WO2013057886A1 - 集積回路、マルチコアプロセッサ装置及び集積回路の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a three-dimensional integrated circuit.
- An integrated circuit in which a plurality of chips are stacked to connect the plurality of chips with a through silicon via (Through Silicon Via; hereinafter referred to as “TSV”) or a micro bump is usually a three-dimensional integrated circuit. It is called. Three-dimensional integrated circuits are attracting attention as high-performance integrated circuits that realize high-speed circuits, wideband data communication, low power consumption, and the like.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a semiconductor integrated circuit having an output drive circuit
- Patent Document 2 discloses a memory controller in which the current drive capability of an output buffer is variable.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional integrated circuit in which each chip constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit has a common mask for chip manufacture, and manufacturing costs are reduced.
- An integrated circuit according to the present invention is an integrated circuit including one or more chips having the same layout to be stacked, the chip having a silicon through electrode and a wiring layer connected to the silicon through electrode, When the end of the silicon through electrode and the wiring layer are stacked facing each other on the chip, the position of the end of the silicon through electrode matches the position of the contact pad on the wiring layer. When the wiring layers are stacked facing each other, the position of the contact pad of one wiring layer matches the position of the contact pad of the other wiring layer, and the chip further includes a first bump. The first number of through silicon vias in the chip are connected to one first bump, and the first number is a natural number of 2 or more.
- the drive capability of the buffer for TSV can be designed in accordance with the bump for inter-chip connection, and a plurality of buffers are provided when connecting the chip and the bump for board connection. It can be used in parallel to ensure a large driving capacity. As a result, it is not necessary to secure a useless area for a larger buffer on the chip, and it is possible to obtain a sufficient driving capability for board connection bumps. That is, a single chip can be used for both chip-to-chip connection and board-to-board connection. Therefore, by utilizing the present invention, it is possible to make each chip constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit the same, and therefore, it is possible to make a mask for chip manufacture common, and as a result, manufacture Cost can be reduced.
- (1) is a sectional side view of a three-dimensional integrated circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- (2) is a diagram showing how TSVs connect to corresponding inter-chip connection bumps.
- (3) is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of TSVs are connected to one corresponding board connection bump.
- (1) is a partial plan view showing a state of arrangement of TSVs in the processor chip according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a broken line shows an installation position of a board connection bump on the lower surface of the processor chip.
- (2) is a partial plan view showing a state of arrangement of TSVs in the processor chip according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a broken line shows an installation position of inter-chip connection bumps on the lower surface of the processor chip. .
- (1) is a partial plan view showing a state of arrangement of TSVs in a processor chip in a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, and a broken line indicates an installation range of board connection bumps on the lower surface of the processor chip.
- (2) is a partial plan view showing a state of arrangement of TSVs in a processor chip in a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, and a broken line indicates placement of inter-chip connection bumps on the lower surface of the processor chip. Indicates the range. It is a sectional side view of the three-dimensional integrated circuit in another modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of a three-dimensional integrated circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- (2) is a side sectional view of a three-dimensional integrated circuit in a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed concretely the structure of the chip
- FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a state in which the TSV is connected to a buffer whose drive capability is designed based on the inter-chip connection bump and the board connection bump.
- FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the TSV is connected to the buffer whose drive capability is designed with respect to the board connection bump and the inter-chip connection bump.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 ′.
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 ′ shown in FIG. 10 is for mounting a processor and is configured by stacking two chips (first chip 10 ′ and second chip 10 ′′) having the same configuration.
- 10 (1) is a side sectional view of a conventional three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 ′
- FIG. 10 (2) is a circuit layout diagram of the first chip 10 ′
- FIG. It is a circuit layout diagram.
- each chip first chip 10 ′ and second chip 10 ′′
- Each of the chips 10 ′ and 10 ′′ is mainly composed of a processor core, a level 1 cache memory (CPU0, CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3) and a level 2 (L2) cache memory in the layout.
- each chip 10 ′, 10 ′′ is formed by laminating a wiring layer 12 ′ and a transistor layer 14 ′ in which a plurality of TSVs 6 are arranged.
- the wiring layer 12 ' is connected to the back surface (lower surface) of the transistor layer 14' through the TSV6.
- Each chip is designed to operate as a single chip.
- peripheral circuits for accessing an external graphic circuit, an external memory, etc. are mounted around these circuit portions.
- a plurality of inter-chip connection bumps 4 are arranged in the central portion of 10 ′′.
- Each chip is connected to an upper layer chip via these inter-chip connection bumps 4. That is, the second chip 10 ′′ is connected to the first chip 10 ′ via the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- the second chip 10 ′′ which is the lower chip, is used for inter-chip connection.
- the board (circuit board) 31 is connected by a board connection bump 8 larger than the bump 4.
- products of various grades can be designed. For example, it is possible to design a low-end integrated circuit that includes only one chip and includes four processor cores. Similarly, it is possible to design a middle-range integrated circuit composed of 2 chips and having 8 processor cores, or a high-end integrated circuit composed of 4 chips and having 16 processor cores.
- chips having the same configuration are stacked. That is, since the manufacturer only has to manufacture a single type of chip in large quantities, the manufacturing cost inherently caused by chip variations including a mask for manufacturing the chip can be greatly reduced.
- the TSV 6 is conducted from the wiring layer 12 ′ on the chip surface to the chip back surface side. Further, in the chip connected to the board 31, that is, the second chip 10 ′′, the TSV6 is connected to the board connecting bump 8. The chip stacked above the lowermost layer, that is, the first chip 10 ′, TSV6. Are connected to the inter-chip connection bumps 4.
- the first chip 10 ′ and the second chip 10 ′′ have the same configuration.
- the TSV formed on the chip is used as a bump for chip connection. It needs to be designed so that it can be connected and connected to bumps for board connection.
- the following problems occur in the design of bumps and buffers connected to TSV6.
- a fine bump such as a micro bump is used for the inter-chip connection bump 4. Its diameter is about several ⁇ m, and its capacity is several pF. Therefore, a large driving capability is not required for the buffer connected to the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- the diameter of the board connecting bumps 8 is 10 times or more the diameter of the inter-chip connecting bumps 4, and the capacity thereof increases with the diameter.
- FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a state in which the TSV 6 is connected to the buffer 18 whose drive capability is designed based on the inter-chip connection bump 4 and the board connection bump 8.
- FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a state in which the TSV 6 is connected to the buffer 18 ′ whose drive capability is designed with respect to the board connection bump 8 and the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- Patent Document 1 As a method for solving the above-mentioned problem, for example, there is a buffer switching method as shown in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2.
- a buffer switching method as shown in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2.
- a method of dynamically changing the driving capacities by switching the output destination by a selector switch, and on / off control of a buffer for assisting the driving capacities is performed.
- the driving ability is dynamically changed.
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit has a three-dimensional integrated circuit in which a mask for manufacturing the chip is made common, and the manufacturing cost is reduced as a whole.
- An integrated circuit is provided.
- FIG. 1A is a side sectional view of the 3D integrated circuit according to the first embodiment.
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 shown in FIG. 1A is configured by stacking three chips 10.
- the individual chips 10 having three layers have the same configuration.
- Each chip 10 is configured by laminating a wiring layer 12 and a transistor layer 14 in which a plurality of TSVs (silicon through electrodes) 6 are arranged.
- the wiring layer 12 is connected to the back surface (lower surface) of the transistor layer 14 through the TSV 6.
- the upper chip 10 and the lower chip 10 are connected via bumps 4 (hereinafter referred to as “chip-to-chip bumps”).
- the lowermost chip 10 is connected to a board (circuit board) 31 via bumps 8 (hereinafter referred to as “board connection bumps”).
- each chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 the configuration of the TSV6 and the buffer 18 for the TSV6 is the same. That is, whether the chip 10 is connected to the inter-chip connection bump 4 or the chip 10 is connected to the board connection bump 8, the sizes and load capacities of the TSV 6 and the buffer 18 are common among the chips. .
- each TSV 6 is connected to one interchip connection bump 4 corresponding to the TSV6.
- Each TSV 6 is driven with a signal for each TSV 6 by a buffer 18 connected to the TSV 6.
- the drive capability of each buffer 18 is set based on the load capacity based on the chip-chip connection.
- connection between the chip 10 and the board 31 a plurality of TSVs 6 are connected to one corresponding board connection bump 8 as shown in FIG. Circuit settings are made so that the same signal is driven to a plurality of TSVs 6 connected to one board connection bump 8. Since a buffer 18 is connected to each of the plurality of TSVs 6 connected to one board connection bump 8, one board connection bump 8 is driven by a plurality of buffers 18 having sufficient drive capability. become.
- a signal for each TSV 6 is driven in each TSV 6, and in the case of connection between the chip 10 and the board 31, one board connection bump 8
- a switching selector is mounted in front of the buffer 18 that drives the signals to the TSVs 6. That is, by switching the switching selector, wiring is set for whether different signals are driven for each TSV 6 or whether the same signal is driven for a plurality of predetermined TSVs 6.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of arrangement of TSVs 6 of the chip 10 according to the present embodiment.
- a broken line indicates an installation range of the board connecting bump 8 (FIG. 2 (1)) and the inter-chip connecting bump 4 (FIG. 2 (2)) on the lower surface of the chip 10.
- the four TSVs 6 connected to one board connecting bump 8 are preferably arranged within the diameter range of the board connecting bump 8 indicated by a broken line.
- each TSV 6 is connected to a corresponding inter-chip connection bump 4 as shown in FIG.
- the board connecting bump 8 has a diameter of 100 ⁇ m and the TSV has a diameter of 7 ⁇ m.
- the TSV 6 is laid out so that four TSVs 6 are arranged within a diameter range of 100 ⁇ m.
- the diameter of the inter-chip connection bump 4 is, for example, 10 ⁇ m. At this time, each inter-chip connection bump 4 can be connected to each TSV 6.
- each wiring layer 12 of the chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 shown in FIG. 1A the inter-chip connection bump 4 connected to the lower end of each TSV 6 of the chip 10 stacked on the upper layer.
- a contact pad (not shown) is arranged so that it can be properly connected.
- a plurality of chips 10 are stacked to construct the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2.
- one TSV 6 and one buffer 18 are connected to the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- a plurality of TSVs 6 and the same number of buffers 18 as those TSVs 6 are connected to one board connection bump 8.
- one buffer 18 having a driving capability required for the inter-chip connection bump 4 is used. That is, a buffer having an excessive driving capability for the inter-chip connection bump 4 is not used. Therefore, a useless area for buffer mounting is not divided by the chip 10.
- a plurality of buffers 18 are used in order to realize the drive capability necessary for the board connection bumps 8. That is, it does not occur that a buffer having a sufficient driving capability for the board connection bumps 8 is not used.
- the driving capability of the buffer 18 for the TSV 6 can be designed according to the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- a plurality of buffers 18 having low driving ability can be used in parallel to ensure a large driving ability. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a useless area for a larger buffer on the chip 10 and the drive capability for the board connection bumps 8 is not insufficient. That is, it is not necessary to provide a buffer for the board connection bumps 8.
- each processor chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 a mask for chip manufacture can be made common, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
- one TSV 6 is connected to the inter-chip connection bump 4 and two to four TSVs 6 are connected to the board connection bump 8. Even if a plurality of TSVs 6 are connected to the bumps 4 for use and a larger number of TSVs 6 are connected to the bumps 8 for board connection, this embodiment can be realized. That is, even if the chip 10 and the three-dimensional integrated circuit 2 are configured in this way, the buffer drive capability for the board connection bumps 8 is sufficiently large, and the buffer drive capability for the inter-chip connection bumps 4 is increased. Therefore, the area does not become larger than necessary, and an area for a large buffer on the chip 10 does not need to be secured.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state of arrangement of TSVs 6 of the chip 10 in a modified example of the first embodiment.
- a broken line indicates an installation range of the board connection bumps 8 (FIG. 3 (1)) and the inter-chip connection bumps 4 (FIG. 3 (2)) on the lower surface of the chip 10.
- each TSV6 has the same diameter. For this reason, when there is a possibility that a large current flows from the TSV 6 to the board connection bumps 8, attention is required in design. This is because if a large current flows from TSV6 to the bump, electromigration occurs in TSV6, which may lead to disconnection. In order to avoid such a phenomenon, in the chip 10 shown in FIG. 3A, 16 (that is, a sufficiently large number) TSVs 6 are concentrated so as to be connected to the board connection bumps 8. Are arranged. In such an arrangement, when connecting to the inter-chip connection bump 4, only a part of the TSVs 6 may be used as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22 in another modification of the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a state of arrangement of the TSVs 6 on the chip 10 in the same another modification.
- FIG. 4 in another modification of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4, in the case of chip-to-chip connection, the TSV 6 of the upper chip 10 is directly connected to the wiring layer 12 of the lower chip 10. That is, when the chip 10 and the board 31 are connected, as shown in FIG. 5A, a plurality (16 in the figure) of TSVs 6 in the chip 10 are connected to one board connecting bump 8.
- the TSV 6 in the chip 10 is connected to the wiring layer 12 of the chip 10 without passing through the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- each wiring layer 12 of the chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22 shown in FIG. 4 the wiring is configured so that it can be appropriately connected to the lower end of each TSV 6 in the chip 10 stacked on the upper layer. Yes.
- the wiring of the wiring layer 12 of the lower chip 20 and the lower end of the corresponding TSV 6 in the upper chip 10 are appropriately connected.
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as the three-dimensional integrated circuit according to the first embodiment, and therefore the difference between the two will be mainly described.
- FIG. 6A is a side sectional view of the 3D integrated circuit according to the second embodiment.
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22 a according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6A is configured by stacking three chips 10, that is, the lowermost layer, the middle layer, and the uppermost layer chip 10. Individual chips 10 having three layers have the same configuration.
- Each chip 10 is configured by laminating a wiring layer 12 and a transistor layer 14 in which a plurality of TSVs 6 are arranged.
- the wiring layer 12 is connected to the back surface of the transistor layer 14 through the TSV 6.
- the lowermost chip 10 and the upper chip 10 (that is, the middle chip) have the wiring layers 12 facing each other. Laminated.
- the two opposing wiring layers 12 are connected via inter-chip connection bumps 4.
- the wiring layers 12 that face each other via the inter-chip connection bumps 4 are used.
- a plurality of contact pads (not shown) for inter-chip connection bumps 4 are arranged.
- the uppermost chip 10 and the lower chip 10 are stacked with the wiring layer 12 and the transistor layer 14 facing each other. That is, the contact pad (not shown) of the wiring layer 12 in the uppermost chip 10 is connected to the end of the TSV 6 in the middle chip 10 via the inter-chip connection bump 4. Therefore, the contact pads for the inter-chip connection bumps 4 in the wiring layer 12 of the chip 10 are arranged so that the connection with the end of the TSV 6 in another chip 10 can also be realized.
- the TSV 6 of the lowermost chip 10 is connected to the board 31 via the board connecting bumps 8.
- each chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22a according to the second embodiment the configurations of the TSV6 and the buffer 18 for the TSV6 are the same. That is, the TSV 6 and the buffer 18 have the same size, load capacity, and the like in any of the lowermost, middle and uppermost chips 10. Accordingly, in the case of connection between the lowermost chip 10 and the board 31, a plurality of TSVs 6 are connected to one corresponding board connection bump 8 as shown in FIG. Since a buffer 18 is connected to each of the plurality of TSVs 6 connected to one board connection bump 8, one board connection bump 8 is driven by a plurality of buffers 18 having sufficient drive capability.
- one buffer 18 having a driving capability required for the inter-chip connection bump 4 is used. That is, a buffer having an excessive driving capability for the inter-chip connection bump 4 is not used. Therefore, a useless area for buffer mounting is not required in the chip 10.
- a plurality of buffers 18 are used in order to realize a driving capability necessary for the board connection bumps 8. That is, it does not occur that a buffer having a sufficient driving capability for the board connection bumps 8 is not used.
- both the wiring layers 12 transmit signals without using the TSV, so that high-speed processing is performed. Is realized.
- one TSV6 is connected to one chip connection bump between the uppermost layer chip 10 and the middle layer chip 10. Connect to 4. A plurality of TSVs 6 are connected to one board connection bump 8 between the lowermost chip 10 and the board 31. Furthermore, between the middle-layer chip 10 and the lowermost-layer chip 10, both wiring layers 12 are directly connected through only the inter-chip connection bumps 4.
- the drive capability of the buffer 18 for the TSV 6 can be designed in accordance with the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- a plurality of buffers 18 having a low driving capability can be used in parallel to ensure a large driving capability.
- high-speed signal transmission between these chips 10 can be realized by connecting the wiring layers 12 of the two chips 10 facing each other only through the inter-chip connection bumps 4. For these reasons, in the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22a, it is not necessary to provide a special buffer for the board connection bumps 8, and it is used in a processor or the like between the middle layer chip 10 and the lowermost layer chip 10. Appropriate high-speed processing can be realized.
- each processor chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22a in each processor chip 10 constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22a, a mask for chip manufacture can be made common, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Furthermore, high-speed processing can be realized by the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22a.
- FIG. 6A shows the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22a configured by the three-layer chip 10
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit according to the present embodiment may be configured by the multilayer chip 10.
- the three-dimensional integrated circuit 22b may be configured by a two-layer chip 10.
- the lower layer chip 10 is connected to the board 31 via the board connection bumps 8 connected to the plurality of TSVs 6, and the lower layer chip 10 and the upper layer chip 10 face each other with the wiring layers 12 facing each other.
- the wiring layer 12 to be connected is connected via the inter-chip connection bump 4.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram specifically showing the configuration of one chip in the three-dimensional stacked circuit of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 7 shows a block configuration inside the lowermost chip 110 of the laminated circuit.
- FIG. 7 mainly shows a CPU inter-core communication I / F (interface) circuit, an external memory I / F circuit, and circuits related to them.
- processor 7 is a processor chip that is stacked on the bottom layer and is connected to an external memory (not shown). Although not shown, one or more identical processor chips 110b are laminated on the upper layer of the chip 110.
- Each processor chip 110 includes two CPU cores 114a and 114b, two level 1 cache memories 116a and 116b, and a level 2 cache memory 118 as shown in FIG.
- Each of the CPU cores 114 a and 114 b communicates with CPU cores and cache memories of other processor chips 110 via a BCU (Bus Control Unit) 120.
- the BCU 120 is also passed through when accessing the external memory from the CPU cores 114 a and 114 b in the processor chip 110.
- the external memory I / F circuit 124 is a circuit portion that performs communication with the external memory.
- the inter-core communication I / F circuits (RX) 112a and 112b are circuit portions that perform communication with the processor chip 110b stacked on the upper layer. These circuits include a communication protocol processing circuit for transferring data between CPU cores.
- the communication protocol may be a uniquely determined communication protocol, or a general-purpose one such as PCI may be used.
- the inter-core communication I / F circuits (RX) 112a and 112b may include a synchronizer circuit that receives an asynchronous signal.
- the inter-core communication I / F circuits (TX) 122a and 122b are circuit portions that perform communication with the processor chip 110 stacked in the lower layer.
- the inter-core communication I / F circuit (RX) (TX) is a circuit mainly used for two purposes. One is for communication between CPU cores existing between different processor chips 110. The other is that the CPU core of the upper layer processor chip 110b accesses the external memory. Since the external memory is connected to the lowermost processor chip 110, in order to access the external memory from the CPU core in the upper layer processor chip 110, data is transferred to the lowermost processor chip 110 connected to the external memory. In this case, the inter-core communication I / F circuit (RX) (TX) is used.
- Selectors 126 a and 126 b and an e-fuse 128 are disposed below the inter-core communication I / F circuits (TX) 122 a and 122 b and the external memory I / F circuit 124.
- the selectors 126a and 126b are circuits that set the selection of the next [1] or [2].
- the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122a is connected to one buffer 18a and the TSV 6a
- the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122b is connected to another buffer 18b and the TSV 6b.
- the external memory I / F circuit 124 is connected to the two buffers 18a and 18b and the TSVs 6a and 6b.
- the selectors 126a and 126b set the selection [1] when the chip is connected, and set the selection [2] when the board 31 and the chip 110 are connected. Note that the processor chip 110 of FIG. 7 is set to selection [2] by the selectors 126a and 126b.
- the selectors 126a and 126b in the chip 110 of the three-dimensional stacked circuit of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7 will be described.
- the processor chip 110 shown in FIG. 7 is configured such that one TSV 6 is connected to the inter-chip connection bump 4 and a plurality of TSVs 6 are connected to the board connection bump 8. Therefore, it is necessary to drive the same signal to the plurality of TSVs 6 connected to the same board connection bump 8.
- the drive of the same signal to the plurality of TSVs 6 connected to the same board connection bump 8 is realized by the setting of the selectors 126a and 126b.
- the processor chip 110 shown in FIG. 7 is connected between the chip 110 b and the board 31, and two TSVs 6 a and 6 b are connected to the board connection bumps 8.
- the selection of the selectors 126a and 126b is set so that the two TSVs 6 and the buffer 18 drive the signal of the external memory I / F circuit 124 to the board connection bump 8.
- the same signal is driven by the two buffers 18 to the board connection bumps 8. That is, it is driven by a buffer having a large driving capability.
- a signal for setting the selection of the selectors 126a and 126b is written by the e-fuse 128.
- a nonvolatile memory element may be used instead of the combination of the selector and the e-fuse. Further, a memory element in which an initial value is written from an external terminal may be used.
- the signal of the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122a is sent to one buffer 18a and TSV 6a. Is driven with respect to the inter-chip connection bump 4, and at the same time, the signal of the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122b is driven by another buffer 18b and the TSV 6b with respect to the other inter-chip connection bump 4. , The selection of the selector 124 is set.
- the two sets of buffers 18a and 18b and TSVs 6a and 18b and inter-chip connection bumps 4 shown at the top of the processor chip 110 in FIG. 7 are connected when the same processor chip 110b is connected (laminated) to the upper layer. Represents the form.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of the configuration of the chip in the three-dimensional stacked circuit of the third embodiment.
- the selectors 126a and 126b shown in FIG. 8 are circuits that set the selection of the next [2-1], [2-2], or [2-3].
- the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122a is connected to one buffer 18 and TSV6, and the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122b is connected to another buffer 18 and TSV6.
- the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122a is connected to one buffer 18 and TSV6, and the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122c is connected to another one buffer 18 and TSV6.
- the external memory I / F circuit 124 is connected to the two buffers 18 and TSV6.
- selectors 136a and 136b installed on the top of the chip 210 are also circuits for setting the selection of the next [3-1] or [3-2].
- One inter-chip connection bump 8 is connected to the inter-core communication I / F circuit (RX) 112b.
- One inter-chip connection bump 8 is connected to the inter-core communication I / F circuit (RX) 112c.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram specifically showing the configuration of one chip in the three-dimensional multilayer circuit of the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 9 also shows a block configuration inside the lowermost chip 310 of the laminated circuit.
- the processor chip 310 shown in FIG. 9 is a chip that uses a part of the TSV6 of the processor chip 310 located in the upper layer as a redundant relief TSV. Note that the processor-related portions such as the CPU core in the block configuration shown in FIG. 9 are substantially the same as the block configuration shown in FIG.
- Redundancy relief in a chip means that a plurality of spare TSVs (hereinafter referred to as “redundancy relief TSV”) are arranged around a normal TSV (hereinafter referred to as “normal TSV”).
- this embodiment is applied to the redundant relief TSV.
- the lower right TSV (6s) of the processor chip 310 located in the upper layer of the processor chip 310 shown in the center of FIG. 9 corresponds to the redundant relief TSV for the left normal TSV6.
- a redundant relief TSV 6s around the normal TSV 6 is used as a TSV for transmitting a signal to the outside of the chip. It is comprised so that it can switch to.
- a selector 136 for setting selection between the normal TSV6 and the redundant relief TSV6s is provided in the processor chip 310 on the signal receiver side.
- the selection setting of the selector 136 is set by the e-fuse 138 before shipment of the three-dimensional multilayer circuit.
- the board connecting bumps 8 are correspondingly large, so that connection defects hardly occur. That is, there is almost no need for redundant relief TSV when connecting boards.
- the board connection bump 8 is connected to the normal TSV 6 and the redundant relief TSV 6 s so that the same signal is driven. In this way, the two TSVs, the normal TSV6 and the redundant relief TSV6s, drive the same signal by the two buffers 18 with respect to the board connection bumps 8, so that the signals are driven by a buffer having a large driving capability. Will be.
- the selectors 126a and 126b arranged together with the e-fuse 128 below the processor core 310 are circuits for setting the next [4-1] or [4-2] selection.
- the inter-core communication I / F circuit (TX) 122a is connected to the buffer 18, the normal TSV6, and the buffer 18s and the redundant relief TSV6s.
- the external memory I / F circuit 124 is connected to the buffer 18 and the normal TSV6, and to the buffer 18s and the redundant relief TSV6s.
- the processor chip 310 when the processor chip 310 is further connected to the lower layer of the processor chip 310, the selection of [4-1] is set. At this time, the inter-chip connection bump 4 is connected to both the normal TSV 6 and the redundant relief TSV 6 s, and the redundant relief TSV 6 s functions as an original redundancy relief means.
- the selection [4-2] is set. At this time, the normal TSV6 and the redundant relief TSV6s are connected to one board connecting bump 8, and the two buffers 18 of the normal TSV6 and the redundant relief TSV6s drive the same signal.
- the same processor chip is stacked.
- the idea of these embodiments is a three-dimensional integrated circuit formed by stacking other chips. It can also be applied to circuits.
- the chip may be an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or a system LSI for a television receiver or a recorder.
- the number of stacked chips, the diameter of bumps and TSVs, and the like are not limited to the above example, and may be other numbers and sizes.
- An integrated circuit according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: An integrated circuit comprising one or more chips of the same layout stacked, The chip is Having a silicon through electrode and a wiring layer connected to the silicon through electrode, When two silicon chips are stacked with the end of the silicon through electrode facing the wiring layer, the position of the end of the silicon through electrode matches the position of the contact pad of the wiring layer.
- the position of the contact pad of one of the wiring layers matches the position of the contact pad of the other wiring layer, Furthermore, the chip is Connected to the board via a first bump, and a first number of through silicon vias in the chip are connected to one first bump; The first number is a natural number of 2 or more.
- the drive capability of the buffer for TSV can be designed in accordance with the inter-chip connection bump, and a plurality of buffers can be used when the chip and the board connection bump are connected. Can be used in parallel to ensure a large driving capability. As a result, it is not necessary to secure a useless area for a larger buffer on the chip, and it is possible to obtain a sufficient driving capability for board connection bumps. That is, a single chip can be used for both chip-to-chip connection and board-to-board connection. Therefore, by utilizing the present invention, it is possible to make each chip constituting the three-dimensional integrated circuit the same, and therefore, it is possible to make a mask for chip manufacture common, and as a result, manufacture Cost can be reduced.
- the integrated circuit according to the second aspect of the present invention is the integrated circuit according to the first aspect of the present invention, in which a plurality of the chips are stacked.
- the manufacturing cost can be reduced while making a mask for chip manufacture common.
- An integrated circuit according to a third aspect of the present invention is the integrated circuit according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- the chip is connected to another multilayer chip via a second bump, At that time, in the chip, a second number of through silicon vias are connected to one second bump, The second number is a natural number smaller than the first number.
- a manufacturing cost can be reduced while making a mask for manufacturing a chip common.
- An integrated circuit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the integrated circuit according to the third aspect of the present invention.
- a plurality of through silicon vias are concentrated in the diameter of the first bump.
- An integrated circuit according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the integrated circuit according to the fourth aspect of the present invention.
- a redundant relief silicon through electrode is included.
- An integrated circuit according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the integrated circuit according to the third aspect of the present invention.
- the silicon through electrode of the chip is directly connected to the wiring layer of another multilayer chip without a bump.
- An integrated circuit according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is An integrated circuit including a plurality of stacked chips having the same layout,
- the chip is Having a silicon through electrode and a wiring layer connected to the silicon through electrode, When two silicon chips are stacked with the end of the silicon through electrode facing the wiring layer, the position of the end of the silicon through electrode matches the position of the contact pad of the wiring layer. And When the wiring layers are stacked facing each other for the two chips, the position of the contact pad of one of the wiring layers matches the position of the contact pad of the other wiring layer, Furthermore, the chip is When connecting to the board, the first bump is connected to the board via the first bump, and the first number of through silicon vias in the chip are connected to one first bump, and the first number is 2 or more.
- the chip is A setting unit is provided for setting the wiring of the input circuit for each of the through silicon vias so that the through silicon vias connected to the same bump output the same signal.
- a multi-core processor device including the integrated circuit according to the second aspect of the present invention, comprising: The chip includes a processor core, a level 1 cache memory, a level 2 cache memory, and a peripheral circuit for accessing an external circuit.
- a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit according to the ninth aspect of the present invention in which a plurality of chips having the same layout are stacked, A step of forming a laminated chip having a silicon through electrode and a wiring layer connected to the silicon through electrode, wherein the two silicon chips are laminated so that the end of the silicon through electrode and the wiring layer face each other;
- the position of the end portion of the through silicon via and the position of the contact pad of the wiring layer coincide with each other, when the wiring layers are stacked facing each other for two chips,
- the position of the contact pad of the wiring layer matches the position of the contact pad of the other wiring layer; Connecting one of the first bumps connected to the board to a first number of through silicon vias, which is a natural number of 2 or more, in the chip.
- the present invention can be effectively used for a three-dimensional integrated circuit formed by stacking processor chips, FPGAs, system LSIs, or the like.
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図10は、従来の三次元集積回路2’の構成の一例を示す図である。図10に示す三次元集積回路2’はプロセッサを実装するものであり、同じ構成を有する2枚のチップ(第1のチップ10’と第2のチップ10”)が積層して構成されている。図10(1)は従来の三次元集積回路2’の側断面図、図10(2)は第1のチップ10’の回路レイアウト図、図10(3)は第2のチップ10”の回路レイアウト図である。図10に示すように、各チップ(第1のチップ10’と第2のチップ10”)は同一のレイアウト(構成)を備えている。
1.1.三次元集積回路の構成
図1(1)は、第1の実施形態に係る三次元集積回路の側断面図である。図1(1)に示す三次元集積回路2は、3つのチップ10が、積層されて構成されている。3層を成す個々のチップ10は同一の構成を有する。各チップ10は、配線層12と、複数のTSV(シリコン貫通電極)6が配置されるトランジスタ層14とが積層して構成される。配線層12はTSV6を介してトランジスタ層14の裏面(下面)と接続される。
チップ10が複数積層されて三次元集積回路2が構築される。チップ間接続用バンプ4が用いられるチップ間接続では、チップ間接続用バンプ4に、1つのTSV6及び1つのバッファ18が接続する。一方、ボード接続用バンプ8が用いられるチップ10とボード31間の接続では、1つのボード接続用バンプ8に、複数のTSV6、及び、それらTSV6と同数のバッファ18が接続する。
本実施形態では、複数のチップ10を積層して構成される三次元集積回路2において、チップ間の接続の場合には、1つのTSV6を1つのチップ間接続用バンプ4に接続し、ボード31とチップ10間の接続の場合には、複数のTSV6を1つのボード接続用バンプ8に接続する。
図3は、第1の実施形態の変形例における、チップ10のTSV6の配置の様子を示す図である。破線はチップ10の下面におけるボード接続用バンプ8(図3(1))とチップ間接続用バンプ4(図3(2))の設置範囲を示す。
次に、第2の実施形態に係る三次元集積回路を説明する。第2の実施形態に係る三次元集積回路は、第1の実施形態に係る三次元集積回路と略同様のものであり、よって、両者の差異を中心に説明する。
図6(1)は、第2の実施形態に係る三次元集積回路の側断面図である。図6(1)に示す第2の実施形態に係る三次元集積回路22aは、3つのチップ10、即ち、最下層、中層及び最上層のチップ10が、積層されて構成されている。3層を成す個々のチップ10は同一の構成を有するものである。各チップ10は、配線層12と、複数のTSV6が配置されるトランジスタ層14とが積層して構成される。配線層12はTSV6を介してトランジスタ層14の裏面と接続される。
図6(1)に示す第2の実施形態においては、チップ10が3層積層されて三次元集積回路22aが構築される。チップ間接続用バンプ4が用いられる、最上層のチップ10と中層のチップ10との間の接続では、1つのチップ間接続用バンプ4に対して、中層のチップ10における1つのTSV6及び1つのバッファ18が接続する。一方、ボード接続用バンプ8が用いられる、最下層のチップ10とボード31との間の接続では、1つのボード接続用バンプ8に対して、最下層のチップ10における複数のTSV6、及び、それらTSV6と同数のバッファ18が接続する。
3層のチップ10を積層して構成される本実施形態の三次元集積回路22aにおいて、最上層のチップ10と中層のチップ10との間では、1つのTSV6を1つのチップ間接続用バンプ4に接続する。最下層のチップ10とボード31との間では、複数のTSV6を1つのボード接続用バンプ8に接続する。更に、中層のチップ10と最下層のチップ10との間では、チップ間接続用バンプ4のみを介して両方の配線層12が直接接続する。
本実施形態では、第1の実施形態に示した三次元集積回路におけるチップの具体的な構成例を説明する。
図7は、第3の実施形態の三次元積層回路における1つのチップの構成を具体的に示した図である。図7では、積層回路の最下層のチップ110内部のブロック構成を示している。図7では、主としてCPUコア間通信I/F(インタフェース)回路、外部メモリI/F回路、及びそれらに関連する回路について示している。
[1]コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122aを1つのバッファ18a及びTSV6aに接続し、且つ、コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122bを別のバッファ18b及びTSV6bに接続すること。
[2]外部メモリI/F回路124を、2つのバッファ18a、18b及びTSV6a、6bに接続すること。
図7に示す、第3の実施形態の三次元積層回路のチップ110では、バッファ18a、18bの直前のセレクタ126a、126bは、2つの選択肢(選択[1][2])から1つを選択するものであったが、セレクタが3つの選択肢から1つを選択するものであってもよい。図8は、第3の実施形態の三次元積層回路におけるチップの構成の別の例を示した図である。図8に示すセレクタ126a、126bは、次の[2-1]、[2-2]又は[2-3]の選択を設定する回路である。
[2-1]コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122aを1つのバッファ18及びTSV6に接続し、且つ、コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122bを別の1つのバッファ18及びTSV6に接続すること。
[2-2]コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122aを1つのバッファ18及びTSV6に接続し、且つ、コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122cを別の1つのバッファ18及びTSV6に接続すること。
[2-3]外部メモリI/F回路124を、2つのバッファ18及びTSV6に接続すること。
[3-1]1つのチップ間接続用バンプ8をコア間通信I/F回路(RX)112bに接続すること。
[3-2]1つのチップ間接続用バンプ8をコア間通信I/F回路(RX)112cに接続すること。
本実施形態でも、第1の実施形態に示した三次元集積回路におけるチップの具体的な構成例を説明する。
図9は、第4の実施形態の三次元積層回路における1つのチップの構成を具体的に示した図である。図9でも、積層回路の最下層のチップ310内部のブロック構成を示している。図9に示すプロセッサチップ310は、上層に位置するプロセッサチップ310のTSV6の一部を冗長救済TSVとして利用するチップである。なお、図9に示すブロック構成におけるCPUコア等のプロセッサ関連部分は、図7に示すブロック構成と略同一であるため、同一部分には同一符号を付して説明を省略する。
[4-1]コア間通信I/F回路(TX)122aを、バッファ18及び通常TSV6、並びに、バッファ18s及び冗長救済TSV6sに接続すること。
[4-2]外部メモリI/F回路124を、バッファ18及び通常TSV6、並びに、バッファ18s及び冗長救済TSV6sに接続すること。
前述の、第1乃至第4の実施形態の三次元積層回路では、同一のプロセッサチップが積層されているが、これらの実施形態の思想は、その他のチップを積層して形成される三次元集積回路にも適用することができる。例えば、チップがFPGA(Field-Programmable Gate Array)であってもよいし、テレビ受像機やレコーダ向けのシステムLSIであってもよい。
(1)本発明の第1の態様の集積回路は、
積層される同一レイアウトのチップを一つ若しくはそれ以上含む集積回路であって、
前記チップは、
シリコン貫通電極と前記シリコン貫通電極に接続する配線層とを有し、
二つの前記チップにつき前記シリコン貫通電極の端部と前記配線層とを対向させて積層させたとき、前記シリコン貫通電極の端部の位置と前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
二つの前記チップにつき前記配線層同士を対向させて積層させたとき、一方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置と他方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
更に、前記チップは、
第1のバンプを介してボードに接続され、前記チップにおける第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第1のバンプに接続され、
前記第1の個数は、2以上の自然数である。
前記チップは、第2のバンプを介して他の積層チップに接続され、
その際前記チップにおいて、第2の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第2のバンプに接続され、
前記第2の個数は、前記第1の個数より小さい自然数である。
前記チップにおいて、複数のシリコン貫通電極が前記第1のバンプの径内に集中して配置されている。
1つの前記第1のバンプに接続する第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極のうちに、冗長救済用シリコン貫通電極が含まれる。
前記チップのシリコン貫通電極がバンプを介さずに直接的に他の積層チップの配線層に接続される。
積層される同一レイアウトのチップを複数含む集積回路であって、
前記チップは、
シリコン貫通電極と前記シリコン貫通電極に接続する配線層とを有し、
二つの前記チップにつき前記シリコン貫通電極の端部と前記配線層とを対向させて積層させたとき、前記シリコン貫通電極の端部の位置と前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
二つの前記チップにつき前記配線層同士を対向させて積層させたとき、一方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置と他方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
更に、前記チップは、
ボードに接続する際、第1のバンプを介してボードに接続され、前記チップにおける第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第1のバンプに接続され、前記第1の個数は、2以上の自然数であり、
他の積層チップに接続する際、第2のバンプを介して他の積層チップに接続され、前記チップにおける第2の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第2のバンプに接続され、前記第2の個数は、前記第1の個数より小さい自然数であり、
更に、前記チップは、
同一のバンプに接続されるシリコン貫通電極が同一の信号を出力するように、それらシリコン貫通電極の各々に対する入力回路の配線を設定する設定部を含む。
本発明の第2の態様の集積回路を含むマルチコアプロセッサ装置であって、
前記チップが、プロセッサコア及びレベル1キャッシュメモリと、レベル2キャッシュメモリと、及び、外部回路へアクセスするための周辺回路とにより構成される。
シリコン貫通電極と前記シリコン貫通電極に接続する配線層とを有する積層チップを形成する工程であって、二つの前記チップにつき前記シリコン貫通電極の端部と前記配線層とを対向させて積層させたとき、前記シリコン貫通電極の端部の位置と前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、二つの前記チップにつき前記配線層同士を対向させて積層させたとき、一方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置と他方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものである、工程と、
ボードに接続する第1のバンプの一つに対して、前記チップにおける、2以上の自然数である第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極を接続する工程と
を含む。
Claims (9)
- 積層される同一レイアウトのチップを一つ若しくはそれ以上含む集積回路であって、
前記チップは、
シリコン貫通電極と前記シリコン貫通電極に接続する配線層とを有し、
二つの前記チップにつき前記シリコン貫通電極の端部と前記配線層とを対向させて積層させたとき、前記シリコン貫通電極の端部の位置と前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
二つの前記チップにつき前記配線層同士を対向させて積層させたとき、一方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置と他方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
更に、前記チップは、
第1のバンプを介してボードに接続され、前記チップにおける第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第1のバンプに接続され、
前記第1の個数は、2以上の自然数である
集積回路。 - 前記チップが複数積層される、請求項1に記載の集積回路。
- 前記チップは、第2のバンプを介して他の積層チップに接続され、
その際前記チップにおいて、第2の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第2のバンプに接続され、
前記第2の個数は、前記第1の個数より小さい自然数である
請求項2に記載の集積回路。 - 前記チップにおいて、複数のシリコン貫通電極が前記第1のバンプの径内に集中して配置されている
請求項3に記載の集積回路。 - 1つの前記第1のバンプに接続する第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極のうちに、冗長救済用シリコン貫通電極が含まれる
請求項4に記載の集積回路。 - 前記チップのシリコン貫通電極がバンプを介さずに直接的に他の積層チップの配線層に接続される
請求項3に記載の集積回路。 - 積層される同一レイアウトのチップを複数含む集積回路であって、
前記チップは、
シリコン貫通電極と前記シリコン貫通電極に接続する配線層とを有し、
二つの前記チップにつき前記シリコン貫通電極の端部と前記配線層とを対向させて積層させたとき、前記シリコン貫通電極の端部の位置と前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
二つの前記チップにつき前記配線層同士を対向させて積層させたとき、一方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置と他方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、
更に、前記チップは、
ボードに接続する際、第1のバンプを介してボードに接続され、前記チップにおける第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第1のバンプに接続され、前記第1の個数は、2以上の自然数であり、
他の積層チップに接続する際、第2のバンプを介して他の積層チップに接続され、前記チップにおける第2の個数のシリコン貫通電極が1つの前記第2のバンプに接続され、前記第2の個数は、前記第1の個数より小さい自然数であり、
更に、前記チップは、
同一のバンプに接続されるシリコン貫通電極が同一の信号を出力するように、それらシリコン貫通電極の各々に対する入力回路の配線を設定する設定部を含む、
集積回路。 - 請求項2に記載の集積回路を含むマルチコアプロセッサ装置であって、
前記チップが、プロセッサコア及びレベル1キャッシュメモリと、レベル2キャッシュメモリと、及び、外部回路へアクセスするための周辺回路とにより構成される
マルチコアプロセッサ装置。 - 同一レイアウトのチップを複数積層して成る集積回路の製造方法において、
シリコン貫通電極と前記シリコン貫通電極に接続する配線層とを有する積層チップを形成する工程であって、二つの前記チップにつき前記シリコン貫通電極の端部と前記配線層とを対向させて積層させたとき、前記シリコン貫通電極の端部の位置と前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものであり、二つの前記チップにつき前記配線層同士を対向させて積層させたとき、一方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置と他方の前記配線層のコンタクト用パッドの位置とが合致するものである、工程と、
ボードに接続する第1のバンプの一つに対して、前記チップにおける、2以上の自然数である第1の個数のシリコン貫通電極を接続する工程と
を含む製造方法。
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