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Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with recesses using anodic oxide

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2003-06-26
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Granted: 2004-05-11
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Expires: 2023-06-26
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Abstract

Abstract A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is capable of controlling amounts of protrusion of penetration electrodes ( 5 ) from a rear surface of a semiconductor substrate ( 4 ) in a easy and accurate manner. Recesses ( 7 ) are formed in a substrate proper ( 6 ) that has a semiconductor circuit ( 2 ) formed on one surface thereof, and an insulation film ( 8 ) is formed on an inner wall surface of each of the recesses ( 7 ). A conductive material is filled into the recesses ( 7 ) through the insulation films ( 8 ) to form embedded electrodes ( 15 ) that constitute the penetration electrodes ( 5 ). A rear side of the substrate proper ( 6 ) is re moved until one end face of each of the embedded electrodes ( 15 ) is exposed, thereby to form the penetration electrodes ( 5 ). The rear surface of the substrate proper ( 6 ) is anodized to form an anodic oxide film ( 9 ), which is then removed by etching to form the semiconductor substrate ( 4 ).

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshihiko Nemoto
  • 👤 Masataka Hoshino
  • 👤 Hitoshi Yonemura

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 17:18
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/021; H10W20/023; H10W20/0245; H10W20/0249; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/928; Y10S438/977

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 208 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor circuit on a principal plane thereof, with through holes extending through said semiconductor substrate from said principal plane toward a rear surface thereof, and penetration electrodes formed in said through holes with their one ends protruded from the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate, said method comprising: a recess forming step of forming recesses in a substrate proper that has said semiconductor circuit formed on one surface thereof; an insulation film forming step of forming an insulation film on an inner wall surface of each of said recesses; an embedded electrode forming step of filling a conductive material into said recesses through said insulation films to form embedded electrodes that constitute said penetration electrodes; a penetration electrode forming step of forming said penetration electrodes by removing a rear side of said substrate proper opposite to said one surface thereof until one end face of each of said embedded electrodes is exposed; an anodic oxide film forming step of anodizing the rear surface of said substrate proper to form an anodic oxide film; and a semiconductor substrate forming step of forming said semiconductor substrate by removing said anodic oxide film by means of etching.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 208 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor circuit on a principal plane thereof, with through holes extending through said semiconductor substrate from said principal plane toward a rear surface thereof, and penetration electrodes formed in said through holes with their one ends protruded from the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate, said method comprising: a recess forming step of forming recesses in a substrate proper that has said semiconductor circuit formed on one surface thereof; an insulation film forming step of forming an insulation film on an inner wall surface of each of said recesses; an embedded electrode forming step of filling a conductive material into said recesses through said insulation films to form embedded electrodes that constitute said penetration electrodes; a penetration electrode forming step of forming said penetration electrodes by removing a rear side of said substrate proper opposite to said one surface thereof until one end face of each of said embedded electrodes is exposed; an anodic oxide film forming step of anodizing the rear surface of said substrate proper to form an anodic oxide film; and a semiconductor substrate forming step of forming said semiconductor substrate by removing said anodic oxide film by means of etching.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 223 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor circuit on a principal plane thereof, with through holes extending through said semiconductor substrate from said principal plane toward a rear surface thereof, and penetration electrodes formed in said through holes with their one ends protruded from the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate, said method comprising: a recess forming step of forming recesses in a substrate proper that has said semiconductor circuit formed on one surface thereof; an insulation film forming step of forming an insulation film on an inner wall surface of each of said recesses; an embedded electrode forming step of filling a conductive material into said recesses through said insulation films to form embedded electrodes that constitute said penetration electrodes; a removal step of removing a rear side of said substrate proper opposite to said one surface thereof until one end face of each of said embedded electrodes is exposed; an anodic oxide film forming step of anodizing the rear surface of said substrate proper to form an anodic oxide film; a semiconductor substrate forming step of removing said anodic oxide film by means of etching to form said penetration electrodes and a thinned semiconductor substrate; and a removal step of removing said insulation films which cover one end portions of said penetration electrodes.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 223 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor circuit on a principal plane thereof, with through holes extending through said semiconductor substrate from said principal plane toward a rear surface thereof, and penetration electrodes formed in said through holes with their one ends protruded from the rear surface of said semiconductor substrate, said method comprising: a recess forming step of forming recesses in a substrate proper that has said semiconductor circuit formed on one surface thereof; an insulation film forming step of forming an insulation film on an inner wall surface of each of said recesses; an embedded electrode forming step of filling a conductive material into said recesses through said insulation films to form embedded electrodes that constitute said penetration electrodes; a removal step of removing a rear side of said substrate proper opposite to said one surface thereof until one end face of each of said embedded electrodes is exposed; an anodic oxide film forming step of anodizing the rear surface of said substrate proper to form an anodic oxide film; a semiconductor substrate forming step of removing said anodic oxide film by means of etching to form said penetration electrodes and a thinned semiconductor substrate; and a removal step of removing said insulation films which cover one end portions of said penetration electrodes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 56 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said anodic oxide film forming step of anodizing the rear surface of said substrate proper to form said anodic oxide film and said removal step of removing said anodic oxide film by means of etching are repeated a plurality of times.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 45 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the rear side of said semiconductor substrate is further anodized to form an anodic insulation film after said removal step of removing said anodic oxide film by means of etching.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said semiconductor substrate is made of silicon or monocrytalline composed of silicon as its principal component, and said insulation films comprise silicon nitride films.

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