | national |