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US5847466A
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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method for the same
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-12-05
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, includes a substrate having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon and N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film formed one on top of another on the substrate. Each layer of insulating film has a metal interconnect layer including at least one bonding pad section provided thereon. At least one via hole filled with an electrically conductive material is provided in each of the layers for interconnecting metal interconnect layers. At least one bonding pad connecting hole filled with an electrically conductive material is provided in each of the layers for interconnecting bonding pad sections. The at least one bonding pad connecting hole is no more than twice as large in diameter as a smallest via hole.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazunori Ito
- 👤 Mitsugu Irinoda
- 👤 Kaichi Ueno
- 👤 Mamoru Ishida
- 👤 Takahiko Kuroda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/019; H10W72/90; H10W72/921; H10W72/923; H10W72/9232; H10W72/931; H10W72/934
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: a substrate having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon; N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film formed one on top of another on the substrate, each layer of insulating film having a metal interconnect layer including at least one bonding pad section provided thereon; at least one via hole filled with an electrically conductive material provided in each of the layers for interconnecting metal interconnect layers; and at least one bonding pad connecting hole filled with an electrically conductive material provided in each of the layers for interconnecting bonding pad sections, the at least one bonding pad connecting hole being no more than twice as large in diameter as a smallest via hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: a substrate having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon; N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film formed one on top of another on the substrate, each layer of insulating film having a metal interconnect layer including at least one bonding pad section provided thereon; at least one via hole filled with an electrically conductive material provided in each of the layers for interconnecting metal interconnect layers; and at least one bonding pad connecting hole filled with an electrically conductive material provided in each of the layers for interconnecting bonding pad sections, the at least one bonding pad connecting hole being no more than twice as large in diameter as a smallest via hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one bonding pad connecting hole is a rectangular opening, a shortest side thereof being no more than twice as large as a diameter of the smallest via hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein a plurality of via holes of various diameters are provided in each of the layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein a plurality of via holes of substantially the same diameter are provided in each of the layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material extends above or below the top of the at least one electrical connecting hole by 0.3 μm or less.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material is selected from the group consisting of aluminum and tungsten.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein a plurality of bonding pad connecting holes are provided in each of the layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the N number of layers of insulating film has a substantially flat surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one bonding connecting hole filled with the electrically conductive material can provide electrical input and output signals to the metal interconnect layers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 8, wherein a height of the substantially flat surface of each of the N number of layers of insulating film varies by 0.3 μm or less.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
86 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: a substrate having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon; N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film formed one on top of another on the substrate, each layer of insulating film having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon, wherein only the metal interconnect layer provided on the top layer of insulating film includes at least one bonding pad section electrically connected to one or more of the metal interconnect layers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
86 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: a substrate having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon; N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film formed one on top of another on the substrate, each layer of insulating film having a metal interconnect layer provided thereon, wherein only the metal interconnect layer provided on the top layer of insulating film includes at least one bonding pad section electrically connected to one or more of the metal interconnect layers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 11, further comprising at least one via hole filled with an electrically conductive material provided in each of the layers for interconnecting metal interconnect layers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 12, wherein the at least one bonding pad section is electrically connected to one or more of the metal interconnect layers formed on insulating layers below the top metal interconnect layer, by the at least one via hole provided in each layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
105 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film; at least one via hole provided between respective layers; at least one bonding pad connecting hole provided between respective layers; and at least one inspection opening provided in at least one of the layers of insulating film, the at least one inspection opening not comprising a via hole or a bonding pad connecting hole, wherein the at least one inspection opening is capable of being used during formation of the semiconductor device for allowing inspection during etching of the via hole.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
105 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film; at least one via hole provided between respective layers; at least one bonding pad connecting hole provided between respective layers; and at least one inspection opening provided in at least one of the layers of insulating film, the at least one inspection opening not comprising a via hole or a bonding pad connecting hole, wherein the at least one inspection opening is capable of being used during formation of the semiconductor device for allowing inspection during etching of the via hole.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 14, wherein the at least one inspection opening is provided in a dicing line section of a semiconductor wafer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 14, wherein the at least one inspection opening is provided in a portion of the semiconductor device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 14, wherein the at least one inspection opening has an area of 1 μm square or more.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 14, wherein the at least one inspection opening has an area of 10 μm square or more.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 14, wherein a plurality of inspection openings are provided, one in each of a plurality of layers of the semiconductor device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
59 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 14, further comprising at least one metal interconnect layer provided on each layer of insulating film, wherein an interconnect layer can have different heights and wherein an interconnecting pattern, which is provided directly below the inspection opening is based in an interconnecting pattern which is the lowest interconnecting pattern for that layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 19, wherein the plurality of inspection openings are provide in different positions on each of the respective plurality of layers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
135 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film; at least one via hole provided between respective layers; at least one bonding pad connecting hole provided between respective layers; and a plurality of inspection openings provided in at least one of the layers of insulating film, the plurality of inspection openings not comprising a via hole or a bonding pad connecting hole, wherein at least one of the plurality of inspection openings has an interconnection pattern provided therebelow and another of the plurality of inspection openings does not have an interconnection pattern provided therebelow, wherein the plurality of inspection openings are capable of being used during formation of the semiconductor device for allowing inspection during etching of the via hole.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
135 words
A semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure, comprising: N number (N being an integer of 2 or greater) of layers of insulating film; at least one via hole provided between respective layers; at least one bonding pad connecting hole provided between respective layers; and a plurality of inspection openings provided in at least one of the layers of insulating film, the plurality of inspection openings not comprising a via hole or a bonding pad connecting hole, wherein at least one of the plurality of inspection openings has an interconnection pattern provided therebelow and another of the plurality of inspection openings does not have an interconnection pattern provided therebelow, wherein the plurality of inspection openings are capable of being used during formation of the semiconductor device for allowing inspection during etching of the via hole.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 22, wherein at least one inspection opening is provided in a plurality of the N number of layers of insulating film.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
A semiconductor device as recited in claim 22, wherein the at least one of the plurality of inspection openings includes an interconnecting pattern surrounding it.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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