SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING BONDING PADS
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200243466A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16527323

    申请日:2019-07-31

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip having a first bonding layer and a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip and having a second bonding layer. The first bonding layer includes a first bonding pad, a plurality of first internal vias, and a first interconnection connecting the first bonding pad and the plurality of first internal vias. The second bonding layer includes a second bonding pad bonded to the first bonding pad. An upper surface of the first interconnection and an upper surface of the first bonding pad are coplanar with an upper surface of the first bonding layer. The first interconnection is electrically connected to the plurality of different first internal lines through the plurality of first internal vias.

    Method for wafer planarization and an image sensor made by the same

    公开(公告)号:US11417536B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US16439211

    申请日:2019-06-12

    摘要: A method for wafer planarization includes forming a second insulating layer and a polishing layer on a substrate having a chip region and a scribe lane region; forming a first through-hole in the polishing layer in the chip region and the scribe lane region and a second through-hole in the second insulating layer in the chip region, wherein the second through-hole and the first through-hole meet in the chip region; forming a pad metal layer inside the first through-hole and the second through-hole and on an upper surface of the polishing layer; and polishing the polishing layer and the pad metal layer by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to expose an upper surface of the second insulating layer in the chip region and the scribe lane region.

    WAFER BONDING APPARATUSES
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200373186A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16703062

    申请日:2019-12-04

    摘要: A wafer bonding apparatus is provided includes a lower support plate configured to structurally support a first wafer on an upper surface of the lower support plate; a lower structure adjacent to the lower support plate and movable in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the upper surface of the lower support plate, an upper support plate configured to structurally support a second wafer on a lower surface of the lower support plate, and an upper structure adjacent to the upper support plate and movable in the vertical direction.

    IMAGE SENSOR
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220375983A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17573826

    申请日:2022-01-12

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes unit pixels inside the substrate; a pixel separation pattern provided between the unit pixels, inside the substrate; a first inter-wiring insulating film provided on the first surface of the substrate; a pad pattern provided inside the first inter-wiring insulating film; a first connection pattern provided inside the first inter-wiring insulating film, an upper surface of the first connection pattern and an upper surface of the first inter-wiring insulating film being provided along a first common plane; a second inter-wiring insulating film provided on the upper surface of the first inter-wiring insulating film; a second connection pattern provided inside the second inter-wiring insulating film, a lower surface of the second connection pattern and a lower surface of the second inter-wiring insulating film being provided along a second common plane; and a microlens provided on the second surface of the substrate. The first connection pattern is provided in an island shape from a planar viewpoint.

    Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same

    公开(公告)号:US10600913B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US16100804

    申请日:2018-08-10

    摘要: A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes first and second gate stack structures formed in first and second regions, respectively, wherein the first gate stack structure is formed adjacent a first channel region and comprises a first gate insulating film having a first thickness formed on the first channel region, a first function film having a second thickness formed on the first gate insulating film and a first filling film having a third thickness formed on the first function film, wherein the second gate stack structure is formed adjacent a second channel region and comprises a second gate insulating film having the first thickness formed on the second channel region, a second function film having the second thickness formed on the second gate insulating film and a second filling film having the third thickness formed on the second function film, wherein the first and second function films, respectively, comprise TiN and Si concentrations that are different from each other.

    Semiconductor device bonded by bonding pads

    公开(公告)号:US11133277B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US16527323

    申请日:2019-07-31

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip having a first bonding layer and a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip and having a second bonding layer. The first bonding layer includes a first bonding pad, a plurality of first internal vias, and a first interconnection connecting the first bonding pad and the plurality of first internal vias. The second bonding layer includes a second bonding pad bonded to the first bonding pad. An upper surface of the first interconnection and an upper surface of the first bonding pad are coplanar with an upper surface of the first bonding layer. The first interconnection is electrically connected to the plurality of different first internal lines through the plurality of first internal vias.