A through silicon via (TSV) technology is a high-density packaging technology, gradually replaces a wire bonding technology that is mature at present, and is considered as a fourth generation packaging technology. The through silicon via technology can effectively shorten the length of an interconnecting wire between chips by a vertical interconnection, which reduces the signal delay, thereby improving the signal transmission performance and the working frequency of an electronic system, increasing its broadband and realizing the miniaturization of device integration, which is an important direction of semiconductor technology development in the future.
At present, the through silicon via technology is widely used in three-dimensional packaging technology to realize the interconnection between chips. By filling conductive materials such as copper, tungsten or polysilicon, the through silicon via technology realizes a vertical electrical interconnection, signals can be transmitted from one side of a chip to the other side of the chip, and the three-dimensional integration of multi-layer chips by combining with a chip stacking technology is realized.
However, when filling a via hole with a high aspect ratio with a metal, there is a problem that an angle of arrival is small. Because of the small angle at the edge of the via hole and a fast deposition speed of the metal, a problem that the opening of the via hole is prematurely sealed and a void exists in the via hole is caused.
According to various embodiments of embodiments of the disclosure, a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided.
According to some embodiments, an aspect of embodiments of the disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, which includes:
According to some embodiments, another aspect of embodiments of the disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, which includes:
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a technical field of semiconductors, and in particular to a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same.
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the disclosure, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced herein below. Apparently, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the embodiments of the disclosure, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, drawings of other embodiments can be obtained according to these drawings without making creative efforts.
In order to facilitate understanding the embodiments of the disclosure, the embodiments of the disclosure will be described more comprehensively hereinafter with reference to the corresponding drawings. Preferred embodiments of the disclosure are shown in the drawings. However, the embodiments of the disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein. In contrast, these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the embodiments of the invention more thorough and comprehensive.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the disclosure belong. Terms used herein in the specification of the embodiments of the disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the disclosure. The term “and/or” as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.
It should be understood that while an element or a layer is referred to as being “on . . . ”, “connected to . . . ” or “coupled to . . . ” other elements or layers, it may be directly on the other elements or layers, connected or coupled to the other elements or layers, or an intermediate element or layer may be present. In contrast, while the element is referred to as being “directly on . . . ”, “directly connected to . . . ” or “directly coupled to . . . ” other elements or layers, the intermediate element or layer is not present. It should be understood that although terms first, second, third and the like may be used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Therefore, without departing from the teaching of the embodiments of the disclosure, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below may be represented as a second element, component, region, layer or section.
Spatial relation terms, such as “under . . . ”, “below . . . ”, “lower”, “underneath . . . ”, “above . . . ”, “upper” and the like, may be used here for conveniently describing a relationship between one element or feature shown in the drawings and other elements or features. It should be understood that in addition to orientations shown in the drawings, the spatial relation terms are intended to further include the different orientations of a device in use and operation. For example, if the device in the drawings is turned over, then the elements or the features described as “below” or “underneath” or “under” other elements may be oriented “on” the other elements or features. Therefore, the exemplary terms “below . . . ” and “under . . . ” may include two orientations of up and down. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated by 90 degrees or other orientations) and the spatial relation terms used here are interpreted accordingly.
The terms used here are only intended to describe the specific embodiments and are not limitations to the embodiments of the disclosure. As used here, singular forms of “a”, “an” and “said/the” are also intended to include plural forms, unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context. It should also be understood that terms “composing” and/or “including”, while used in the description, demonstrate the presence of the described features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups. As used herein, a term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of related items listed.
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At present, the through silicon via technology is widely used in three-dimensional packaging technology to realize the interconnection between chips. By filling conductive materials such as copper, tungsten or polysilicon, the through silicon via technology realizes a vertical electrical interconnection, signals can be transmitted from one side of a chip to the other side of the chip, and the three-dimensional integration of multi-layer chips by combining with a chip stacking technology is realized.
However, when filling a via hole with a high aspect ratio with a metal, there is a problem that an angle of arrival is small. Because of the small angle at the edge of the via hole and a fast deposition speed of the metal, a problem that the opening of the via hole is prematurely sealed and a void exists in the via hole is caused. Taking the structure as shown in
More specifically, taking the structure as shown in
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At S10, a base is provided.
At S20, an annular sacrificial blocking layer is formed in the base.
At S30, an etched hole is formed in the base. The etched hole is located at an inner side of the annular sacrificial blocking layer.
At S40, the annular sacrificial blocking layer is removed to obtain an interconnecting hole, in which a width of an upper part of the interconnecting hole is greater than a width of a lower part of the interconnecting hole.
Specifically, continuously referring to
As an example, referring to
As an example, the substrate 101 includes a silicon substrate and the dielectric layer 102 includes a silicon oxide layer.
Specifically, the silicon oxide layer is easy to grow, is stable, and has ideal interface properties with the silicon substrate. Moreover, there is a very good etching selection ratio between the silicon oxide layer and the silicon substrate.
For S20, referring to
At S201, continuously referring to
At S202, referring to
At S203, continuously referring to
At S204, referring to
At S205, referring to
For S30, referring to
At S301, referring to
At S302, continuously referring to
At S303, referring to
At S40, referring to
Implementations that the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 is greater than the width of the lower part thereof are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure, and a sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 may include, but is not limited to a sloping sidewall, an arcuate sidewall, a zigzag sidewall, or the like.
As an example, the sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 is a sloping sidewall.
Specifically, by setting the sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 as a sloping sidewall, the angle of arrival at the edge of the interconnecting hole 40 can be larger, which is more beneficial to forming an interconnecting structure without a void.
It can be understood that the sloping angle of the sloping sidewall is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure. As an example, an angle between the sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 and the upper surface of the base 10 is 60 degrees to 80 degrees, for example, 60 degrees, 65 degrees, 70 degrees, 75 degrees, 80 degrees, or the like. It should be noted that the above values are exemplary only and the sloping angle of the sloping sidewall in an actual embodiment is not limited to the above values.
As an example, continuously referring to
At S60, a conductive structure 60 is formed in the interconnecting hole 40. The conductive structure 60 fills up the interconnecting hole 40.
As an example, continuously referring to
At S50, continuously referring to
Specifically, by forming the pad oxide layer 50 on the sidewall and the bottom of the interconnecting hole 40, the pad oxide layer 50 can protect the surface of the base 10 in the subsequent process and prevent the surface of the base 10 from being damaged by an etching process. Moreover, the pad oxide layer 50 can also play an isolation role between a layer formed subsequently and the base 10, avoiding the direct contact between the layer formed subsequently and the surface of the base 10, thereby providing a good surface for the formation of another layer formed subsequently and reducing the production of dislocation defects in the base 10.
The material and the structure of the pad oxide layer 50 are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure, and the pad oxide layer 50 may include but is not limited to an oxide layer such as a silicon oxide layer. In addition, the forming manner of the pad oxide layer 50 is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure, may include but is not limited to a process of chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, thermal oxidation, or the like.
For S60, referring to
At S601, referring to
At S602, continuously referring to
At S603, referring to
It will be understood that the material of the conductive material layer 602 and the material of the conductive layer 604 are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure. Each of the material of the conductive material layer 602 and the material of the conductive layer 604 may include but is not limited to at least one of platinum (Pt), gold (Au), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W) or the like. As an example, the conductive material layer 602 includes a copper layer, and on this basis, the conductive layer 604 also includes a copper layer. Choosing copper as a conductive material can not only reduce the cost, but also be well compatible with the existing process, thus simplifying the process.
As an example, the manufacturing method may further include an operation of thinning a back surface of the base 10 after S60. The back surface of the base 10 can be thinned until the conductive structure 60 is exposed to form a conductive interconnecting structure.
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a semiconductor structure. Continuously referring to
Specifically, as the width of the upper part of the interconnecting hole is greater than the width of the lower part of the interconnecting hole, an opening of such an interconnecting hole can avoid being prematurely sealed when filling with a conductive layer in the subsequent process, thereby obtaining a conductive structure without a void.
Implementations that the upper width of the interconnecting hole 40 is greater than the lower width thereof are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and a sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 may include, but is not limited to a sloping sidewall, an arcuate sidewall, a zigzag sidewall, or the like.
As an example, continuously referring to
Specifically, by setting the sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 as an sloping sidewall, an angle of arrival of an edge of the interconnecting hole 40 can be made larger, which is more beneficial to forming an interconnecting structure without a void.
It can be understood that a sloping angle of the sloping sidewall is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure. As an example, an angle between the sidewall of the upper part of the interconnecting hole 40 and an upper surface of the base 10 is 60 degrees to 80 degrees, for example, 60 degrees, 65 degrees, 70 degrees, 75 degrees, 80 degrees, or the like. It should be noted that the above values are for example only and the sloping angle of the sloping sidewall in an actual embodiment is not limited to the above values.
As an example, continuously referring to
As an example, continuously referring to
As an example, the conductive structure 60 may penetrate through the base 10 to form a conductive interconnecting structure.
For the conductive structure 60, continuously referring to
It will be understood that a material of the conductive layer 604 is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure. The material of the conductive layer 604 may include, but is not limited to at least one of platinum (Pt), gold (Au), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), or the like. As an example, the conductive layer 604 includes a copper layer. Choosing copper as a conductive material can not only reduce the cost, but also is well compatible with the existing process, thus simplifying the process.
As an example, continuously referring to
Specifically, as the pad oxide layer 50 is set between the conductive structure 60 and the base 10, the pad oxide layer 50 can protect the surface of the base 10 in the subsequent process and prevent the surface of the base 10 from being damaged by an etching process. Moreover, the pad oxide layer 50 can also play an isolation role between a layer formed subsequently and the base 10, avoiding the direct contact between the layer formed subsequently and the surface of the base 10, thereby providing a good surface for the formation of another layer formed subsequently and reducing the production of dislocation defects in the base 10.
The material and the structure of the pad oxide layer 50 are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the disclosure, and may include but are not limited to an oxide layer such as a silicon oxide layer, or a silicon nitride layer.
It should be understood that, although the operations in the flowcharts of
Each embodiment in the specification is described in a progressive manner and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments, so the same and similar parts between the embodiments may be referred to each other.
The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described for the sake of concise description. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combinations of these technical features, they should be considered to belong to the scope of the specification.
The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of several embodiments of the disclosure and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but cannot therefore be construed as limitations to the scope of the application. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the concept of the embodiments of the disclosure, and those fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the embodiment of the disclosure shall be subject to the appended claims.
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202210031093.9 | Jan 2022 | CN | national |
The present application is a U.S. continuation application of International Application No. PCT/CN2022/083040, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202210031093.9, filed on Jan. 12, 2022. International Application No. PCT/CN2022/083040 and Chinese Patent Application No. 202210031093.9 are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
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Parent | PCT/CN2022/083040 | Mar 2022 | US |
Child | 18320235 | US |