JP4213478B2 - 半導体装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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| JP2003005766A JP4213478B2 (ja) | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-14 | 半導体装置の製造方法 |
| US10/629,695 US6875672B2 (en) | 2003-01-14 | 2003-07-30 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with penetration electrodes that protrude from a rear side of a substrate formed by thinning the substrate |
| TW092120782A TWI247393B (en) | 2003-01-14 | 2003-07-30 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device |
| KR1020030061407A KR100586865B1 (ko) | 2003-01-14 | 2003-09-03 | 반도체장치의 제조방법 |
| DE10346581A DE10346581B4 (de) | 2003-01-14 | 2003-10-07 | Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Halbleitervorrichtung |
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| JP2003005766A JP4213478B2 (ja) | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-14 | 半導体装置の製造方法 |
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| JP4213478B2 true JP4213478B2 (ja) | 2009-01-21 |
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| JP4528100B2 (ja) * | 2004-11-25 | 2010-08-18 | 新光電気工業株式会社 | 半導体装置及びその製造方法 |
| JP4698296B2 (ja) * | 2005-06-17 | 2011-06-08 | 新光電気工業株式会社 | 貫通電極を有する半導体装置の製造方法 |
| JP5193503B2 (ja) | 2007-06-04 | 2013-05-08 | 新光電気工業株式会社 | 貫通電極付き基板及びその製造方法 |
| JP4784641B2 (ja) | 2008-12-23 | 2011-10-05 | 株式会社デンソー | 半導体装置およびその製造方法 |
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| US9177893B2 (en) | 2011-05-17 | 2015-11-03 | Infineon Technologies Ag | Semiconductor component with a front side and a back side metallization layer and manufacturing method thereof |
| US8900994B2 (en) | 2011-06-09 | 2014-12-02 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | Method for producing a protective structure |
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| JP6557953B2 (ja) * | 2014-09-09 | 2019-08-14 | 大日本印刷株式会社 | 構造体及びその製造方法 |
| JP7150632B2 (ja) * | 2019-02-13 | 2022-10-11 | キオクシア株式会社 | 半導体装置の製造方法 |
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| DE10346581A1 (de) | 2004-07-22 |
| US20040137705A1 (en) | 2004-07-15 |
| JP2004221240A (ja) | 2004-08-05 |
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