WO2011158803A1 - 半導体集積回路装置の検査方法及び半導体集積回路装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit device inspection method and a semiconductor integrated circuit device.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a semiconductor device having a so-called chip-on-chip structure in which a parent chip and a child chip are joined. The power supply unit and the ground unit of the parent chip and the child chip are electrically separated. A diode (protective diode or parasitic diode) is connected in the opposite direction between the ground wiring and the signal wiring of each chip and between the power supply wiring and the signal wiring.
- a test probe is applied to the signal connection bump of the parent chip and the ground connection bump for supplying the ground potential to the child chip, respectively, and an inspection voltage is applied via the diode. Inspect whether the circuit is formed.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique related to a stacked module configured by stacking a plurality of chips.
- the stacked module includes a plurality of stacked chips and a substrate disposed below the plurality of chips.
- Each chip has a mounting pad and a test conduction pad on the top surface thereof, a mounting terminal, a test conduction terminal electrically connected to the test conduction pad, and a test signal adjacent to the test conduction terminal.
- a terminal is provided on the lower surface.
- an inspection joint to be bonded to the inspection conductive terminal on the lower surface of the chip is disposed, and on the lower surface of the substrate, a mounting terminal and an inspection conductive terminal are disposed.
- the inspection pad of the mounted chip and the inspection terminal of the stacked chip are joined, and an inspection signal is input from the inspection terminal of the mounted chip that is electrically connected to the inspection pad.
- the continuity test is performed.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a technology related to a memory system including a plurality of memory modules as memory subsystems.
- This memory system includes a plurality of DRAM chips stacked on an IO chip, and through electrodes that connect each DRAM chip and the IO chip, and outputs a system data signal and an internal data signal in each DRAM chip. Mutual conversion with IO chip.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a program such as a CAD tool for estimating a defect position that is a cause of a reaction from a reaction site detected using a light emission microscope or the like, and a technique relating to a defect analysis method using the program.
- the failure location of a circuit is narrowed down by detecting light emission of a transistor formed in the circuit.
- This semiconductor integrated circuit device in which a large number of substrates and layers on which integrated circuits are formed is stacked in the thickness direction is being developed.
- This semiconductor integrated circuit device includes an electrical connection terminal such as a bump electrode between the integrated circuit layers because it is necessary to exchange signals between a plurality of integrated circuit layers.
- connection terminal the larger the integrated circuit of each integrated circuit layer, the greater the number of connection terminals for connecting the integrated circuit layers. Accordingly, since the probability of occurrence of connection failure increases, a continuity test for the connection terminal is indispensable. In particular, if a continuity test can be performed every time one layer is stacked, waste of stacking a new integrated circuit layer on an integrated circuit layer having a connection failure portion can be effectively prevented.
- the present invention relates to an inspection method and a semiconductor integrated circuit capable of inspecting in a short time each time one layer is laminated whether or not there is an interlayer connection failure in a semiconductor integrated circuit device in which a plurality of integrated circuit layers are laminated in the thickness direction.
- An object is to provide an apparatus.
- a plurality of integrated circuit layers each having a support layer having a front surface and a back surface, and a semiconductor element group and a wiring formed on the surface of the support layer are provided.
- a method for inspecting a semiconductor integrated circuit device laminated in a thickness direction, wherein a plurality of connection terminals for electrically connecting to another integrated circuit layer when producing one integrated circuit layer When a plurality of first inspection rectifying element portions including a rectifying element and emitting light by current are formed on the surface and another integrated circuit layer is manufactured, one integrated circuit is connected between each of the first and second wirings.
- a plurality of second test rectifier elements that are connected between each of the plurality of connection terminals to be electrically connected to the layer and the wiring and include a rectifier element and emit light by current; Laminating one integrated circuit layer and another integrated circuit layer on each other In this case, the surface of the other integrated circuit layer and one integrated circuit layer are opposed to each other, and the plurality of connection terminals of one integrated circuit layer and the plurality of connection terminals of another integrated circuit layer are electrically connected to each other. And then applying a bias voltage to the first and second test rectifier elements via the wiring of one integrated circuit layer and the wiring of another integrated circuit layer, and the back side of another integrated circuit layer Based on the light emission of the first and second test rectifier elements observed in FIG. 1, the connection state between the plurality of connection terminals of one integrated circuit layer and the plurality of connection terminals of another integrated circuit layer is inspected It is characterized by doing.
- first inspection rectifier element when one integrated circuit layer is manufactured, a first inspection rectifier element is connected between each of a plurality of (interlayer) connection terminals and a wiring. Similarly, when another integrated circuit layer is manufactured, the second inspection rectifier element portion is connected between each of the plurality of (interlayer) connection terminals and the wiring.
- first and second test rectifying element portions include a rectifying element, and emit light upon receiving a current. In the rectifying element for inspection, the rectifying element itself may emit light, or a light emitting element provided separately from the rectifying element may emit light.
- the plurality of connection terminals of the one integrated circuit layer and the plurality of connection terminals of the other integrated circuit layer are electrically connected to each other by, for example, bumps, and then the wiring of the one integrated circuit layer Then, a bias voltage is applied to the first and second test rectifying element portions via the wiring of another integrated circuit layer.
- a bias voltage is applied to the first and second test rectifying element portions via the wiring of another integrated circuit layer.
- the connection terminal of one integrated circuit layer and the connection terminal of another integrated circuit layer are well connected, the wiring from one integrated circuit layer to the first rectifying element for inspection
- a current path of a connection terminal of one integrated circuit layer, a connection terminal of another integrated circuit layer, a second rectifier element for inspection, and a wiring of another integrated circuit layer is formed.
- the two inspection rectifier elements emit light.
- the connection terminal of one integrated circuit layer and the connection terminal of another integrated circuit layer are defective in connection, the current path is interrupted between the connection terminals.
- the second inspection rectifier element portion does not emit light or does not
- a plurality of connection terminals of one integrated circuit layer are separated from at least one of the first and second inspection rectifier elements.
- the connection state with a plurality of connection terminals of the integrated circuit layer can be inspected. Therefore, by observing collectively the presence or absence of light emission corresponding to each of a large number of connection terminals, it is possible to easily determine whether or not there is a connection failure. The presence or absence can be inspected in a short time.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device inspection method may be characterized in that the first and second inspection rectifier elements further include a light emitting element connected in series with the rectifier element.
- the inspection method of the semiconductor integrated circuit device may be characterized in that the rectifying elements of the first and second inspection rectifying element portions emit light by current.
- a voltage application unit that generates a bias voltage by energy input from the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit device is further formed in at least one of the one integrated circuit layer and the other integrated circuit layer. It may be characterized by. As a result, it is not necessary to apply the bias voltage by using probing, so that it is possible to further reduce the number of probing times in inspection (or to eliminate probing).
- the voltage application unit may include a photoelectric conversion element that generates an electromotive force by light irradiated from the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit device. Thereby, a voltage application part is suitably realizable.
- the inspection method of the semiconductor integrated circuit device is characterized in that one integrated circuit layer wiring is one of a positive power supply wiring and a ground wiring formed on the surface of the support layer for supplying a power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group.
- a wiring of another integrated circuit layer is the other of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring formed on the surface of the support layer for supplying the power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group,
- the rectifying element of the first inspection rectifying element portion is connected in the opposite direction to one of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring. No current flows through the rectifying element 1 for inspection.
- the rectifying element of the second inspection rectifying element portion is connected in the opposite direction to the other of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring, the second rectifying element is connected during the normal operation. No current flows through the rectifying element for inspection.
- the wirings of the plurality of integrated circuit layers may be provided for inspection independently of the semiconductor element group.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit device is formed by laminating a plurality of integrated circuit layers each having a support layer having a front surface and a back surface, and a semiconductor element group and wiring formed on the surface of the support layer in the thickness direction.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit device wherein one integrated circuit layer is electrically connected to another integrated circuit layer, a plurality of connection terminals, and a plurality of connection terminals formed on the surface and wired to each of the plurality of connection terminals
- a plurality of first test rectifier elements that include a rectifier and emit light by current
- another integrated circuit layer is electrically connected to one integrated circuit layer
- a plurality of second test rectifier elements that are formed on the surface and connected between each of the plurality of connection terminals and the wiring and include a rectifier and emit light by current.
- a plurality of connection terminals of one integrated circuit layer and a plurality of connection terminals of another integrated circuit layer are electrically connected to each other, and wiring of one integrated circuit layer and another integration And a voltage applying unit that applies a bias voltage to the first and second test rectifying element units via the wiring of the circuit layer.
- one integrated circuit layer has a first inspection rectifier element portion connected between each of a plurality of (interlayer) connection terminals and a wiring.
- another integrated circuit layer has a second test rectifying element portion connected between each of the plurality of (interlayer) connection terminals and the wiring.
- These first and second test rectifying element portions include a rectifying element, and emit light upon receiving a current.
- the plurality of connection terminals of the one integrated circuit layer and the plurality of connection terminals of the other integrated circuit layer are electrically connected to each other by, for example, bumps. Further, the voltage application unit applies a bias voltage to the first and second test rectifying element units via the wiring of one integrated circuit layer and the wiring of another integrated circuit layer. At this time, when the connection terminal of one integrated circuit layer and the connection terminal of another integrated circuit layer are well connected, as described in the inspection method described above, the first and second The inspection rectifier element emits light. However, when a connection failure occurs between the connection terminal of one integrated circuit layer and the connection terminal of another integrated circuit layer, the first and second test rectifying element portions do not emit light.
- connection state with a plurality of connection terminals can be inspected. Therefore, by observing collectively the presence or absence of light emission corresponding to each of a large number of connection terminals, it is possible to easily determine whether or not there is a connection failure. The presence or absence can be inspected in a short time.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device may be characterized in that the first and second test rectifying element portions further include a light emitting element connected in series with the rectifying element.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device may be characterized in that the rectifying elements of the first and second test rectifying element portions emit light by current.
- the voltage application unit is provided in at least one of the one integrated circuit layer and the other integrated circuit layer, and generates a bias voltage by energy input from the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit device. It may be a feature. As a result, it is not necessary to apply the bias voltage by using probing, so that it is possible to further reduce the number of probing times in inspection (or to eliminate probing).
- the voltage application unit may include a photoelectric conversion element that generates an electromotive force by light irradiated from the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit device. Thereby, a voltage application part is suitably realizable.
- the wiring of one integrated circuit layer is one of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring formed on the surface of the support layer for supplying the power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group.
- the wiring of another integrated circuit layer is the other of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring formed on the surface of the support layer for supplying the power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group, and a plurality of first inspections
- the rectifying element of the rectifying element unit for use is connected in the reverse direction to one wiring, and the rectifying elements of the plurality of second rectifying element units for testing are connected in the reverse direction to the other wiring. May be a feature.
- the rectifying element of the first inspection rectifying element unit in one integrated circuit layer, is connected in the opposite direction to one of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring. During the operation, no current flows through the first rectifying element for inspection.
- the rectifying element of the second inspection rectifying element unit in another integrated circuit layer, is connected in the opposite direction to the other of the positive power supply wiring and the ground wiring, so that the first rectifying element is connected during normal operation. No current flows through the test rectifier element 2.
- the wirings of the plurality of integrated circuit layers may be provided for inspection independently of the semiconductor element group.
- a semiconductor integrated circuit device in which a plurality of integrated circuit layers are laminated in the thickness direction can be inspected in a short time every time one layer is further laminated.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the rectifying element unit for inspection.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for inspecting a semiconductor integrated circuit device.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the test rectifying element unit.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the rectifying element unit for inspection.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the rectifying element unit for inspection.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device as the second embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the semiconductor integrated circuit device as the third embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device as the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device as the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device as the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the semiconductor integrated circuit device as the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of the power supply wiring and the ground wiring as the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a voltage application unit according to the ninth embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an inspection apparatus according to the tenth embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an inspection apparatus according to the eleventh embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit device.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1 ⁇ / b> A of the present embodiment is formed by stacking a first integrated circuit layer 10 and a second integrated circuit layer 20 in the thickness direction.
- the surface (device forming surface) 11a of the semiconductor substrate 11 included in the integrated circuit layer 10 and the surface (device forming surface) 21a of the semiconductor substrate 21 included in the integrated circuit layer 20 are opposed to each other.
- the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 are bonded to each other.
- the integrated circuit layer 10 includes a semiconductor substrate 11 having a front surface 11a and a back surface 11b, a device layer 12 provided on the front surface 11a of the semiconductor substrate 11, a wiring layer 13 provided on the device layer 12, and an integrated circuit layer 20 And a plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 14 for electrical connection.
- the integrated circuit layer 20 includes a semiconductor substrate 21 having a front surface 21a and a back surface 21b, a device layer 22 provided on the front surface 21a of the semiconductor substrate 21, a wiring layer 23 provided on the device layer 22, and an integrated circuit layer. And a plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 24 to be electrically connected to the circuit layer 10.
- the semiconductor substrates 11 and 21 are made of, for example, silicon.
- the semiconductor substrates 11 and 21 are support layers for the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20.
- the device layers 12 and 22 include a semiconductor element group including a plurality of semiconductor elements such as transistors.
- the plurality of semiconductor elements are formed through semiconductor processes such as ion implantation on the surfaces 11 a and 21 a of the semiconductor substrates 11 and 21. Note that the plurality of semiconductor elements may be formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor crystal on the semiconductor substrates 11 and 21.
- the plurality of semiconductor elements may be formed by a semiconductor process that does not use ion implantation, such as ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition).
- the wiring layers 13 and 23 include a plurality of wirings for electrically connecting a plurality of semiconductor elements included in the device layers 12 and 22 to each other.
- the plurality of wirings include positive power supply wirings 13a and 23a and ground wirings 13b and 23b for applying a power supply voltage to the plurality of semiconductor elements, in addition to signal wirings connecting the semiconductor elements.
- the positive power supply wiring 13a and the ground wiring 13b of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the positive power supply wiring 23a and the ground wiring 23b of the integrated circuit layer 20 are arranged independently of each other, and are connected to each other at the time of inspection. Has not been made.
- the plurality of connection terminals 14 and 24 are provided on the wiring layers 13 and 23, respectively.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and each of the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 are disposed at positions facing each other on the surface 11a and the surface 21a, and are in contact with each other. Electrically connected.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 14 and 24 is preferably configured by, for example, a bump electrode.
- the integrated circuit layer 10 further includes a plurality of first inspection rectifier elements 15.
- Each of the plurality of test rectifying element portions 15 is formed in the device layer 12 and corresponds one-to-one to each of the plurality of connection terminals 14 for signal wiring.
- the plurality of test rectifier elements 15 include rectifier elements 15a and 15b, respectively.
- the rectifying elements 15a and 15b are, for example, diodes.
- the rectifying element 15 a is connected in a reverse direction between the positive power supply wiring 13 a of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the connection terminal 14, and the rectifying element 15 b is connected between the ground wiring 13 b of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the connection terminal 14. There is a reverse connection in between.
- the cathode of the rectifier element 15a and the positive power supply wiring 13a are connected to each other, and the anode of the rectifier element 15a and the connection terminal 14 are connected to each other.
- the anode of the rectifying element 15b and the ground wiring 13b are connected to each other, and the cathode of the rectifying element 15b and the connection terminal 14 are connected to each other.
- the circuit symbols of the rectifying elements (diodes) 15a and 15b are clearly shown for easy understanding.
- the inspection rectifying element unit 15 has a configuration for emitting light by current. Such a configuration is suitably realized, for example, when the rectifying elements 15a and 15b themselves emit light by current. Alternatively, the test rectifying element unit 15 can be suitably realized by further including two light emitting elements connected in series with the rectifying elements 15a and 15b, respectively.
- the integrated circuit layer 20 further includes a plurality of second inspection rectifier elements 25.
- Each of the plurality of test rectifier elements 25 is formed in the device layer 22 and corresponds to each of the plurality of connection terminals 24 for signal wiring on a one-to-one basis.
- the plurality of test rectifier elements 25 include rectifier elements 25a and 25b, respectively.
- the rectifying elements 25a and 25b are, for example, diodes.
- the rectifying element 25 a is connected in a reverse direction between the positive power supply wiring 23 a of the integrated circuit layer 20 and the connection terminal 24, and the rectifying element 25 b is connected between the ground wiring 23 b of the integrated circuit layer 20 and the connection terminal 24. There is a reverse connection in between.
- the cathode of the rectifying element 25a and the positive power supply wiring 23a are connected to each other, and the anode of the rectifying element 25a and the connection terminal 24 are connected to each other.
- the anode of the rectifying element 25b and the ground wiring 23b are connected to each other, and the cathode of the rectifying element 25b and the connection terminal 24 are connected to each other.
- the circuit symbols of the rectifying elements (diodes) 25a and 25b are clearly shown for easy understanding.
- the inspection rectifying element unit 25 has a configuration for emitting light by current. Such a configuration is suitably realized, for example, when the rectifying elements 25a and 25b themselves emit light by current.
- the test rectifying element unit 25 can be preferably realized by further including two light emitting elements connected in series with the rectifying elements 25a and 25b, respectively.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the test rectifying element unit 35A.
- This inspection rectifier element portion 35A can be replaced with the inspection rectifier element portions 15 and 25 shown in FIG.
- the test rectifying element portion 35A includes a rectifying element 35a connected in a reverse direction between the connection terminal 14 or 24 and the positive power supply wiring 13a or 23a, and the rectifying element 35a. And a light emitting diode 35c as a light emitting element connected in series. Further, the test rectifying element unit 35A includes a rectifying element 35b connected in a reverse direction between the connection terminal 14 or 24 and the ground wiring 13b or 23b, and a light emission connected in series to the rectifying element 35b. A light emitting diode 35d as an element.
- the integrated circuit layer 20 includes a plurality of through wirings (Through Silicon Via) for connecting the wiring of the wiring layer 23 on the front surface 21a of the semiconductor substrate 21 and the plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 26 on the back surface 21b to each other. : TSV) 27.
- One connection terminal 26 a among the plurality of connection terminals 26 is electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 23 a of the integrated circuit layer 20 through the through wiring 27.
- One of the plurality of connection terminals 26 is electrically connected to the ground wiring 23 b of the integrated circuit layer 20 through the through wiring 27.
- connection terminal 26 c among the plurality of connection terminals 26 is electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 13 a of the integrated circuit layer 10 through the through wiring 27 and the connection terminals 24 and 14.
- connection terminal 26 d among the plurality of connection terminals 26 is electrically connected to the ground wiring 13 b of the integrated circuit layer 10 through the through wiring 27 and the connection terminals 24 and 14.
- the connection terminals 26a to 26d are provided in order to dispose the power supply systems of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 independently of each other.
- connection terminals 26a to 26d and the through wiring 27 connected thereto connect the positive power supply wiring 13a (or ground wiring 13b) of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the ground wiring 23b (or positive power supply wiring 23a) of the integrated circuit layer 20.
- a voltage applying unit for applying a bias voltage to the test rectifying element units 15 and 25 is configured.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A further includes an adhesive layer 7a.
- the adhesive layer 7a is provided in a gap between the integrated circuit layer 10 and the integrated circuit layer 20, and mechanically bonds the integrated circuit layer 10 and the integrated circuit layer 20 together.
- the adhesive layer 7a preferably includes a material that can shield light from the rectifying element portion 15 for inspection.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing this inspection method.
- each of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 is individually manufactured (integrated circuit layer forming step S11). Specifically, the semiconductor substrate 11 for the integrated circuit layer 10 is prepared, and the device layer 12 is formed on the surface 11 a of the semiconductor substrate 11. At this time, the test rectifying element portion 15 (rectifying elements 15 a and 15 b) is formed in the device layer 12 together with the semiconductor element group. Next, the wiring layer 13 is formed on the device layer 12. At this time, a plurality of connection terminals 14 to be electrically connected to the integrated circuit layer 20, the positive power supply wiring 13 a, and the ground wiring 13 b are formed in the wiring layer 13 or on the wiring layer 13.
- step S11 it is desirable to test that there is no abnormality in the semiconductor element group of the device layer 12 by performing an operation test of the integrated circuit layer 10.
- the integrated circuit layer 20 is formed in the same manner as the integrated circuit layer 10. That is, the semiconductor substrate 21 for the integrated circuit layer 20 is prepared, and the device layer 22 is formed on the surface 21 a of the semiconductor substrate 21. At this time, the test rectifying element portion 25 (rectifying elements 25a and 25b) is formed in the device layer 22 together with the semiconductor element group. Next, the wiring layer 23 is formed on the device layer 22. At this time, a plurality of connection terminals 24 to be electrically connected to the integrated circuit layer 10, a positive power supply wiring 23 a, and a ground wiring 23 b are formed in the wiring layer 23 or on the wiring layer 23.
- step S11 it is desirable to test that there is no abnormality in the semiconductor element group of the device layer 22 by performing an operation test of the integrated circuit layer 20.
- the integrated circuit layer 10 and the integrated circuit layer 20 are bonded to each other (bonding step S12). That is, the integrated circuit layer 10 and the integrated circuit layer 20 are bonded via the adhesive layer 7a so that the surface 11a of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the surface 21a of the semiconductor substrate 21 face each other. At the same time, each of the plurality of connection terminals 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and each of the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 are joined to electrically connect them.
- the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 may be a single chip divided from the wafer, an aggregate including a plurality of chips, or the state of the wafer before the division. It may be.
- a bias voltage is applied to the inspection rectifier elements 15 and 25 (first inspection voltage application step S13). That is, a probe bias is applied to the connection terminals 26 b and 26 c, and a bias voltage for inspection in which the ground wiring 23 b side has a positive potential between the positive power supply wiring 13 a of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the ground wiring 23 b of the integrated circuit layer 20. Is applied. As a result, a forward bias voltage is applied to the rectifying element 15 a of the test rectifying element unit 15 and the rectifying element 25 b of the test rectifying element unit 25.
- the rectifying elements 15a and 25b (or the rectifying elements 15a and 25b are connected in series).
- Another light emitting element emits light.
- the connection state between the plurality of connection terminals 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 is inspected (first inspection step S14).
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1 ⁇ / b> A is imaged from the back surface 21 b side of the integrated circuit layer 20 or from the back surface 11 b side of the integrated circuit layer 10.
- the bright spot (light emission of the inspection rectifying element unit 15 or 25) included in the imaging data is compared with data relating to the light emission position of the inspection rectifying element unit 15 or 25 prepared in advance.
- the connection corresponding to the inspection rectifier element 15 or 25 Terminals 14 and 24 are determined to be poorly connected.
- a bias voltage is applied to the inspection rectifier elements 15 and 25 (second inspection voltage application step S15).
- a probe is applied to the connection terminals 26a and 26d, and a bias voltage for inspection in which the ground wiring 13b side is at a positive potential between the ground wiring 13b of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the positive power supply wiring 23a of the integrated circuit layer 20. Is applied.
- a forward bias voltage is applied to the rectifying element 15b of the test rectifying element unit 15 and the rectifying element 25a of the test rectifying element unit 25.
- the rectifying elements 15b and 25a (or the rectifying elements 15b and 25a are connected in series).
- Another light emitting element emits light.
- the connection state between the plurality of connection terminals 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 is inspected (second inspection step S16).
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1 ⁇ / b> A is imaged from the back surface 21 b side of the integrated circuit layer 20 or from the back surface 11 b side of the integrated circuit layer 10.
- a bright spot (light emission of the inspection rectifier element 15 or 25) included in the imaging data is compared with a bright spot on the reference data regarding the light emission position of the inspection rectifier element 15 or 25 prepared in advance. To do.
- the connection corresponding to the test rectifier element 15 or 25 Terminals 14 and 24 are determined to be poorly connected.
- the light emission image from the test rectifying element unit 15 or 25 and the back surface pattern image of the integrated circuit included in the integrated circuit layer 10 or 20 are acquired sequentially or simultaneously, and the layout data and back surface pattern of the integrated circuit layer 10 or 20 are acquired. It is better to align with the image. Note that only the light emission image from the inspection rectifying element unit 15 or 25 may be acquired, and the alignment may be performed by comparing the light emission position with data relating to the characteristic arrangement of the light emission position.
- test rectifying element portions 15 and 25 may include only the rectifying elements 15a and 25b, respectively, or may include only the rectifying elements 15b and 25a, respectively.
- the imaging data obtained in step S13 and the imaging data obtained in step S14 are compared (or superimposed), and the comparison data (or superimposed data) is compared with the reference data to determine the presence or absence of a connection failure. You may inspect. For example, when the positions of the rectifying elements 15a and 15b are close to each other, the reliability of the imaging data can be improved by observing the light from the rectifying element 15a and the light from the rectifying element 15b together.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device includes electrical (interlayer) connection terminals such as bump electrodes between the integrated circuit layers.
- the interlayer connection terminal is hidden inside the laminated structure, and it is not easy to specify the location where the connection failure occurs. Therefore, if the continuity test of the interlayer connection terminal can be performed every time one integrated circuit layer is stacked, the location where the connection failure occurs can be specified. Furthermore, it is possible to effectively prevent the waste of stacking a new integrated circuit layer on the integrated circuit layer having the connection failure portion.
- the plurality of connection terminals 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 are electrically connected to each other by, for example, bumps or the like. Are connected to each other, and the test rectifying element portions 15 and 25 are connected via the positive power supply wiring 13a (or ground wiring 13b) of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the ground wiring 23b (or positive power supply wiring 23a) of the integrated circuit layer 20.
- a bias voltage is applied to At this time, when the connection terminal 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the connection terminal 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 are well connected, the positive power supply wiring 13a (or ground wiring 13b) of the integrated circuit layer 10 to The test rectifier element 15 to the connection terminal 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10 to the connection terminal 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 to the ground wiring 23b (or the positive power supply line 23a) of the test rectifier element 25 to the integrated circuit layer 20 A current path is constructed.
- the magnitude of the current flowing through this current path is determined by the resistance values of the positive power supply wiring 13a (or ground wiring 13b) and the ground wiring 23b (or positive power supply wiring 23a), the resistance values of the connection terminals 14 and 24, and
- the resistance values of the test rectifying element portions 15 and 25 are inversely proportional to the total resistance value.
- the resistance value of the power supply wiring and the ground wiring is much smaller than the resistance value of the interlayer connection terminal, and the resistance value of the test rectifying element portion (rectifying element) is known.
- the amount of light emitted from the test rectifying element portions 15 and 25 mainly depends on the resistance values of the connection terminals 14 and 24, and the connection terminals 14 and 24 are not connected to each other (that is, the resistance value is infinite). If so, the test rectifier elements 15 and 25 do not emit light. Accordingly, the connection rectifier elements 15 and 25 are observed to detect the presence or absence of light emission to detect a connection failure of the connection terminals 14 and 24, and the light emission amount is observed to detect the connection terminals 14 and 24. Can be estimated.
- a plurality of connection portions of the integrated circuit layer 10 are connected based on light emission of at least one of the inspection rectifying element portions 15 and 25.
- the connection state between the terminal 14 and the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 can be inspected. Accordingly, by observing collectively the presence or absence of light emission corresponding to each of a large number of connection terminals 14 and 24, it is possible to easily determine the presence or absence of a connection failure. As compared with the method of sequentially inspecting, the presence / absence of a connection failure can be inspected in a short time each time an integrated circuit layer is stacked.
- the number of probing per stack can be remarkably reduced or eliminated at all, so that poor connection can be reduced.
- connection failure it is possible to easily inspect whether there is a connection failure every time an integrated circuit layer is stacked, so that a normal integrated circuit layer is stacked on the integrated circuit layer where the connection failure has occurred. Can prevent waste. Further, since the location of the connection failure can be easily detected in-line, the feedback for improving the integrated circuit layer can be accelerated and the yield can be improved.
- the wiring for applying the inspection bias voltage to the inspection rectifying element portion 15 is the positive power supply wiring 13 a for supplying the power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group of the device layer 12.
- the wiring for applying the inspection bias voltage to the inspection rectifying element section 25 is preferably a ground wiring 23 b for supplying a power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group of the device layer 22.
- the rectifying element 15a of the test rectifying element unit 15 is connected in the reverse direction to the positive power supply wiring 13a, and the rectifying element 25b of the test rectifying element unit 25 is connected in the reverse direction to the ground wiring 23b. preferable.
- the wiring for applying the inspection bias voltage to the inspection rectifier element portion 15 is the ground wiring 13b for supplying the power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group of the device layer 12, and the inspection rectifier element portion.
- the wiring for applying a bias voltage for inspection to 25 is preferably a positive power supply wiring 23 a for supplying a power supply voltage to the semiconductor element group of the device layer 22.
- the rectifying element 15b of the test rectifying element unit 15 is connected in the reverse direction to the ground wiring 13b, and the rectifying element 25a of the test rectifying element unit 25 is connected in the reverse direction to the positive power supply wiring 23a. preferable.
- the rectifying elements 15a and 15b of the test rectifying element unit 15 are connected to the positive power supply wiring 13a and the ground wiring 13b in opposite directions, respectively.
- the rectifying elements 25a and 25b of the test rectifying element unit 25 are connected in opposite directions to the positive power supply wiring 23a and the ground wiring 23b, respectively. No current flows through 25.
- the inspection bias voltage which is forward with respect to the inspection rectifying element portions 15 and 25 (that is, opposite to the power supply voltage during normal operation) is connected to the positive power supply wiring 13a and By applying the voltage via the ground wiring 23b or via the ground wiring 13b and the positive power supply wiring 23a, current can be supplied to the test rectifying element portions 15 and 25 to emit light. Therefore, when the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A has the above configuration, it is possible to inspect the presence or absence of an interlayer connection failure using the existing power supply wiring and ground wiring.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the test rectifying element unit 35B.
- This inspection rectifier element portion 35B can be replaced with the inspection rectifier element portions 15 and 25 shown in FIG.
- the test rectifying element section 35B includes a rectifying element 35a and a light emitting transistor 35e as a light emitting element connected in series to the rectifying element 35a.
- the inspection rectifying element section 35B includes a rectifying element 35b and a light emitting transistor 35f as a light emitting element connected in series to the rectifying element 35b.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of the rectifying element portion 35C for inspection.
- the inspection rectifying element portion 35C can be replaced with the inspection rectifying element portions 15 and 25 shown in FIG.
- the test rectifying element portion 35C is connected in series to the rectifying element 35a and the rectifying element 35a, and between the connection terminal 14 or 24 and the positive power supply wiring 13a or 23a.
- a low breakdown voltage diode 35g as a light emitting element connected in the forward direction.
- the test rectifying element portion 35C is a light emitting device connected in series to the rectifying element 35b and the rectifying element 35b and forward-connected between the connection terminal 14 or 24 and the ground wiring 13b or 23b.
- a low breakdown voltage diode 35h as an element.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of the test rectifying element portion 35D.
- This inspection rectifier element portion 35D can be replaced with the inspection rectifier element portions 15 and 25 shown in FIG.
- the test rectifying element portion 35D includes a rectifying element 35a and a tunnel current capacitor 35i as a light emitting element connected in series to the rectifying element 35a.
- the test rectifying element portion 35D includes a rectifying element 35b and a tunnel current capacitor 35j as a light emitting element connected in series to the rectifying element 35b.
- the rectifying element In order to reduce the additional capacity due to the addition of the rectifying element for inspection, it is desirable to arrange the rectifying element in the immediate vicinity of the connection terminal and the through wiring.
- the connection terminal and the through wiring may hinder detection of light emission. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 4 to 6, by providing the light emitting element separately from the rectifying element, the light emitting element can be arranged away from the through wiring and the connection terminal, and the light emission can be performed. It becomes easy to observe.
- the light-emitting element all semiconductor elements that emit light according to current can be applied. Further, the light emission wavelengths of the light emitting elements may be different from each other.
- the rectifying element here is an element (diode, transistor, thyristor, etc.) having a junction structure in which a current flows in response to a bias voltage in a non-linear manner.
- a junction structure includes a PN junction that is a junction between a P-type semiconductor and an N-type semiconductor, a junction between a P-type semiconductor and an I (intrinsic) type semiconductor that does not contain impurities, and an I-type semiconductor and an N-type semiconductor.
- a PN junction is most preferable.
- light emission at forward bias in the PN junction and PIN junction is mainly recombination light emission
- light emission at reverse bias in the PN junction and PIN junction and light emission from the channel of the MOS transistor are mainly hot carrier light emission.
- the rectifying element in the present embodiment a PN diode that also has a light emitting function is most preferable.
- the tunnel junction has a characteristic that no current flows when the bias is low and a large current flows when the bias is high. Therefore, current flows when a high bias voltage is applied during inspection, and current can be prevented from flowing under normal use conditions.
- hot carrier light emission corresponding to a given voltage difference occurs in the tunnel junction portion, and recombination light emission occurs when one semiconductor constituting the tunnel junction portion is P-type and the other semiconductor is N-type. Arise. Therefore, it can be used as a rectifying element having a light emitting function, or can be used as a light emitting element.
- the inspection rectifier element portion 15 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the inspection rectifier element portion 25 of the integrated circuit layer 20 emit light simultaneously.
- the wiring layers 13 and 23 of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 exist.
- bumps or the like as connection terminals 14 and 24 exist between the integrated circuit layer 10 and the integrated circuit layer 20. Accordingly, since the light from the inspection rectifying element portions 15 and 25 is shielded by the wiring layers 13 and 23 and the connection terminals 14 and 24, the light from the inspection rectifying element portion 15 (or 25) is transmitted from each side. When observing, the light from the rectifying element portion 25 (or 15) for inspection is unlikely to hinder observation.
- the wiring density distribution and the wiring shape of the wiring layers 13 and 23 may be devised so as to effectively shield these lights. Moreover, you may select the material and component of the contact bonding layer 7a so that these lights may be shielded effectively.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device 1B as the second embodiment.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1B according to the present embodiment includes integrated circuit layers 20 and 30.
- the integrated circuit layers 30 and 20 are bonded to each other so that the back surface 11b of the semiconductor substrate 11 included in the integrated circuit layer 30 and the front surface 21a of the semiconductor substrate 21 included in the integrated circuit layer 20 face each other.
- the other configuration of the integrated circuit layer 30 except the configuration described below is the same as that of the integrated circuit layer 10 of the above embodiment.
- the integrated circuit layer 30 includes a semiconductor substrate (support layer) 11 having a front surface 11a and a back surface 11b, a device layer 12 provided on the front surface 11a of the semiconductor substrate 11, a wiring layer 13 provided on the device layer 12, And a plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 34 to be electrically connected to the integrated circuit layer 20.
- the plurality of wirings of the wiring layer 13 includes a positive power supply wiring 13a and a ground wiring 13b for applying a power supply voltage to the plurality of semiconductor elements.
- the plurality of connection terminals 34 are provided on the back surface 11 b of the semiconductor substrate 11.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 34 of the integrated circuit layer 30 and each of the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20 are arranged at positions facing each other on the back surface 11b and the front surface 21a, and are in contact with each other. Electrically connected.
- the plurality of connection terminals 34 are preferably configured by, for example, bump electrodes.
- the integrated circuit layer 30 includes a plurality of first inspection rectifying element portions 15 corresponding one-to-one with the plurality of connection terminals 34 for signal wiring.
- the configuration of the test rectifying element unit 15 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the rectifying element 15a is connected in a reverse direction between the positive power supply wiring 13a of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the connection terminal 34, and the rectifying element 15b is connected to the ground wiring 13b of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the connection terminal 34. Is connected in the reverse direction.
- the rectifying elements 15 a and 15 b and the connection terminal 34 are connected via a through wiring 37.
- the through wiring 37 is a TSV for connecting the wiring of the wiring layer 13 and the plurality of connection terminals 34 on the back surface 11b.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1B further includes a handling substrate 8.
- the handling substrate 8 is bonded to the surface 11a side of the integrated circuit layer 30 through the adhesive layer 7b.
- connection state between the connection terminal 34 and the connection terminal 14 is suitably inspected by the inspection method shown in FIG.
- the light from the inspection rectifier element 15 of the integrated circuit layer 30 is shielded by the wiring layer 13 and the handling substrate 8, the light from the inspection rectifier element 25 of the integrated circuit layer 20 is reflected from the back surface 21b side. It is good to observe. Thereby, the effect
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device 1C as the third embodiment.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1C according to the present embodiment is formed by stacking integrated circuit layers 10, 20 and 40 in the thickness direction.
- the configurations and connection structures of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the back surface 21b of the semiconductor substrate 21 included in the integrated circuit layer 20 and the semiconductor included in the integrated circuit layer 40.
- the integrated circuit layers 20 and 40 are bonded to each other so that the surface 41a of the substrate 41 faces each other.
- the integrated circuit layer 40 includes a semiconductor substrate (support layer) 41 having a front surface 41a and a back surface 41b, a device layer 42 provided on the front surface 41a of the semiconductor substrate 41, a wiring layer 43 provided on the device layer 42, And a plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 44 to be electrically connected to the integrated circuit layer 20.
- the device layer 42 includes a semiconductor element group composed of a plurality of semiconductor elements.
- the wiring layer 43 includes a plurality of wirings for electrically connecting a plurality of semiconductor elements included in the device layer 42 to each other.
- the plurality of wirings include a positive power supply wiring 43a and a ground wiring 43b for applying a power supply voltage to the plurality of semiconductor elements.
- the positive power supply wiring 43a and the ground wiring 43b of the integrated circuit layer 40 and the positive power supply wirings 13a and 23a and the ground wiring 13b and 23b of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 are arranged independently of each other. There is no mutual connection.
- a plurality of connection terminals 44 are provided on the wiring layer 43.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 26 of the integrated circuit layer 20 and each of the plurality of connection terminals 44 are disposed at positions facing each other on the back surface 21b and the front surface 41a, and are electrically connected by being in contact with each other. ing.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 44 is preferably configured by, for example, a bump electrode.
- the integrated circuit layer 40 further includes a plurality of inspection rectifier elements 45.
- Each of the plurality of test rectifying element portions 45 is formed in the device layer 42 and corresponds to each of the plurality of connection terminals 44 for signal wiring on a one-to-one basis.
- the plurality of test rectifying element portions 45 include rectifying elements 45a and 45b, respectively.
- the rectifying element 45 a is connected in a reverse direction between the positive power supply wiring 43 a of the integrated circuit layer 40 and the connection terminal 44, and the rectifying element 45 b is connected between the ground wiring 43 b of the integrated circuit layer 40 and the connection terminal 44. There is a reverse connection in between.
- a detailed configuration example and a modification of the test rectifying element unit 45 are the same as those of the test rectifying element units 15 and 25 of the first embodiment.
- the integrated circuit layer 40 includes a plurality of through wirings (TSV) 47 in order to connect the wiring of the wiring layer 43 on the front surface 41a of the semiconductor substrate 41 and the plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 46 on the back surface 41b. It has further.
- the plurality of connection terminals 46 include connection terminals 46a to 46f.
- the connection terminals 46a and 46b are electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 43a and the ground wiring 43b through the through wiring 47, respectively.
- the connection terminal 46 c is electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 23 a of the integrated circuit layer 20 through the through wiring 47, the connection terminal 44, the connection terminal 26 a, and the through wiring 27.
- connection terminal 46 d is electrically connected to the ground wiring 23 b of the integrated circuit layer 20 through the through wiring 47, the connection terminal 44, the connection terminal 26 b, and the through wiring 27.
- the connection terminal 46e is electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 13a of the integrated circuit layer 10 through the through wiring 47, the connection terminal 44, the connection terminal 26c, the through wiring 27, and the connection terminals 24 and 14.
- the connection terminal 46 f is electrically connected to the ground wiring 13 b of the integrated circuit layer 10 through the through wiring 47, the connection terminal 44, the connection terminal 26 d, the through wiring 27, and the connection terminals 24 and 14.
- the connection terminals 46a to 46f are provided in order to dispose the power supply systems of the integrated circuit layers 10, 20, and 40 independently of each other.
- the connection terminals 46a to 46f and the through wirings and connection terminals connected thereto constitute a voltage application unit for applying a bias voltage to the test rectifying element units 15, 25, and 45.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1 ⁇ / b> C further includes an adhesive layer 6.
- the adhesive layer 6 is provided in a gap between the integrated circuit layer 20 and the integrated circuit layer 40 and mechanically bonds the integrated circuit layer 20 and the integrated circuit layer 40 together.
- the adhesive layer 6 preferably includes a material that can shield light from the rectifying element portion 25 for inspection.
- the integrated circuit layer 10 is replaced with the integrated circuit layer 20 and the integrated circuit layer 20 is replaced with the integrated circuit layer 40, respectively.
- the connection state between the terminal 44 and the connection terminal 26 is suitably inspected.
- the light from the inspection rectifier element portion 25 of the integrated circuit layer 20 is shielded by the wiring layer 43, the light from the inspection rectifier element portion 45 of the integrated circuit layer 40 may be observed from the back surface 41b side. Thereby, the effect
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device 1D as the fourth embodiment.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1D according to the present embodiment is formed by stacking integrated circuit layers 10, 50, and 40 in the thickness direction.
- the configuration of the integrated circuit layer 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the configuration of the integrated circuit layer 40 is the same as that of the third embodiment.
- the front surface 11a of the semiconductor substrate 11 of the integrated circuit layer 10 and the back surface 51b of the semiconductor substrate 51 of the integrated circuit layer 50 face each other, and the front surface 51a of the semiconductor substrate 51 and the semiconductor substrate of the integrated circuit layer 40
- the integrated circuit layers 10, 50, and 40 are bonded to each other so that the surface 41 a of 41 faces each other.
- the integrated circuit layer 50 includes a semiconductor substrate (support layer) 51 having a front surface 51a and a back surface 51b, a device layer 52 provided on the front surface 51a of the semiconductor substrate 51, a wiring layer 53 provided on the device layer 52, And a plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 54 to be electrically connected to the integrated circuit layer 40.
- the device layer 52 includes a semiconductor element group including a plurality of semiconductor elements.
- the wiring layer 53 includes a plurality of wirings for electrically connecting a plurality of semiconductor elements included in the device layer 52 to each other.
- the plurality of wirings include a positive power supply wiring 53a and a ground wiring 53b for applying a power supply voltage to the plurality of semiconductor elements.
- the positive power supply wires 13a, 43a and 53a and the ground wires 13b, 43b and 53b of the integrated circuit layers 10, 40 and 50 are arranged independently of each other and are not connected to each other. .
- a plurality of connection terminals 54 are provided on the wiring layer 53.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 54 and each of the plurality of connection terminals 44 of the integrated circuit layer 40 are disposed at positions facing each other on the surface 51a and the surface 41a, and are electrically connected by being in contact with each other. ing.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 54 is preferably configured by, for example, a bump electrode.
- the integrated circuit layer 50 further includes a plurality of inspection rectifying element portions 55.
- Each of the plurality of test rectifying element portions 55 is formed in the device layer 52 and corresponds to each of the plurality of connection terminals 54 for signal wiring on a one-to-one basis.
- the plurality of test rectifying element portions 55 include rectifying elements 55a and 55b, respectively.
- the rectifying element 55 a is connected in the reverse direction between the positive power supply wiring 53 a of the integrated circuit layer 50 and the connection terminal 54, and the rectifying element 55 b is connected between the ground wiring 53 b of the integrated circuit layer 50 and the connection terminal 54. There is a reverse connection in between.
- the detailed configuration example and the modification of the inspection rectifying element unit 55 are the same as those of the inspection rectifying element units 15 and 25 of the first embodiment.
- the integrated circuit layer 50 includes a plurality of through wirings (TSV) 57 for connecting the wiring of the wiring layer 53 on the front surface 51a of the semiconductor substrate 51 and the plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 56 on the back surface 51b to each other. It has further.
- TSV through wirings
- Each of the connection terminals 46 c and 46 d of the integrated circuit layer 40 is electrically connected to each of the positive power supply wiring 53 a and the ground wiring 53 b of the integrated circuit layer 50 through the through wiring 47, the connection terminal 44, and the connection terminal 54. It is connected.
- connection terminals 46e and 46f of the integrated circuit layer 40 is connected to the integrated circuit layer via the through wiring 47, the connection terminal 44, the connection terminal 54, the through wiring 57, the connection terminal 56, and the connection terminal 14.
- Each of the ten positive power supply wirings 13a and the ground wiring 13b is electrically connected.
- the connection terminals 46a to 46f are provided in order to dispose the power supply systems of the integrated circuit layers 10, 50 and 40 independently of each other.
- the connection terminals 46a to 46f and the through wires and connection terminals connected thereto constitute a voltage application unit for applying a bias voltage to the inspection rectifying element units 15, 55, and 45.
- the integrated circuit layer 10 is replaced with the integrated circuit layer 50, and the integrated circuit layer 20 is replaced with the integrated circuit layer 40.
- the connection state between the terminal 54 and the connection terminal 44 is suitably inspected.
- the light from the inspection rectifier element portion 55 of the integrated circuit layer 50 is shielded by the wiring layers 43 and 53, when the light from the inspection rectifier element portion 45 of the integrated circuit layer 40 is observed from the back surface 41b side. Good. Thereby, the effect
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device 1E as the fifth embodiment.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1E according to the present embodiment is formed by stacking integrated circuit layers 10A, 20A, 10B, and 20B in the thickness direction.
- the configuration of each of the integrated circuit layers 10A and 20A and the joint structure thereof are the same as those of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 of the first embodiment.
- the configuration of each of the integrated circuit layers 10B and 20B and the junction structure with each other are the same as those of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 of the first embodiment except for the following points.
- the integrated circuit layer 10B is bonded to the integrated circuit layer 20A via the adhesive layer 7c so that the back surface 11b of the semiconductor substrate 11 faces the back surface 21b of the semiconductor substrate 21 of the integrated circuit layer 20A.
- the integrated circuit layer 10B has a plurality of through wirings (TSV) for connecting the wiring of the wiring layer 13 on the front surface 11a of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the plurality of connection terminals (electrodes) 16 on the back surface 11b to each other. ) 17.
- the plurality of connection terminals 16 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of connection terminals 26 for signal wiring of the integrated circuit layer 20A, and the plurality of connection terminals 16 of the integrated circuit layer 10B and the integrated circuit layer 20A.
- a plurality of connection terminals 26 are electrically connected to each other.
- connection terminals 26 of the integrated circuit layer 20B include terminal electrodes 26a to 26f. Each of the connection terminals 26a and 26b is electrically connected to each of the positive power supply wiring 23a and the ground wiring 23b of the integrated circuit layer 20B through the through wiring 27.
- the connection terminal 26c includes the through wiring 27 and the connection terminal 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20B, the connection terminal 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10B, the through wiring 17 and the connection terminal 16, and the connection terminal 26 of the integrated circuit layer 20A. It is electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 23a of the integrated circuit layer 20A through the through wiring 27.
- the connection terminal 26d is also electrically connected to the ground wiring 23b of the integrated circuit layer 20A with the same configuration.
- the connection terminal 26e includes the through wiring 27 and connection terminal 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20B, the connection terminal 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10B, the through wiring 17 and the connection terminal 16, and the connection terminal 26 of the integrated circuit layer 20A.
- the through wiring 27, the connection terminal 24, and the connection terminal 14 of the integrated circuit layer 10A are electrically connected to the positive power supply wiring 13a of the integrated circuit layer 10A.
- the connection terminal 26f is also electrically connected to the ground wiring 13b of the integrated circuit layer 10A with the same configuration.
- connection terminals 26a to 26f are provided on the integrated circuit layer 20B in order to dispose the power supply systems of the integrated circuit layers 10A, 20A, and 20B independently of each other.
- the connection terminals 26a to 26f and the through wires and connection terminals connected thereto constitute a voltage application unit for applying a bias voltage to the test rectifying element units 15 and 25.
- the integrated circuit layer 10 is replaced with the integrated circuit layer 20A, and the integrated circuit layer 20 is replaced with the integrated circuit layer 20B.
- the connection state of the signal path from the connection terminal 24 of the layer 20B to the connection terminal 26 of the integrated circuit layer 20A is suitably inspected.
- the test rectifier element 25 of the integrated circuit layer 20A is shielded by the wiring layer 13 of the integrated circuit layer 10B and the wiring layer 23 of the integrated circuit layer 20B, the test rectifier of the integrated circuit layer 20B.
- the light from the portion 25 may be observed from the back surface 21b side of the integrated circuit layer 20B. Thereby, the effect
- the uppermost integrated circuit in the case where three or more integrated circuit layers are stacked and inter-substrate wiring such as bus wiring provided in common between the integrated circuit layers is continuous over three or more layers, the uppermost integrated circuit as in this embodiment.
- a test bias voltage between the layer 20B and the third and subsequent integrated circuit layers 20A, it is possible to detect a connection failure and estimate a resistance value over the three or more integrated circuit layers 20A, 10B, and 20B. It can be carried out.
- this embodiment after individually inspecting a laminate in which the integrated circuit layers 10A and 20A are joined and a laminate in which the integrated circuit layers 10B and 20B are joined, on the one laminate.
- the uppermost layer (integrated circuit layer 20B) and the second layer Interlayer connection with (integrated circuit layer 10B), interlayer connection between second layer (integrated circuit layer 10B) and third layer (integrated circuit layer 20A), and poor connection of TSV in second layer and third layer can be detected collectively.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1E of the present embodiment has a configuration in which two semiconductor integrated circuit devices 1A according to the first embodiment are joined.
- the two semiconductor integrated circuit devices joined in this way are as follows. Any of the configurations of the first to fourth embodiments described above may be provided, and those having different configurations may be combined.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device 1F as the sixth embodiment.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1F according to the present embodiment is formed by stacking integrated circuit layers 10C and 20C in the thickness direction.
- the configurations of the integrated circuit layers 10C and 20C and the joint structures thereof are the same as the configurations of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20 of the first embodiment, except for the following points.
- connection terminals 14A and 24A respectively, instead of the connection terminals 14 and 24 of the first embodiment.
- the connection terminal 14A is not a bump electrode as in the first embodiment but a pad-like electrode.
- one end of the TSV 28a protrudes from the surface 21a of the integrated circuit layer 20C as the connection terminal 24A, and the one end is in contact with the connection terminal 14A.
- the other end of the TSV 28a is in contact with a rewiring 29 provided on the back surface 21b of the semiconductor substrate 21, and is connected to the wiring of the wiring layer 23 via another TSV 28b in contact with the rewiring 29.
- the other end of the TSV 28a is in contact with a connection terminal 26 provided on the back surface 21b of the semiconductor substrate 21 in the case of power supply wiring or ground wiring.
- the integrated circuit layer 10C and the integrated circuit layer 20C are joined in a direction in which the front surfaces 11a and 21a face each other, and then the integrated circuit layer 10C is connected from the back surface 21b of the semiconductor substrate 21.
- the first hole reaching the terminal 14A and the second hole reaching the wiring layer 23 from the back surface 21b are formed by etching or the like, and after the metal material is embedded in the first and second holes, rewiring is performed thereon. 29 is formed.
- a hole reaching the connection terminal 14A from the back surface 21b is formed, and a metal material is embedded in the hole, and then the connection terminal 26 is formed thereon. It is produced by doing.
- the operations and effects described in the first embodiment can be suitably obtained even in the interlayer connection structure as in the present embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a semiconductor integrated circuit device 1G as the seventh embodiment.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1G according to the present embodiment is formed by stacking integrated circuit layers 20D and 30D in the thickness direction.
- the configuration of each of the integrated circuit layers 20D and 30D and the junction structure with each other are the same as the configuration of each of the integrated circuit layers 20 and 30 of the first modification except for the following points.
- the integrated circuit layers 20D and 30D of this embodiment are manufactured by removing a silicon layer from a substrate having a so-called SOI (Silicon On Insulator) structure, and have oxide film layers 21D and 11D as support layers, respectively.
- the plurality of through wirings 27 of the integrated circuit layer 20D are formed so as to penetrate the oxide film layer 21D, and one end of the back surface 21b side is exposed from the oxide film layer 21D as a plurality of connection terminals 26A.
- the plurality of through wirings 37 of the integrated circuit layer 30D are formed so as to penetrate the oxide film layer 11D, and one end of the back surface 31b side is exposed from the oxide film layer 11D as a plurality of connection terminals 34A.
- Each of the plurality of connection terminals 34A is electrically connected to each of the plurality of connection terminals 24 of the integrated circuit layer 20D.
- the plurality of through wires 27 and 37 are not via TSVs as in the above embodiments, but merely via contacts.
- the operations and effects described in the first embodiment can be suitably obtained.
- the bump electrode as the connection terminal may be a one-side bump, or a TSV may be used instead of the bump electrode.
- the metal films as the connection terminals may be directly joined without providing the bump electrodes.
- an adhesive layer is used for bonding the integrated circuit layers.
- a metal film is formed in a region other than the connection terminal of each integrated circuit layer, and the metal films are directly connected to each other. May be joined together. Further, if the mechanical strength of each integrated circuit layer is sufficient, a gap may be provided between the two integrated circuit layers.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of the power supply wiring and the ground wiring as the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 13 in this embodiment, in order to apply a bias voltage to the plurality of test rectifier elements 65, at least two systems (two systems in this embodiment) of power supplies per integrated circuit layer 60. Wirings 63a and 63b are provided.
- the plurality of connection terminals 64 of the integrated circuit layer 60 are two-dimensionally arranged along two directions orthogonal to each other.
- FIG. 13 also shows a test rectifier element 66 and a ground wiring 67 in another integrated circuit layer.
- One power supply wiring 63a applies a bias voltage to the inspection rectifier element portion 65 electrically connected to a part of the connection terminals 64 arranged in a checkered pattern among the plurality of connection terminals 64.
- the other power supply wiring 63 b applies a bias voltage to the inspection rectifier element portion 65 electrically connected to the remaining connection terminals 64 among the plurality of connection terminals 64. Therefore, the connection terminal 64 connected to the inspection rectifier element portion 65 to which the bias voltage is applied from the power supply wiring 63a and the connection terminal connected to the inspection rectifier element portion 65 to which the bias voltage is applied from the power supply wiring 63b.
- the terminal 64 is not adjacent in the two directions.
- each inspection rectifier element portion 65 emits light only when a bias voltage is applied from the corresponding power supply wiring 63a or 63b, but the adjacent connection terminals 64 are short-circuited. In this case, the inspection rectifier element 65 emits light regardless of the bias voltage applied to either of the power supply wirings 63a and 63b. By observing this light emission, it can be detected that adjacent connection terminals 64 are short-circuited.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the voltage application unit 68 according to the ninth embodiment.
- the voltage application unit 68 is connected between the positive power supply wiring 23a of the integrated circuit layer 20 and the ground wiring 13b of the integrated circuit layer 10 shown in FIG. 1 (or between the positive power supply wiring 13a and the ground wiring 23b). Is done.
- the voltage application unit 68 includes one or more photoelectric conversion elements (diodes) 68a. In the example shown in FIG. 14, two photoelectric conversion elements 68a are connected in series.
- the anode side of the photoelectric conversion element 68a is connected to the positive power supply wiring 23a (or the positive power supply wiring 13a), and the cathode side of the photoelectric conversion element 68a is connected to the ground wiring 13b (or the ground wiring 23b).
- the photoelectric conversion element 68a generates a bias voltage for inspection by energy input (light input) from the outside of the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A.
- an element that realizes such a voltage application unit is not limited to a photoelectric conversion element, and other types of elements can be used as long as an electromotive force can be generated by the incidence of external energy rays. May be.
- a coil part as an electromotive force element may be provided in at least one of the integrated circuit layers 10 and 20. In this case, a bias voltage can be generated by irradiating the coil part with a magnetic field.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an inspection apparatus 100A as the tenth embodiment.
- This inspection apparatus 100A is preferably the above-described inspection method for the semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the first to ninth embodiments (in the drawing, the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A according to the first embodiment is shown as a representative). It is an apparatus for implementing.
- the inspection apparatus 100A includes a camera 101 that captures an image including the light emission, and a sufficiently large size for inspection in order to capture the light emission from the inspection rectifying element unit 15 or 25 of the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A as an image.
- a power supply 102 for generating a bias voltage probes (voltage applying means) 103a and 103b for applying the bias voltage to the test rectifying element unit 15 or 25 in the forward direction, and an image from the camera 101.
- a control system 104 for inspecting whether there is a connection failure.
- An objective lens 109 and an imaging lens 110 are provided between the camera 101 and the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A.
- the camera 101 emits light from the inspection rectifier element 15 or 25 via the objective lens 109 and the imaging lens 110. Take an image.
- the camera 101 is electrically connected to the control system 104 via the camera cable 101 a, the operation of the camera 101 is controlled by the control system 104, and the imaging data is sent to the control system 104.
- the inspection apparatus 100A further includes an illumination system 105 for observing the pattern of the integrated circuit.
- the illumination system 105 includes a light guide 106, a lamp light source 107, and a beam splitter 108.
- the light emitted from the lamp light source 107 passes through the light guide 106 and reaches the beam splitter 108.
- the beam splitter 108 is disposed between the objective lens 109 and the imaging lens 110, reflects light from the lamp light source 107 toward the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A, and outputs light from the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A. Transparent.
- the camera 101 can take an image of the integrated circuit pattern of the uppermost integrated circuit layer 20 in addition to the light emission from the inspection rectifying element unit 15 or 25.
- the image including the integrated circuit pattern is used when alignment is performed between the layout data and the back surface pattern image when the imaging data and the reference data are compared.
- the camera 101 is disposed above the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A.
- the camera 101 may be disposed below the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of an inspection apparatus 100B as the eleventh embodiment.
- This inspection apparatus 100B is an apparatus for favorably implementing the above-described inspection method for the semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the first to ninth embodiments.
- the inspection apparatus 100B includes a laser light source 112, a laser scanner 113, and a wavelength selection mirror 114 in addition to the configuration of the inspection apparatus 100A (FIG. 15) described above. These components are for irradiating a laser beam as an energy beam to a voltage application unit having the configuration shown in FIG. 14, for example.
- the laser light source 112 generates laser light having a wavelength suitable for generating an electromotive force of the voltage application unit.
- the laser light source 112 is electrically connected to the control system 104 by a laser control cable 112 a, and the emission timing and the like are controlled by the control system 104.
- the laser scanner 113 receives laser light from the laser light source 112 via the optical fiber cable 113a, and changes the irradiation position of the laser light on the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A.
- the laser scanner 113 is electrically connected to the laser light source 112 by a scanner control cable 113b, and its scanning direction is controlled.
- the wavelength selection mirror 114 is disposed between the beam splitter 108 and the imaging lens 110.
- the wavelength selection mirror 114 reflects the laser light emitted from the laser scanner 113 toward the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A.
- the wavelength selection mirror 114 allows the optical image from the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1 ⁇ / b> A to pass toward the camera 101.
- an inspection apparatus for inspecting a semiconductor integrated circuit device uses energy for generating an electromotive force of the semiconductor integrated circuit device in place of the probes 103a and 103b and the bias power source 102 shown in FIG. You may provide the structure which irradiates a line
- a notch filter 115 is preferably provided between the wavelength selection mirror 114 and the camera 101 in order to prevent the reflected light of the laser light from entering the camera 101.
- a sensor for detecting reflected light of the laser light may be provided separately.
- the laser beam is irradiated from above the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A (the same side as the camera 101), but the laser beam is irradiated from below the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A (the side opposite to the camera 101). It is good also as a structure to irradiate.
- reflection of the laser beam from the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A may be used. Specifically, another optical fiber cable for connecting the laser scanner 113 and the laser light source 112 is prepared, and the reflected light from the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A is transmitted to the laser light source 112 through this optical fiber cable, and scanner position information is obtained.
- an appropriate irradiation position by combining and imaging.
- an LSM laser scanning microscopy
- the laser light source 112 the laser scanner 113, and the wavelength selection mirror 114 of the present embodiment
- a reflected image from the semiconductor integrated circuit device 1A is acquired using the LSM.
- An appropriate irradiation position position of the voltage application unit
- the position may be irradiated with laser light.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device and the inspection method thereof according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other modifications are possible.
- the power supply wiring and the ground wiring are used as the wiring for applying the bias voltage to the inspection rectifying element section.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device applies the bias voltage to the inspection rectifying element section. You may provide the exclusive wiring for applying. Even if the wiring for applying the bias voltage is provided for inspection independently from the semiconductor element group of each integrated circuit layer, the same effects as those of the above embodiments can be preferably obtained.
- the semiconductor integrated circuit device according to each of the above embodiments can be used for OBIRCH (Optical Beam Resistance CHANGe) inspection, OBIC (Optical Beam Induced Current) inspection, and the like.
- OBIRCH Optical Beam Resistance CHANGe
- OBIC Optical Beam Induced Current
- test rectifying element unit included in the semiconductor integrated circuit device of each embodiment described above may be provided in each integrated circuit layer only for testing, or a semiconductor element in the integrated circuit layer A rectifying element (such as a diode) formed parasitically on an integrated circuit including a group may be used.
- the rectifying element of the inspection rectifying element unit included in the semiconductor integrated circuit device of each embodiment described above may have a configuration in which an insulating thin film and an electrode film are sequentially stacked on a silicon substrate.
- the configuration in which the forward bias voltage is applied to the rectifying element of the rectifying element unit for inspection is exemplified.
- the bias voltage to the rectifying element may be a reverse bias.
- a power supply wiring of one integrated circuit layer and a power supply wiring of another integrated circuit layer may be used as wirings for applying a bias voltage to the test rectifying element portion.
- a ground wiring of one integrated circuit layer and a ground wiring of another integrated circuit layer may be used as a wiring for applying a bias voltage to the inspection rectifier element portion.
- the emission size can be reduced.
- the light emission from the test rectifier element portion of one integrated circuit layer is shielded by the adhesive layer or the wiring layer, so that the light emission from the test rectifier element portion of the other integrated circuit layer is performed.
- a light shielding means is not limited to the adhesive layer and the wiring layer, and other light shielding members may be used.
- the inspection rectifying element portion has a structure for preventing carrier diffusion of the rectifying element (or the light emitting element provided separately from the rectifying element) of the inspection rectifying element portion.
- the present invention relates to an inspection method and a semiconductor integrated circuit capable of inspecting in a short time each time one layer is laminated whether or not there is an interlayer connection failure in a semiconductor integrated circuit device in which a plurality of integrated circuit layers are laminated in the thickness direction. It can be used as a device.
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図1は、半導体集積回路装置の第1実施形態の構成を示す断面図である。図1に示されるように、本実施形態の半導体集積回路装置1Aは、第1の集積回路層10と第2の集積回路層20とが厚さ方向に積層されて成る。なお、本実施形態では、集積回路層10が有する半導体基板11の表面(デバイス形成面)11aと、集積回路層20が有する半導体基板21の表面(デバイス形成面)21aとが互いに対向するように、集積回路層10,20が互いに接合されている。
図7は、第2実施形態としての半導体集積回路装置1Bの構成を示す断面図である。本実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Bは、集積回路層20及び30を備える。なお、本実施形態では、集積回路層30が有する半導体基板11の裏面11bと、集積回路層20が有する半導体基板21の表面21aとが互いに対向するように、集積回路層30,20が互いに接合されている。集積回路層30において、以下に述べる構成を除く他の構成は、上記実施形態の集積回路層10と同様である。
図8は、第3実施形態としての半導体集積回路装置1Cの構成を示す断面図である。本実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Cは、集積回路層10、20及び40が厚さ方向に積層されて成る。なお、本実施形態では、集積回路層10及び20の各構成および接続構造は第1実施形態と同様であり、集積回路層20が有する半導体基板21の裏面21bと、集積回路層40が有する半導体基板41の表面41aとが互いに対向するように、集積回路層20,40が互いに接合されている。
図9は、第4実施形態としての半導体集積回路装置1Dの構成を示す断面図である。本実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Dは、集積回路層10、50及び40が厚さ方向に積層されて成る。なお、本実施形態では、集積回路層10の構成は第1実施形態と同様であり、集積回路層40の構成は第3実施形態と同様である。本実施形態では、集積回路層10の半導体基板11の表面11aと、集積回路層50の半導体基板51の裏面51bとが互いに対向し、半導体基板51の表面51aと、集積回路層40の半導体基板41の表面41aとが互いに対向するように、集積回路層10,50及び40が互いに接合されている。
図10は、第5実施形態としての半導体集積回路装置1Eの構成を示す断面図である。本実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Eは、集積回路層10A、20A、10B、及び20Bが厚さ方向に積層されて成る。本実施形態では、集積回路層10A及び20Aそれぞれの構成及び互いの接合構造は、第1実施形態の集積回路層10及び20と同様である。また、集積回路層10B及び20Bそれぞれの構成及び互いの接合構造は、下記の点を除いて第1実施形態の集積回路層10及び20と同様である。
図11は、第6実施形態としての半導体集積回路装置1Fの構成を示す断面図である。本実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Fは、集積回路層10C及び20Cが厚さ方向に積層されて成る。本実施形態において、集積回路層10C及び20Cそれぞれの構成及び互いの接合構造は、下記の点を除いて第1実施形態の集積回路層10及び20それぞれの構成と同様である。
図12は、第7実施形態としての半導体集積回路装置1Gの構成を示す断面図である。本実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Gは、集積回路層20D及び30Dが厚さ方向に積層されて成る。本実施形態において、集積回路層20D及び30Dそれぞれの構成及び互いの接合構造は、下記の点を除いて第1変形例の集積回路層20及び30それぞれの構成と同様である。
図13は、第8実施形態としての電源配線及び接地配線の構成を示す図である。図13に示されるように、本実施形態では、複数の検査用整流素子部65にバイアス電圧を印加するために、一つの集積回路層60につき少なくとも2系統(本実施形態では2系統)の電源配線63a及び63bが設けられている。また、集積回路層60の複数の接続用端子64は、互いに直交する二方向に沿って二次元状に配列されている。なお、図13には、別の集積回路層の検査用整流素子部66及び接地配線67が併せて示されている。
図14は、第9実施形態としての電圧印加部68の構成を示す図である。電圧印加部68は、図1に示された集積回路層20の正電源配線23aと集積回路層10の接地配線13bとの間(もしくは、正電源配線13aと接地配線23bとの間)に接続される。この電圧印加部68は、一つ以上の光電変換素子(ダイオード)68aを含む。図14に示される例では、2つの光電変換素子68aが直列に接続されている。光電変換素子68aのアノード側は正電源配線23a(又は正電源配線13a)と接続され、光電変換素子68aのカソード側は接地配線13b(又は接地配線23b)と接続される。光電変換素子68aは、半導体集積回路装置1Aの外部からのエネルギー入力(光入力)によって、検査用のバイアス電圧を発生する。
図15は、第10実施形態としての検査装置100Aの構成を示す図である。この検査装置100Aは、上述した第1実施形態ないし第9実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置(図中には第1実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置1Aを代表して示す)の検査方法を好適に実施するための装置である。
図16は、第11実施形態としての検査装置100Bの構成を示す図である。この検査装置100Bは、上述した第1実施形態ないし第9実施形態に係る半導体集積回路装置の検査方法を好適に実施するための装置である。
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- 表面及び裏面を有する支持層と、該支持層の前記表面に形成された半導体素子群及び配線とを各々有する複数の集積回路層が厚さ方向に積層されて成る半導体集積回路装置を検査する方法であって、
一の前記集積回路層を作製する際に、別の前記集積回路層に電気的に接続される為の複数の接続用端子のそれぞれと前記配線との間に接続され、整流素子を含み電流により発光する複数の第1の検査用整流素子部を前記表面に形成し、
前記別の集積回路層を作製する際に、前記一の集積回路層に電気的に接続される為の複数の接続用端子のそれぞれと前記配線との間に接続され、整流素子を含み電流により発光する複数の第2の検査用整流素子部を前記表面に形成し、
前記一の集積回路層と前記別の集積回路層とを互いに積層する際に、該別の集積回路層の前記表面と前記一の集積回路層とを対向させ、
前記一の集積回路層の前記複数の接続用端子と前記別の集積回路層の前記複数の接続用端子とを互いに電気的に接続したのち、前記一の前記集積回路層の前記配線と前記別の前記集積回路層の前記配線とを介して前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部にバイアス電圧を印加し、
前記別の集積回路層の前記裏面側において観察される前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部のうち少なくとも一方の発光に基づいて、前記一の集積回路層の前記複数の接続用端子と前記別の集積回路層の前記複数の接続用端子との接続状態を検査する
ことを特徴とする、半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。 - 前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部が、前記整流素子と直列に接続された発光素子を更に含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。
- 前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部の前記整流素子が電流により発光することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。
- 前記一の集積回路層及び前記別の集積回路層の少なくとも一方に、当該半導体集積回路装置の外部からのエネルギー入力によって前記バイアス電圧を発生する電圧印加部を更に形成することを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。
- 前記電圧印加部は、当該半導体集積回路装置の外部から照射される光によって起電力を発生する光電変換素子を含むことを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。
- 前記一の集積回路層の前記配線が、前記半導体素子群に電源電圧を供給する為に前記支持層の前記表面上に形成された正電源配線及び接地配線のうち一方の配線であり、
前記別の集積回路層の前記配線が、前記半導体素子群に電源電圧を供給する為に前記支持層の前記表面上に形成された正電源配線及び接地配線のうち他方の配線であり、
前記一の集積回路層を作製する際に、前記複数の第1の検査用整流素子部の前記整流素子を前記一方の配線に対して逆方向に接続し、
前記別の集積回路層を作製する際に、前記複数の第2の検査用整流素子部の前記整流素子を前記他方の配線に対して逆方向に接続する
ことを特徴とする、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。 - 前記複数の集積回路層の前記配線が、前記半導体素子群から独立して検査用に設けられたものであることを特徴とする、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の半導体集積回路装置の検査方法。
- 表面及び裏面を有する支持層と、該支持層の前記表面に形成された半導体素子群及び配線とを各々有する複数の集積回路層が厚さ方向に積層されて成る半導体集積回路装置であって、
一の前記集積回路層が、
別の前記集積回路層に電気的に接続される為の複数の接続用端子と、
前記表面に形成され、前記複数の接続用端子のそれぞれと前記配線との間に接続され、整流素子を含み電流により発光する複数の第1の検査用整流素子部とを有し、
前記別の集積回路層が、
前記一の集積回路層に電気的に接続される為の複数の接続用端子と、
前記表面に形成され、前記複数の接続用端子のそれぞれと前記配線との間に接続され、整流素子を含み電流により発光する複数の第2の検査用整流素子部とを有し、
前記別の集積回路層の前記表面と前記一の集積回路層とが互いに対向しており、
前記一の集積回路層の前記複数の接続用端子と前記別の集積回路層の前記複数の接続用端子とが互いに電気的に接続されており、
前記一の前記集積回路層の前記配線と前記別の前記集積回路層の前記配線とを介して前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部にバイアス電圧を印加する電圧印加部を更に備える
ことを特徴とする、半導体集積回路装置。 - 前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部が、前記整流素子と直列に接続された発光素子を更に含むことを特徴とする、請求項8に記載の半導体集積回路装置。
- 前記第1及び第2の検査用整流素子部の前記整流素子が電流により発光することを特徴とする、請求項8に記載の半導体集積回路装置。
- 前記電圧印加部は、一の集積回路層及び前記別の集積回路層の少なくとも一方に設けられ、当該半導体集積回路装置の外部からのエネルギー入力によって前記バイアス電圧を発生することを特徴とする、請求項8~10のいずれか一項に記載の半導体集積回路装置。
- 前記電圧印加部は、当該半導体集積回路装置の外部から照射される光によって起電力を発生する光電変換素子を含むことを特徴とする、請求項11に記載の半導体集積回路装置。
- 前記一の集積回路層の前記配線が、前記半導体素子群に電源電圧を供給する為に前記支持層の前記表面上に形成された正電源配線及び接地配線のうち一方の配線であり、
前記別の集積回路層の前記配線が、前記半導体素子群に電源電圧を供給する為に前記支持層の前記表面上に形成された正電源配線及び接地配線のうち他方の配線であり、
前記複数の第1の検査用整流素子部の前記整流素子が前記一方の配線に対して逆方向に接続されており、
前記複数の第2の検査用整流素子部の前記整流素子が前記他方の配線に対して逆方向に接続されている
ことを特徴とする、請求項8~12のいずれか一項に記載の半導体集積回路装置。 - 前記複数の集積回路層の前記配線が、前記半導体素子群から独立して検査用に設けられたものであることを特徴とする、請求項8~12のいずれか一項に記載の半導体集積回路装置。
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