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Direct contact through hole type wafer structure

Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp
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Filing: 2001-01-02
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Granted: 2001-11-27
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Expires: 2021-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract A direct contact through hole type wafer structure. Both sides of a wafer have devices and contacts. The contacts are coupled with the devices. Bumps are formed on the contacts, respectively.

Inventors

  • 👤 Min Chih Hsuan
  • 👤 Charlie Han

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-10 02:36
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/021; H10W20/023; H10W20/0234; H10W20/0242; H10W20/0245; H10W20/20; H10W20/211; H10W20/212; H10W20/2125; H10W20/218; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07251; H10W72/20; H10W72/241; H10W72/242; H10W72/247; H10W72/248; H10W72/251; H10W72/29; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/879; H10W72/90; H10W72/921; H10W72/923; H10W72/9232; H10W72/941; H10W72/9415; H10W72/951; H10W72/981; H10W72/983; H10W74/00; H10W90/20; H10W90/297; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/722; H10W90/724; H10W90/751; H10W90/753; H10W90/756

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
A three-dimensional stacked-type package, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of direct contact through hole type chips stacked with each other as a first stack and a second stack, wherein each chip further comprises: a first silicon substrate, a second silicon substrate and a first insulation layer positioned between the first and second silicon substrates; at least one opening formed in the second silicon substrate and penetrating into the first silicon substrate through the first insulation layer; at least one device positioned on the first silicon substrate; a plurality of contact plugs positioned in the first silicon substrate and exposed by the opening: a plurality of dielectric layers; a plurality of interconnects coupled to the device and the contact plugs, wherein a portion of interconnects are exposed by an uppermost layer of the dielectric layer, thus forming at least one first contact; at least one first bump formed on the first contact; a second insulating layer formed on a surface of the opening with the contact plugs exposed, thus forming a second contact in the opening; and at least one second bump formed on the second contact, wherein each chip is coupled to each other by the bumps, wherein both stacks are attached to the substrate by the bumps, and wherein the first stack is coupled to the second stack.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
A three-dimensional stacked-type package, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of direct contact through hole type chips stacked with each other as a first stack and a second stack, wherein each chip further comprises: a first silicon substrate, a second silicon substrate and a first insulation layer positioned between the first and second silicon substrates; at least one opening formed in the second silicon substrate and penetrating into the first silicon substrate through the first insulation layer; at least one device positioned on the first silicon substrate; a plurality of contact plugs positioned in the first silicon substrate and exposed by the opening: a plurality of dielectric layers; a plurality of interconnects coupled to the device and the contact plugs, wherein a portion of interconnects are exposed by an uppermost layer of the dielectric layer, thus forming at least one first contact; at least one first bump formed on the first contact; a second insulating layer formed on a surface of the opening with the contact plugs exposed, thus forming a second contact in the opening; and at least one second bump formed on the second contact, wherein each chip is coupled to each other by the bumps, wherein both stacks are attached to the substrate by the bumps, and wherein the first stack is coupled to the second stack.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first stack is coupled to the second stack by wire bonding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first stack is coupled to the second stack by tape automatic bonding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a conductive material is positioned between the second contact and the second bump.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
The structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the conductive material includes conductive epoxy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
The structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the conductive material includes conductive silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
The structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first insulation layer can be omitted.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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