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- the present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device, and more particularly, to a solid-state imaging device, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device that can improve the utilization efficiency of a substrate.
- amplification type solid-state imaging devices represented by MOS type image sensors such as CMOS (Complementary Metal Metal Oxide Semiconductor) are known as solid-state imaging devices.
- CMOS Complementary Metal Metal Oxide Semiconductor
- CCD Charge-Coupled Device
- MOS image sensors are often used as solid-state imaging devices mounted on mobile devices such as camera-equipped mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) from the viewpoint of low power supply voltage and power consumption.
- the MOS type solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array (pixel region) in which unit pixels are formed by a photodiode serving as a photoelectric conversion unit and a plurality of pixel transistors, and the unit pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional array, and a peripheral area. It has a circuit area.
- the plurality of pixel transistors are formed of MOS transistors, and include transfer transistors, reset transistors, three transistors of amplification and transistors, or four transistors including a selection transistor.
- each circuit can be optimally formed to correspond to the function of each semiconductor chip, it is possible to easily realize high functionality of the device.
- a solid-state imaging device can be manufactured.
- these semiconductor chips are electrically connected.
- connection holes When a semiconductor device is configured by connecting different types of chips with connection conductors that penetrate the substrate, the connection holes must be opened while ensuring insulation on the deep substrate, which is necessary for processing the connection holes and embedding the connection conductors. It has been considered difficult to put it into practical use because of the cost-effectiveness of a simple manufacturing process.
- connection conductor in order to form a small contact hole of about 1 ⁇ m, for example, it is necessary to make the upper chip as thin as possible. In this case, a complicated process such as attaching the upper chip to the support substrate before thinning the film and cost increase are caused. Moreover, in order to fill the connection hole with a high aspect ratio with the connection conductor, it is necessary to use a CVD film having good coverage such as tungsten (W) as the connection conductor, and the connection conductor material is restricted.
- W tungsten
- Patent Document 1 proposes that a support substrate of a back surface type image sensor is stacked as a logic circuit, and a large number of connection contacts are provided from the top using a thinning process of the image sensor to form a stacked structure.
- a three-layer stacked solid-state imaging device has also been proposed.
- a stacked image sensor is configured as a three-layer stacked structure
- a sensor having a light receiving unit needs to take in light, so it is arranged at the top, and two chips are stacked below it. Become.
- the lower two chips can be, for example, logic or memory chips.
- the pad opening to the pad metal becomes deeper than necessary.
- the pad opening to the pad metal since it opens to the AL layer of the second layer chip, it penetrates the sensor of the uppermost layer chip, and further penetrates the silicon substrate of the second layer chip to reach the AL located at the lowermost layer of the wiring layer. There must be.
- curing of the resist after dry etching becomes a problem.
- the pad opening region of the second layer or lower needs to form a through-opening in the conventional laminated products, so that wiring and circuit elements cannot be arranged, and a lot of dead space is generated.
- measurement work for evaluation items that do not need an upper substrate must be completed after all lamination has been completed, and in order to carry out actions such as rejecting defective wafers and redundant repairs on laminated finished products, This results in an increase in the defect rate and an increase in measurement time.
- the present disclosure has been made in view of such a situation, and is intended to improve the utilization efficiency of a substrate.
- a solid-state imaging device includes a first semiconductor substrate having a sensor circuit including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a second semiconductor substrate and a third semiconductor substrate each having a circuit different from the sensor circuit.
- the first semiconductor substrate is an uppermost layer, and the first semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor substrate, and the third semiconductor substrate are stacked in three layers, and the first semiconductor substrate has an external An electrode metal element constituting an electrode for connection is arranged, and an electrode metal element constituting an electrode for measurement terminal is arranged in the second semiconductor substrate or the third semiconductor substrate, and a predetermined measurement is performed. Then, the first semiconductor substrate is stacked.
- a manufacturing method includes a first semiconductor substrate having a sensor circuit including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a second semiconductor substrate and a third semiconductor substrate each having a circuit different from the sensor circuit.
- a method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging device wherein the first semiconductor substrate is an uppermost layer, and the first semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor substrate, and the third semiconductor substrate are stacked in three layers, An electrode metal element constituting an electrode for external connection is arranged on the first semiconductor substrate, and an electrode metal constituting a measurement terminal electrode in the second semiconductor substrate or the third semiconductor substrate. After the elements are arranged and a predetermined measurement is performed, the method includes a step of stacking the first semiconductor substrate.
- An electronic apparatus includes a first semiconductor substrate having a sensor circuit including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a second semiconductor substrate and a third semiconductor substrate each having a circuit different from the sensor circuit.
- the first semiconductor substrate is the uppermost layer, and the first semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor substrate, and the third semiconductor substrate are stacked in three layers, and the first semiconductor substrate is externally connected to the first semiconductor substrate.
- An electrode metal element that constitutes an electrode for measurement is arranged, and an electrode metal element that constitutes an electrode for measurement terminal is arranged in the second semiconductor substrate or the third semiconductor substrate, and a predetermined measurement is performed.
- a solid-state imaging device configured by stacking the first semiconductor substrates is provided.
- a solid-state imaging device includes a first semiconductor substrate having a sensor circuit including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a second semiconductor substrate and a third semiconductor substrate each having a circuit different from the sensor circuit.
- the first semiconductor substrate is the uppermost layer, and the first semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor substrate, and the third semiconductor substrate are stacked in three layers, and the first semiconductor substrate is externally connected to the first semiconductor substrate.
- An electrode metal element constituting an electrode for connection is arranged, and an electrode metal element constituting an electrode for measurement terminal is arranged in the second semiconductor substrate or the third semiconductor substrate, and a predetermined measurement is performed. After performing the above, the first semiconductor substrate is laminated.
- a solid-state imaging device having a stacked structure in which a plurality of semiconductor chips having different functions are stacked and electrically connected has been proposed.
- a solid-state imaging device having a stacked structure since it is possible to optimally form each circuit so as to correspond to the function of each semiconductor chip, it is possible to easily realize enhancement of the function of the device.
- a solid-state imaging device can be manufactured.
- the semiconductor chip semiconductor chip
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a pixel portion of a conventional stacked solid-state imaging device.
- the solid-state imaging device according to the pixel unit is configured as a backside illumination type CMOS image sensor configured by laminating a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate. That is, the individual imaging device shown in FIG. 1 has a two-layer structure.
- an image sensor that is, a pixel array (hereinafter referred to as a pixel region) and a control region are formed in each region of the first semiconductor substrate 31. That is, a photodiode (PD) 34 serving as a photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel is formed in each region of a semiconductor substrate (for example, a silicon substrate) 31, and a source / drain region of each pixel transistor is formed in the semiconductor well region.
- a photodiode (PD) 34 serving as a photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel is formed in each region of a semiconductor substrate (for example, a silicon substrate) 31, and a source / drain region of each pixel transistor is formed in the semiconductor well region.
- a gate electrode is formed on a substrate surface (element formation surface) constituting a pixel via a gate insulating film, and a pixel transistor Tr1 and a pixel transistor Tr2 are formed by a source / drain region paired with the gate electrode.
- a pixel transistor Tr1 adjacent to the photodiode (PD) 34 corresponds to a transfer transistor, and its source / drain region corresponds to a floating diffusion (FD).
- a first interlayer insulating film 39 is formed on the surface of the first semiconductor substrate 31, and then a connection hole is formed in the interlayer insulating film 39, and a connection conductor 44 connected to a required transistor is formed.
- a multilayer wiring layer 41 is formed by forming a plurality of layers (in this example, two layers) of metal wiring via an interlayer insulating film 39 so as to be connected to each connection conductor 44.
- the metal wiring is formed of copper (Cu) wiring.
- each copper wiring (metal wiring) is covered with a barrier metal film that prevents Cu diffusion. Therefore, a protective film that is a cap film for copper wiring is formed on the multilayer wiring layer 41.
- the first semiconductor substrate 31 having the pixel region and the control region in a semi-finished product state is formed.
- a logic circuit including a signal processing circuit related to signal processing for controlling the pixel region and controlling communication with the outside is formed. That is, a plurality of MOS transistors Tr 6, MOS transistors Tr 7, and MOS transistors Tr 8 constituting a logic circuit are separated in a p-type semiconductor well region on the surface side of a semiconductor substrate (for example, a silicon substrate) 45 by an element isolation region.
- a first interlayer insulating film 49 is formed on the surface of the second semiconductor substrate 45, and then a connection hole is formed in the interlayer insulating film 49, and a connection conductor 54 connected to a required transistor is formed.
- a multilayer wiring layer 55 is formed by forming a plurality of layers, that is, four layers of metal wirings in this example via the interlayer insulating film 49 so as to be connected to each connection conductor 54.
- the metal wiring is formed of copper (Cu) wiring.
- a protective film that is a cap film for copper wiring (metal wiring) is formed on the multilayer wiring layer 55.
- the uppermost layer of the multilayer wiring layer 55 is formed of an aluminum pad serving as an electrode.
- the second semiconductor substrate 45 having a logic circuit is formed through the steps up to here.
- the first semiconductor substrate 31 and the second semiconductor substrate 45 are bonded together at the bonding surface 99 so that the multilayer wiring layer 41 and the multilayer wiring layer 55 face each other.
- the bonding includes, for example, plasma bonding and bonding with an adhesive.
- the first semiconductor substrate 31 is thinned by grinding and polishing from the back surface side (the surface facing the upper side in FIG. 1) of the first semiconductor substrate 31, and the back surface of the first semiconductor substrate 31 is a back-illuminated solid. It is a light incident surface when configured as an imaging device.
- the first semiconductor substrate 31 having a reduced thickness penetrates the first semiconductor substrate 31 from the rear surface side to the uppermost aluminum pad of the multilayer wiring layer 55 of the second semiconductor substrate 45 at a required position. A connection hole is formed. At the same time, a connection hole reaching the first layer wiring on the first semiconductor substrate 31 side from the back surface side is formed in the first semiconductor substrate 31 in the vicinity of the through-connection hole.
- the through connection conductor 64 and the connection conductor 65 are embedded in the through connection hole.
- a metal such as copper (Cu) or tungsten (W) can be used for the through connection conductor 64 and the connection conductor 65.
- the logic circuit for performing signal processing and the like is formed on the second semiconductor substrate 45, the electrode of each transistor and the signal line are connected so that signal input / output is performed. There is a need. That is, the logic circuit is operated with input / output of signals from / to the outside. Therefore, the aluminum pad 53 of the second semiconductor substrate 45 becomes an electrode for external connection.
- a pad hole 81 penetrating the first semiconductor substrate 31 is formed so that the aluminum pad 53 can be bonded to the aluminum pad 53 of the second semiconductor substrate, and the aluminum pad 53 is exposed.
- a planarizing film 73 is formed on the planarizing film 73.
- red (R), green (G), and blue (B) on-chip color filters 74 corresponding to the respective pixels are formed, and on that, An on-chip microlens 75 is formed.
- the aluminum pad 53 serving as an electrode used for transmission / reception of signals to / from the external device, circuit, or the like reaches the first semiconductor substrate 31 from the back surface side (light receiving surface side) of the first semiconductor substrate 31.
- the pad hole 81 is formed.
- a three-layer stacked type solid-state imaging device has also been developed.
- a first semiconductor substrate in which a pixel region and a control region (hereinafter also referred to as a sensor circuit) are formed
- a second semiconductor substrate in which a logic circuit is formed for example, It consists of a third semiconductor substrate on which a memory circuit is formed.
- the three-layer stacked type solid-state imaging device is manufactured as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example.
- the second semiconductor substrate 112 and the third semiconductor substrate 113 are bonded to each other with their circuit surfaces facing each other.
- the interlayer films of the two semiconductor substrates are bonded together.
- the second semiconductor substrate 112 is thinned.
- the first semiconductor substrate 111 is bonded onto the thinned second semiconductor substrate 112 with the back surface facing up.
- the interlayer films of the two semiconductor substrates are bonded together. Then, the first semiconductor substrate 111 is thinned.
- a stacked image sensor when configured as a three-layer stacked structure, a sensor circuit having a light receiving unit needs to take in light, so it is disposed at the top, and two logic circuits are provided below that. And the memory circuit are stacked.
- the circuit surfaces of the two lower semiconductor substrates are faced and bonded to each other, and the semiconductor substrate (second semiconductor substrate 112) as the second layer is thinned. After that, the uppermost semiconductor substrate (first semiconductor substrate 111) is bonded and laminated as a back surface type, and further thinned.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a pixel portion of a solid-state imaging device having a three-layer structure manufactured by a conventional technique.
- the first problem in the conventional three-layer structure is that the pad hole is too deep.
- a pad hole 121 deeper than the pad hole 81 of FIG. 1 is formed.
- the circuit surface of the second semiconductor substrate 112 is attached so as to face the circuit surface of the third semiconductor substrate. .
- the uppermost aluminum pad of the multilayer wiring layer of the second semiconductor substrate is far from the light-receiving surface of the first semiconductor substrate 111, penetrates the first semiconductor substrate, and further passes through the second semiconductor substrate. If the opening is not made until it penetrates, the aluminum pad 133 (external connection electrode) of the second semiconductor substrate is not exposed.
- deposits generated by dry etching also become a problem.
- the deposit deposited on the surface of the aluminum pad 133 and the side wall of the pad hole 121 absorbs humidity after the three-layer laminated structure is completed to generate fluorine ions, thereby melting the metal of the aluminum pad ( Corrosion) causes a defect.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration according to an embodiment of a pixel portion of a solid-state imaging device to which the present technology is applied.
- the solid-state imaging device according to the pixel unit is configured as a backside illumination type CMOS image sensor configured by stacking a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, and a third semiconductor substrate. That is, the individual imaging device according to the pixel unit shown in FIG. 5 has a three-layer stacked structure.
- the solid-state imaging device includes, for example, a first semiconductor substrate on which a sensor circuit is formed, a second semiconductor substrate on which a logic circuit is formed, and a third semiconductor substrate on which a memory circuit is formed. ing. Each of the logic circuit and the memory circuit operates with input / output of signals from / to the outside.
- the second semiconductor substrate is described as a logic circuit
- the third semiconductor substrate is described as a memory circuit.
- the second semiconductor substrate may be described as a memory circuit and the third semiconductor substrate may be a logic circuit. It is possible to realize a chip having the same function.
- a photodiode (PD) 234 serving as a photoelectric conversion portion of a pixel is formed on a first semiconductor substrate (for example, a silicon substrate) 211, and the source / source of each pixel transistor is formed in the semiconductor well region. A drain region is formed.
- a photodiode (PD) 234 serving as a photoelectric conversion portion of a pixel is formed on a first semiconductor substrate (for example, a silicon substrate) 211, and the source / source of each pixel transistor is formed in the semiconductor well region.
- a drain region is formed.
- a gate electrode is formed on a substrate surface constituting a pixel through a gate insulating film, and a pixel transistor Tr1 and a pixel transistor Tr2 are formed by a source / drain region paired with the gate electrode.
- a pixel transistor Tr1 adjacent to the photodiode (PD) 234 corresponds to a transfer transistor, and its source / drain region corresponds to a floating diffusion (FD).
- an interlayer insulating film is formed on the first semiconductor substrate 211, a connection hole is formed in the interlayer insulating film, and a connection conductor 244 connected to the pixel transistor Tr1 and the pixel transistor Tr2 is formed.
- a multilayer wiring layer 245 is formed by forming a plurality of layers of metal wiring 240 so as to be connected to each connection conductor 244.
- the copper wiring 240 (metal wiring) is formed of a copper (Cu) wiring. Normally, each copper wiring is covered with a barrier metal film that prevents Cu diffusion. Therefore, a protective film that is a cap film for copper wiring is formed on the multilayer wiring layer 245.
- an aluminum pad 280 serving as an electrode for external connection is formed in the lowermost layer of the multilayer wiring layer 245 of the first semiconductor substrate 211. That is, the aluminum pad 280 is formed at a position closer to the bonding surface 291 with the second semiconductor substrate 212 than to the copper wiring 240.
- This external connection electrode is used as one end of a wiring related to signal input / output with the outside.
- an electrode being formed with aluminum, you may make it form an electrode with another metal.
- a contact 265 used for electrical connection with the second semiconductor substrate 212 is formed on the first semiconductor substrate 211.
- the contact 265 is connected to a contact 311 of a second semiconductor substrate 212 described later, and is also connected to an aluminum pad 280 of the first semiconductor substrate 211.
- a pad hole 351 is formed in the first semiconductor substrate 211 so as to reach the aluminum pad 280 from the back surface side (light receiving surface side) of the first semiconductor substrate 211.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the pad hole 351 and the aluminum pad 280.
- 6A is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the pad hole 351
- FIG. 6B is a view of the aluminum pad 280 as viewed from above the pad hole 351.
- connection resistance can be reduced by connecting a large number of contacts 265 side by side at the end of the aluminum pad 280.
- the first semiconductor substrate 211 has an insulating protective film formed on the entire back surface, and a light shielding film is formed on a region to be shielded from light. .
- An on-chip color filter 274 is formed on the planarizing film corresponding to each pixel, and an on-chip microlens 275 is formed thereon.
- a logic circuit is formed on the second semiconductor substrate 212. That is, in the p-type semiconductor well region of the semiconductor substrate (for example, silicon substrate) 212, the MOS transistor Tr6, the MOS transistor Tr7, and the MOS transistor Tr8, which are a plurality of transistors constituting the logic circuit, are formed.
- a multilayer wiring layer 255 is formed by forming a plurality of layers of metal wirings 250 so as to be connected to the connection conductors 254.
- the metal wiring is formed of copper (Cu) wiring.
- an aluminum pad 320 serving as an electrode is formed in the lowermost layer of the multilayer wiring layer 255 of the second semiconductor substrate 212.
- a contact 311 used for electrical connection with the first semiconductor substrate 211 and the third semiconductor substrate 213 is formed on the second semiconductor substrate 212. The contact 311 is connected to the contact 265 of the first semiconductor substrate 211 and is also connected to the aluminum pad 330 of the third semiconductor substrate 213.
- a memory circuit is formed on the third semiconductor substrate 213. That is, in the p-type semiconductor well region of the semiconductor substrate (for example, silicon substrate) 213, a plurality of transistors constituting the memory circuit, that is, a MOS transistor Tr11, a MOS transistor Tr12, and a MOS transistor Tr13 are formed.
- a multilayer wiring layer 345 is formed by forming a plurality of layers of metal wiring 340 so as to be connected to each connection conductor 344.
- the metal wiring is formed of copper (Cu) wiring.
- an aluminum pad 330 serving as an electrode is formed on the uppermost layer of the multilayer wiring layer 345.
- the solid-state imaging device shown in FIG. 5 also uses the interlayer film between the second semiconductor substrate 212 and the third semiconductor substrate 213 on the bonding surface 292 as described above with reference to FIGS. to paste together.
- the second semiconductor substrate 212 and the first semiconductor substrate 211 are configured by bonding interlayer films to each other on the bonding surface 291.
- the circuit surfaces of the lower two semiconductor substrates face each other and are bonded together to form the second layer semiconductor substrate (second semiconductor substrate 212). Is thinned. Thereafter, the uppermost semiconductor substrate (first semiconductor substrate 211) is bonded and laminated as a back surface type, and further thinned. At this time, after planarizing the upper layer of the contact 311, the first semiconductor substrate 211 is bonded to the second semiconductor substrate 212 as a back surface type.
- the solid-state imaging device having a three-layer structure as shown in FIG. 5 has a configuration in which the pad hole 351 is formed only in the first semiconductor substrate 211, so that the region under the pad hole 351 is effectively used.
- the use efficiency of the substrate can be improved as compared with the conventional solid-state imaging device having a three-layer structure shown in FIG.
- first layer substrate 501 has a three-layer stacked structure in which a first layer substrate 501, a second layer substrate 502, and a third layer substrate 503 are stacked.
- first-layer substrate 501, the second-layer substrate 502, and the third-layer substrate 503 are, for example, the first semiconductor substrate 211, the second semiconductor substrate 212, and the third semiconductor substrate in FIG. 213 respectively. That is, in the solid-state imaging device 500, a sensor circuit is provided on the first layer substrate 501, a logic circuit is provided on the second layer substrate 502, and a memory circuit is provided on the third layer substrate 503.
- a wiring layer 512 is laminated on the surface (surface facing downward in FIG. 7) of the silicon substrate 511, and a planarizing film is formed on the back surface (surface facing upward in FIG. 7) of the silicon substrate 511. 513 is laminated.
- a pad hole 515 is formed so as to penetrate from the back surface side to the aluminum pad 514 formed in the wiring layer 512.
- a contact 516 for connecting the aluminum pad 514 and at least one of the second-layer substrate 502 and the third-layer substrate 503 is formed on the first-layer substrate 501.
- the aluminum pad 514, the pad hole 515, and the contact 516 correspond to, for example, the aluminum pad 280, the pad hole 351, and the contact 265 in FIG.
- the wiring layer 522 is laminated on the back surface (surface facing upward in FIG. 7) of the silicon substrate 521, and the wiring layer 523 is disposed on the surface (surface facing downward in FIG. 7) of the silicon substrate 521.
- the back surface side aluminum pad 524 is formed on the wiring layer 522
- the front surface side aluminum pad 525 is formed on the wiring layer 523.
- a contact 526 that connects the first layer substrate 501 and the third layer substrate 503 is formed on the second layer substrate 502.
- the second-layer substrate 502 is formed with a back-side aluminum pad 524 and a front-side aluminum pad 525, and a contact 527 that connects a transistor included in the logic circuit provided on the second-layer substrate 502. .
- the contact 526 and the contact 527 correspond to, for example, the contact 311 in FIG.
- the third-layer substrate 503 is configured by laminating a wiring layer 532 on the surface (surface facing upward in FIG. 7) of the silicon substrate 531 and laminating the wiring layer 533 with respect to the wiring layer 532.
- an aluminum pad 534 is formed on the wiring layer 533.
- a connection conductor 535 is formed in the wiring layer 532 to connect the aluminum pad 534 and a memory circuit provided in the third layer substrate 503.
- the aluminum pad 534 and the connection conductor 535 correspond to, for example, the aluminum pad 330 and the connection conductor 344 in FIG.
- the solid-state imaging device 500 is configured.
- the aluminum pad 514 formed on the wiring layer 512 of the first-layer substrate 501 has a function as an electrode (metal element) for external connection.
- an aluminum pad on the back side used as a measurement terminal electrode (metal element) instead of an external connection electrode 524 and a front side aluminum pad 525 are provided in the second-layer substrate 502 having a logic circuit that requires input / output of signals from the outside.
- an aluminum pad on the back side used as a measurement terminal electrode (metal element) instead of an external connection electrode 524 and a front side aluminum pad 525 are provided.
- an aluminum pad 534 used as an electrode (metal element) for a measurement terminal is provided on the third layer substrate 503 having a memory circuit, instead of an electrode for external connection.
- connection configuration A the connection configuration A, the connection configuration B, and the connection configuration C are shown as three connection configurations to the aluminum pad 514 in order from the right side.
- connection configuration A is a configuration in which a second layer substrate 502 and a third layer substrate 503 are connected to an aluminum pad 514A serving as an external connection electrode. That is, in the connection configuration A, the aluminum pad 514A and the backside aluminum pad 524A are electrically connected by the contact 516A, and the backside aluminum pad 524A and the aluminum pad 534A are electrically connected by the contact 526A. It is formed. With such a connection configuration A, the first-layer substrate 501, the second-layer substrate 502, and the third-layer substrate 503 are connected, and a connection terminal having the same function can be formed in the measurement before and after lamination. it can.
- connection configuration B is a configuration in which the second layer substrate 502 is connected to an aluminum pad 514A serving as an electrode for external connection. That is, in the connection configuration B, the aluminum pad 514B and the backside aluminum pad 524B are electrically connected by the contact 516B, while the aluminum pad 534B is not electrically connected to the outside. With such a connection configuration B, the first-layer substrate 501 and the second-layer substrate 502 are connected, and external connection and measurement electrodes having different functions independent from each other before and after the stacking can be stacked. it can.
- connection configuration C is a configuration in which a third layer substrate 503 is connected to an aluminum pad 514C serving as an external connection electrode. That is, in the connection configuration C, the aluminum pad 514C and the aluminum pad 534C are electrically connected by the contacts 516C and 526C, while the aluminum pad 524C on the back surface side is not electrically connected to the outside. With such a connection configuration C, the first-layer substrate 501 and the third-layer substrate 503 are connected, and external connection and measurement electrodes having different functions independent from each other before and after measurement can be stacked. it can.
- connection configurations between the first layer substrate 501, the second layer substrate 502, and the third layer substrate 503 are the connection configuration A, the connection configuration B, and the connection configuration, respectively. It can be different as in C, and the functions of the aluminum pad can be created separately. That is, the aluminum pad 514 serving as an electrode for external connection, the back surface side aluminum pad 524 serving as a measurement electrode and the front surface side aluminum pad 525, or the aluminum pad 534 serving as a measurement electrode are mixedly arranged. .
- the aluminum pad 514 of the first layer substrate 501, the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side and the aluminum pad 525 on the front surface side of the second layer substrate 502, and the aluminum pad 534 of the third layer substrate 503 are arranged in the vertical direction. They are arranged at substantially the same position (position overlapping when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface).
- the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second-layer substrate 502 is used for connection to the outside via the aluminum pad 514 of the first-layer substrate 501 as in connection configurations A and B. It is used for measurement from the back side of the logic circuit of the layer substrate 502 alone.
- the back surface side aluminum pad 524C in which no electrical connection is formed to the outside is used as an electrode terminal dedicated to measurement.
- the aluminum pad 525 on the surface side of the second layer substrate 502 is not electrically connected to the outside, and is a measurement-dedicated electrode from the surface side for the logic circuit of the second layer substrate 502 alone. Used as a terminal.
- connection configurations A and C the aluminum pad 534 of the third layer substrate 503 is used for connection to the outside via the aluminum pad 514 of the first layer substrate 501 as in connection configurations A and C.
- the substrate 503 alone is used for measurement from the surface side of the memory circuit.
- an aluminum pad 534B that is not electrically connected to the outside is used as an electrode terminal dedicated to measurement.
- the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second-layer substrate 502 is a stacked product in which the second-layer substrate 502 and the third-layer substrate 503 are stacked, and the logic circuit of the second-layer substrate 502 and It can be used for measurement of both of the memory circuits of the third-layer substrate 503.
- FIG. 8 shows a relationship between an aluminum pad used for measurement and a substrate to be measured.
- the aluminum pad 525 on the front surface side of the second-layer substrate 502 is used only for measurement of the second-layer substrate 502 alone before the second-layer substrate 502 and the third-layer substrate 503 are bonded together. be able to.
- the aluminum pad 534 of the third layer substrate 503 is used only for measurement of the third layer substrate 503 alone before the second layer substrate 502 and the third layer substrate 503 are bonded to each other. it can.
- the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second substrate 502 is measured by the second substrate 502 alone, measured by the third substrate 503 alone, and the second substrate 502 and the third layer. It can be used for measurement (evaluation) integrated as a laminated product in which the eye substrate 503 is laminated.
- the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second-layer substrate 502 has a function surface that enables stacking evaluation.
- the measurement is performed on the circuit 536 formed on the third-layer substrate 503 using the aluminum pad 534 of the third-layer substrate 503.
- a circuit 536 such as a memory circuit is formed on the silicon substrate 531, and the circuit 536 is connected to the aluminum pad 534 through the connection conductor 535. Therefore, for example, the measurement for the single circuit 536 can be performed by bringing the measurement probe into contact with the aluminum pad 534.
- the second-layer substrate 502 is bonded to the third-layer substrate 503 via the adhesive surface 292. Then, with respect to the circuit 528 formed on the second layer substrate 502 and the circuit 536 formed on the third layer substrate 503, the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second layer substrate 502 is used. Measurement is performed.
- a circuit 528 such as a logic circuit is formed on the silicon substrate 521, and the circuit 528 is formed of aluminum on the back surface side via a connection conductor 529, an aluminum pad 525 on the front surface side, and a contact 527. It is connected to the pad 524. Further, the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side is connected to the aluminum pad 534 through the contact 526. Therefore, for example, the measurement probe is brought into contact with the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side, and the measurement for the single circuit 528, the measurement for the single circuit 536, and the measurement for the circuit 528 and the circuit 536 as a laminated product are performed. be able to.
- the first-layer substrate 501 is bonded to the second-layer substrate 502 via the adhesive surface 291, and wiring for connecting to the outside is connected to the aluminum pad 514. Then, by using the aluminum pad 514 of the first layer substrate 501, the circuit 518 formed on the first layer substrate 501, the circuit 528 formed on the second layer substrate 502, and the third layer Measurement is performed on the circuit 536 formed on the substrate 503.
- a circuit 518 such as a sensor circuit is formed on a silicon substrate 511, and the circuit 518 is connected to an aluminum pad 514 through a connection conductor 517. Further, the aluminum pad 514 is connected to the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side through the contact 516. Therefore, for example, the measurement probe can be brought into contact with the aluminum pad 514 to perform measurement for the single circuit 518, measurement for the single circuit 528, and measurement for the single circuit 536. Further, measurements can be performed on the circuit 518 and the circuit 528 as the laminated product, measurements on the circuit 518 and the circuit 536 as the laminated product, and measurements on the circuit 518, the circuit 528, and the circuit 536 as the laminated product.
- the circuit can be measured using the aluminum pad every time the substrates are stacked, and it is not necessary to connect the lower layer circuit to the uppermost aluminum pad.
- the utilization efficiency of the substrate can be improved as compared with the configuration in which the circuit is measured after all the substrates are stacked.
- the wafer (laminated product) is selected and can be rejected before the first layer of the substrate 501 is laminated.
- the defective portion can be repair-redundant. That is, at the time of measuring the first-layer substrate 501, the second-layer substrate 502 (logic circuit) and the third-layer substrate 503 (memory circuit) on which the first-layer substrate 501 is stacked are measured and repaired. This is because it is necessary to place the pad opening electrode necessary for the measurement of the second-layer substrate 502 and the third-layer substrate 503 in the first-layer substrate 501.
- the test circuit and the redundant circuit may be arranged on a substrate different from the circuit under test and the circuit under test. it can. That is, a test circuit can be arranged on the second-layer substrate 502 and a circuit under test can be arranged on the third-layer substrate 503.
- the aluminum pad 514 formed on the first-layer substrate 501 is limited to only terminals necessary for measurement evaluation of the first-layer substrate 501 itself and interface with the product. Electrodes necessary for measurement are formed below the second-layer substrate 502. As a result, it is possible to prevent the pad electrodes from overlapping, and to greatly contribute to the reduction of the chip area.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which the aluminum pad 514 is viewed from above the pad hole 515.
- a measurement position that is a region for performing measurement and a connection position that is a region for connecting wiring from the outside are provided.
- the pad hole 515 is opened in a rectangular shape when seen in a plan view, so that the measurement position and the connection position can be different in the aluminum pad 514.
- the pad hole 515 is formed, for example, in an area nearly twice as large as the opening provided in the substrate of the other layer.
- a plurality of contacts 516 are formed in the vicinity of the aluminum pad 514.
- the maximum number of contacts in the region where the contact 516 can be formed (FIG. In this example, 24 contacts 516 are arranged.
- the number of contacts 516 to be connected is limited. For example, four contacts surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 516 is used. In this manner, the number of contacts 516 can be increased or decreased according to specifications such as resistance and capacitance required for the terminals.
- the next substrate can be bonded securely.
- a needle mark 550 is formed on the aluminum pad 514 as shown in the center of FIG. 11. Therefore, when the aluminum pad 514 as the measurement electrode is made by a damascene process, it is planarized by metal CMP (Chemical-Mechanical-Polishing), and when it is made of a normal metal such as aluminum, the interlayer film Planarization is performed by CMP. As a result, as shown in the lower side of FIG. 11, the aluminum pad 514 is planarized, and then the first-layer substrate 501 is laminated on the second-layer substrate 502.
- CMP Chemical-Mechanical-Polishing
- the solid-state imaging device 500 has a structure in which three layers of substrates are stacked as described above, but may have a structure in which three or more layers of substrates are stacked.
- the measurement is performed on the circuit 546 formed on the fourth layer substrate 504 using the aluminum pad 544 of the fourth layer substrate 504.
- a circuit 546 such as a memory circuit is formed on the silicon substrate 541, and the circuit 546 is connected to the aluminum pad 544 through the connection conductor 545. Therefore, for example, the measurement for the single circuit 546 can be performed by bringing the measurement probe into contact with the aluminum pad 544.
- the third layer substrate 503 is bonded to the fourth layer substrate 504 via the adhesive surface 293.
- the circuit 536 is connected to the rear surface side aluminum pad 534 through the connection conductor 535, the front surface side aluminum pad 537, and the contact 539, and is connected to the rear surface side through the contact 538.
- Aluminum pad 534 and aluminum pad 544 are connected. Then, with respect to the circuit 536 formed on the third-layer substrate 503 and the circuit 546 formed on the fourth-layer substrate 504 using the aluminum pad 534 on the back surface side of the third-layer substrate 503. Measurement is performed.
- the second-layer substrate 502 is bonded to the third-layer substrate 503 via the adhesive surface 292.
- the first-layer substrate 501 is bonded to the second-layer substrate 502 via the adhesive surface 291, and wiring for connecting to the outside is connected to the aluminum pad 514. Then, using the aluminum pad 514 of the first layer substrate 501, the circuit 518 formed on the first layer substrate 501, the circuit 528 formed on the second layer substrate 502, and the third layer substrate Measurement is performed on the circuit 536 formed on the substrate 503 and the circuit 546 formed on the substrate 504 in the fourth layer.
- a laminated structure can be configured in the same manner as the solid-state imaging device 500 having a three-layer laminated structure.
- the pad hole 515 exposing the aluminum pad 514 is opened from the light receiving surface side of the first layer substrate 501, and in a region corresponding to the aluminum pad 514 below the second layer substrate 502 in plan view, An aluminum pad used in measurement before lamination is formed, and an electric circuit or wiring is arranged in a surplus area other than the area where the aluminum pad is formed so that the dead space is minimized.
- the back surface side aluminum pad 524 and the front surface side aluminum pad 525 are formed on the second layer substrate 502, and the back surface side aluminum pad 534 and the third layer substrate 503 are formed.
- a surface-side aluminum pad 537 is formed. These aluminum pads can be used for measurement from the back side and the front side of the respective substrates.
- FIG. 13 shows a relationship between an aluminum pad used for measurement and a substrate to be measured.
- the aluminum pad 525 on the front surface side of the second-layer substrate 502 is used only for measurement of the second-layer substrate 502 alone before the second-layer substrate 502 and the third-layer substrate 503 are bonded together. be able to.
- the aluminum pad 537 on the surface side of the third-layer substrate 503 is used only for measurement of the third-layer substrate 503 before the second-layer substrate 502 and the third-layer substrate 503 are bonded together. Can be used.
- the aluminum pad 544 of the fourth layer substrate 504 can be used only for measurement of the fourth layer substrate 504 alone before the third layer substrate 503 and the fourth layer substrate 504 are bonded to each other. .
- the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second layer substrate 502 is measured by the second layer substrate 502 alone, measured by the third layer substrate 503 alone, and measured by the fourth layer substrate 504 alone. Can be used. Further, the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second substrate 502 is integrated as a laminated product in which the second substrate 502 and the third substrate 503 are laminated, and the third substrates 503 and 4 are integrated. It can be used for measurement integrated as a laminated product in which the substrate 504 of the layer is laminated, and measurement integrated as a laminated product in which the substrate 502 of the second layer and the substrate 504 of the fourth layer are laminated. Further, the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second-layer substrate 502 is integrated in a measurement in which the second-layer substrate 502, the third-layer substrate 503, and the fourth-layer substrate 504 are stacked. Can be used.
- the aluminum pad 534 on the back surface side of the third layer substrate 503 is measured by the third layer substrate 503 alone, by the fourth layer substrate 504 alone, and by the third layer substrates 503 and 4. It can be used for measurement integrated as a laminated product in which the substrate 504 of the layer is laminated.
- the pad hole 515 is formed with, for example, an area that is nearly twice as large as the opening provided in the substrate of the other layer.
- the portions other than the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side and the aluminum pad 534 of the third-layer substrate 503 remain as an excessive area.
- the aluminum pad 524 or the aluminum pad 534 is not disposed in the second-layer substrate 502 or the third-layer substrate 503, either directly below the aluminum pad 514 formed on the first-layer substrate 501, or the aluminum pad.
- an electric circuit, wiring, or the like is arranged in a region remaining as a surplus portion. Thereby, the area
- FIG. 14 shows a plan view of the first layer substrate 501
- FIG. 15 shows a plan view of the second layer substrate 502
- FIG. 16 shows a third layer substrate. A plan view of 503 is shown.
- a circuit 518 such as a sensor circuit is formed in the center of the first layer substrate 501.
- a plurality of aluminum pads 514 are formed around the circuit 518.
- the aluminum pad 514 of the connection configuration A is denoted by the symbol A
- the connection configuration B The aluminum pad 514 is denoted by reference symbol B
- the aluminum pad 514 of the connection configuration C is denoted by reference symbol C.
- a circuit 528 such as a DRAM circuit is formed corresponding to a region where the circuit 518 is formed in the first-layer substrate 501.
- a plurality of aluminum pads 524 are formed around the circuit 528.
- the aluminum pad 524 of the connection configuration A is denoted by the symbol A
- the connection configuration B The aluminum pad 524 is denoted by the symbol B
- the aluminum pad 524 of the connection configuration C is denoted by the symbol C. That is, the aluminum pad 524 to which the symbol C is attached is a test pad for the second-layer substrate 502 only.
- the aluminum pad 524 is formed in a smaller area than the first-layer aluminum pad 514, and the surplus region thereof is a region where the contact 526 is formed (a region indicated as I / O in FIG. 15). Is done.
- a circuit 536 such as a logic circuit is formed corresponding to a region where the circuit 518 is formed in the first-layer substrate 501.
- a plurality of aluminum pads 534 are formed around the circuit 536.
- the aluminum pad 524 of the connection configuration A is denoted by reference symbol A
- the connection configuration B The aluminum pad 524 is denoted by the symbol B
- the aluminum pad 524 of the connection configuration C is denoted by the symbol C. That is, the aluminum pad 524 to which the symbol B is attached is a test pad for the third-layer substrate 503 only.
- connection configuration B an area where no connection from the outside to the third layer substrate 503 is not provided with an aluminum pad, and a logic circuit is also formed in the surplus area.
- the circuit that can be most easily incorporated is an ESD (Electro-Static-Discharge) protection element used in combination with a pad electrode, but other circuits can also be provided.
- ESD Electro-Static-Discharge
- the utilization efficiency of the substrate can be improved by effectively utilizing the surplus area.
- a test circuit can be shared by a plurality of chips in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the substrate.
- FIG. 17A shows a plan view of two chips (product 1 and product 2) to be the solid-state imaging device 500, and FIG. 17B shows a cross-sectional view thereof.
- the two chips are divided along a scribe line indicated by a broken line, and the test circuit 561 and the test circuit 562 use the aluminum pad 524 on the back surface side of the second layer substrate 502, Formed across scribe lines.
- the configurations other than the test circuit 561 and the test circuit 562 are, for example, the configuration in which the circuit 528-1, the circuit 528-2, the circuit 536-1, the circuit 536-2, and the like are common to the respective chips. Note that a common product may be laminated across the scribe lines even after the next lamination.
- test circuit 561 and the test circuit 562 that are not used in the first-layer substrate 501 can be arranged across the chips, and can be commonly used in adjacent chips.
- a redundant circuit or the like may be arranged across the chips.
- test circuit and the redundant circuit can be distributed among the chips, so that the use efficiency can be improved as compared with the configuration in which the test circuit and the redundant circuit are provided for each chip.
- test circuit or a redundant circuit may be used in common between the upper and lower substrates.
- a test circuit 572 is arranged on the second layer substrate 502, a redundant circuit 571 is arranged on the third layer substrate 503, and the test circuit 572 and the redundant circuit 571 are electrically connected. Connected.
- the test circuit 572 and the redundant circuit 571 can be shared by the second layer substrate 502 and the third layer substrate 503.
- the test of the circuit 536 of the third-layer substrate 503 is performed using the test circuit 572 of the second-layer substrate 502. It can be performed.
- the redundant circuit 571 of the third-layer substrate 503 can be used.
- a redundant circuit can be arranged on another substrate to be laminated, and relief can be made across the substrates connected by contacts. In this way, by performing the redundant timing in the test after bonding the substrates together, it is possible to avoid the placement of fuses, redundant circuits, etc. for each substrate, improving the utilization efficiency of the substrate Can be made.
- the three-layer multilayer chip requires terminals with various functions such as function verification of each layer alone, function verification of the entire multilayer chip, connection to an external substrate, etc., all of which are made on the first semiconductor substrate. If this happens, a large area of the effective imaging area is scraped off in the terminal formation area.
- the opening electrode formed on the first semiconductor substrate is limited to only terminals necessary for measurement evaluation and interface with the product, and the other electrodes are the second semiconductor substrate. It is desirable to make it into the following. Furthermore, the measurement electrode terminals formed on the second and third semiconductor substrates are connected to each other with through electrodes if they have the same function as the external connection terminals of the first semiconductor substrate, such as the power supply terminals. Common potential. On the other hand, when it is desired to have an independent function like the measurement signal terminals in the second and third semiconductor substrates, they are electrically separated by not connecting the through electrodes. In either case, the design can be made such that the opening electrode formed in the first semiconductor substrate and the measurement electrode formed in the second and third semiconductor substrates overlap with each other in the vertical direction and fall within the same footprint.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a solid-state imaging device to which the present technology is applied.
- the solid-state imaging device 401 is configured as a CMOS image sensor, for example.
- a solid-state imaging device 401 in FIG. 19 includes a pixel region (so-called pixel array) 403 in which pixels 402 including a plurality of photoelectric conversion units are regularly arranged in a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate 411, and a peripheral circuit unit. Configured.
- the pixel 402 includes, for example, a photodiode serving as a photoelectric conversion unit and a plurality of pixel transistors (so-called MOS transistors).
- the pixel 402 may have a shared pixel structure.
- This pixel sharing structure is composed of a plurality of photodiodes, a plurality of transfer transistors, one shared floating diffusion, and one other shared pixel transistor.
- the peripheral circuit section includes a vertical drive circuit 404, a column signal processing circuit 405, a horizontal drive circuit 406, an output circuit 407, a control circuit 408, and the like.
- the control circuit 408 receives an input clock and data for instructing an operation mode, and outputs data such as internal information of the solid-state imaging device. In other words, the control circuit 408 generates a clock signal and a control signal that serve as a reference for operations of the vertical drive circuit 404, the column signal processing circuit 405, the horizontal drive circuit 406, and the like based on the vertical synchronization signal, the horizontal synchronization signal, and the master clock. To do. These signals are input to the vertical drive circuit 404, the column signal processing circuit 405, the horizontal drive circuit 406, and the like.
- the vertical drive circuit 404 is constituted by, for example, a shift register, selects a pixel drive wiring, supplies a pulse for driving the pixel to the selected pixel drive wiring, and drives the pixels in units of rows. That is, the vertical drive circuit 404 sequentially selects and scans each pixel 402 in the pixel area 403 in the vertical direction in units of rows, and according to the amount of light received in, for example, a photodiode serving as a photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel 402 through the vertical signal line 409. A pixel signal based on the generated signal charge is supplied to the column signal processing circuit 405.
- the column signal processing circuit 405 is disposed, for example, for each column of the pixels 402, and performs signal processing such as noise removal on the signal output from the pixels 402 for one row for each pixel column. That is, the column signal processing circuit 405 performs signal processing such as CDS for removing fixed pattern noise unique to the pixel 402, signal amplification, and AD conversion.
- a horizontal selection switch (not shown) is connected to the horizontal signal line 410 at the output stage of the column signal processing circuit 405.
- the horizontal drive circuit 406 is constituted by, for example, a shift register, and sequentially outputs horizontal scanning pulses to select each of the column signal processing circuits 405 in order, and outputs a pixel signal from each of the column signal processing circuits 405 to the horizontal signal line. 410 is output.
- the output circuit 407 performs signal processing on the signals sequentially supplied from each of the column signal processing circuits 405 through the horizontal signal line 410 and outputs the signals. For example, only buffering may be performed, or black level adjustment, column variation correction, various digital signal processing, and the like may be performed.
- the input / output terminal 412 exchanges signals with the outside.
- the pixel 402 shown in FIG. 19 is a sensor circuit formed on a first semiconductor substrate, and a peripheral circuit is a logic circuit formed on a second semiconductor substrate or a memory formed on a third semiconductor substrate. A circuit.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a camera device as an electronic apparatus to which the present technology is applied.
- the 20 includes an optical unit 601 including a lens group, a solid-state imaging device (imaging device) 602 in which each of the above-described pixels 402 is employed, and a DSP circuit 603 that is a camera signal processing circuit.
- the camera device 600 also includes a frame memory 604, a display unit 605, a recording unit 606, an operation unit 607, and a power supply unit 608.
- the DSP circuit 603, the frame memory 604, the display unit 605, the recording unit 606, the operation unit 607, and the power supply unit 608 are connected to each other via a bus line 609.
- the optical unit 601 takes in incident light (image light) from a subject and forms an image on the imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device 602.
- the solid-state imaging device 602 converts the amount of incident light imaged on the imaging surface by the optical unit 601 into an electrical signal in units of pixels and outputs it as a pixel signal.
- the solid-state imaging device 602 the solid-state imaging device according to the above-described embodiment can be used.
- the display unit 605 includes a panel type display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel, and displays a moving image or a still image captured by the solid-state imaging device 602.
- the recording unit 606 records a moving image or a still image captured by the solid-state imaging device 602 on a recording medium such as a video tape or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk).
- the operation unit 607 issues operation commands for various functions of the camera device 600 under the operation of the user.
- the power supply unit 608 appropriately supplies various power sources serving as operation power sources for the DSP circuit 603, the frame memory 604, the display unit 605, the recording unit 606, and the operation unit 607 to these supply targets.
- the present technology is not limited to application to a solid-state imaging device that detects the distribution of the amount of incident light of visible light and captures it as an image, but a solid-state that captures the distribution of the incident amount of infrared rays, X-rays, particles, or the like as an image.
- solid-state imaging devices physical quantity distribution detection devices
- fingerprint detection sensors that detect the distribution of other physical quantities such as pressure and capacitance and capture images as images.
- Solid-state imaging device Solid-state imaging device.
- the sensor circuit of the first semiconductor substrate is a backside illumination type, The solid-state imaging device according to (1), wherein a hole exposing the metal element for electrode is opened from a light receiving surface side of the first semiconductor substrate. (3) Between the external connection electrode arranged in the first semiconductor substrate and the measurement electrode arranged in the second semiconductor substrate, and the measurement electrode arranged in the second semiconductor substrate The solid-state imaging device according to (1) or (2), in which an electrical connection is formed by a through electrode between the electrode and the measurement electrode disposed in the third semiconductor substrate.
- the measurement electrode disposed in the second semiconductor substrate As the measurement electrode disposed in the second semiconductor substrate, the measurement electrode that can be needled from the surface that is the element forming surface, and the measurement electrode that can be needled from the back surface opposite to the surface
- An external connection electrode arranged in the first semiconductor substrate, a measurement electrode arranged in the second semiconductor substrate, and a measurement electrode arranged in the third semiconductor substrate are mixed.
- Measurement is performed using the measurement electrode disposed in the second semiconductor substrate or the third semiconductor substrate, and wafer sorting, rejection, or redundant repair processing is performed before the first semiconductor substrate is stacked.
- the solid-state imaging device according to any one of (1) to (7) is implemented.
- a method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging device comprising: a first semiconductor substrate having a sensor circuit including a photoelectric conversion unit; and a second semiconductor substrate and a third semiconductor substrate each having a circuit different from the sensor circuit, The first semiconductor substrate is the uppermost layer, and the first semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor substrate, and the third semiconductor substrate are stacked in three layers, An electrode metal element that constitutes an electrode for external connection is disposed on the first semiconductor substrate, A step of laminating the first semiconductor substrate after the electrode metal element constituting the measurement terminal electrode is disposed in the second semiconductor substrate or the third semiconductor substrate, and performing a predetermined measurement.
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光電変換部を含むセンサ回路を有する第1の半導体基板と、
前記センサ回路とは異なる回路をそれぞれ有する第2の半導体基板および第3の半導体基板とを備え、
前記第1の半導体基板を最上層とし、前記第1の半導体基板、前記第2の半導体基板、および前記第3の半導体基板が3層に積層され、
前記第1の半導体基板に、外部接続用の電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置されており、
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に測定端子用電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置され、所定の測定を実施した後、前記第1の半導体基板を積層して構成される
固体撮像装置。
(2)
前記第1の半導体基板のセンサ回路は、裏面照射型とされ、
前記電極用金属素子を露出する孔が、前記第1の半導体基板の受光面側から開口される
上記(1)に記載の固体撮像装置。
(3)
前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極と、第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間、および、第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極と第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間はそれぞれ貫通電極によって電気的な接続が形成される
上記(1)または(2)に記載の固体撮像装置。
(4)
前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極と、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間、または、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極と前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間が電気的に分離される
上記(1)から(3)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(5)
前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極と、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間、および、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極と前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間が電気的に分離される
上記(1)から(4)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(6)
前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極として、素子形成面である表面から針立て可能な測定用電極と、前記表面に対して反対側となる裏面から針立て可能な測定用電極との、いずれか一方もしくは両方が形成される
上記(1)から(5)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(7)
前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極、前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極が混在して配置される
上記(1)から(6)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(8)
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極を用いた測定を行い、前記第1の半導体基板の積層前にウェーハの選別、棄却、または冗長リペアの処理が実施される
上記(1)から(7)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(9)
前記測定端子用電極において、前記電極間を結線する貫通電極の数を、端子に要求される抵抗または容量仕様に応じて増減させる
上記(1)から(8)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(10)
4層目以上の基板を積層する場合も、前記電極用金属素子を露出する孔は前記第1の半導体基板の受光面側から開口され、第2以下の半導体基板の同じ領域には、積層前の測定で使用される電極用金属素子が形成されるとともに、その電極用金属素子が形成されない余剰領域には電気回路または配線が配置される
上記(1)から(9)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(11)
積層前の測定において前記測定用電極に形成された針立て跡が平坦化される
上記(1)から(10)までのいずれかに記載の固体撮像装置。
(12)
光電変換部を含むセンサ回路を有する第1の半導体基板と、前記センサ回路とは異なる回路をそれぞれ有する第2の半導体基板および第3の半導体基板とを備える固体撮像装置の製造方法であって、
前記第1の半導体基板を最上層とし、前記第1の半導体基板、前記第2の半導体基板、および前記第3の半導体基板が3層に積層され、
前記第1の半導体基板に、外部接続用の電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置されており、
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に測定端子用電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置され、所定の測定を実施した後、前記第1の半導体基板を積層する
ステップを含む製造方法。
(13)
光電変換部を含むセンサ回路を有する第1の半導体基板と、
前記センサ回路とは異なる回路をそれぞれ有する第2の半導体基板および第3の半導体基板とを備え、
前記第1の半導体基板を最上層とし、前記第1の半導体基板、前記第2の半導体基板、および前記第3の半導体基板が3層に積層され、
前記第1の半導体基板に、外部接続用の電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置されており、
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に測定端子用電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置され、所定の測定を実施した後、前記第1の半導体基板を積層して構成される
固体撮像装置を備える電子機器。
Claims (13)
- 光電変換部を含むセンサ回路を有する第1の半導体基板と、
前記センサ回路とは異なる回路をそれぞれ有する第2の半導体基板および第3の半導体基板とを備え、
前記第1の半導体基板を最上層とし、前記第1の半導体基板、前記第2の半導体基板、および前記第3の半導体基板が3層に積層され、
前記第1の半導体基板に、外部接続用の電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置されており、
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に測定端子用電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置され、所定の測定を実施した後、前記第1の半導体基板を積層して構成される
固体撮像装置。 - 前記第1の半導体基板のセンサ回路は、裏面照射型とされ、
前記電極用金属素子を露出する孔が、前記第1の半導体基板の受光面側から開口される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極と、第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間、および、第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極と第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間はそれぞれ貫通電極によって電気的な接続が形成される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極と、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間、または、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極と前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極との間が電気的に分離される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第1の半導体基板に形成された外部接続用の電極の直下にあり、前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内で、前記測定用電極を必要としない領域に、電気回路もしくは配線を配置する
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極として、素子形成面である表面から針立て可能な測定用電極と、前記表面に対して反対側となる裏面から針立て可能な測定用電極との、いずれか一方もしくは両方が形成される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第1の半導体基板内に配置された外部接続用の電極、前記第2の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極、前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極が混在して配置される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に配置された測定用電極を用いた測定を行い、前記第1の半導体基板の積層前にウェーハの選別、棄却、または冗長リペアの処理が実施される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 前記測定端子用電極において、前記電極間を結線する貫通電極の数を、端子に要求される抵抗または容量仕様に応じて増減させる
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 4層目以上の基板を積層する場合も、前記電極用金属素子を露出する孔は前記第1の半導体基板の受光面側から開口され、第2以下の半導体基板の同じ領域には、積層前の測定で使用される電極用金属素子が形成されるとともに、その電極用金属素子が形成されない余剰領域には電気回路または配線が配置される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 積層前の測定において前記測定用電極に形成された針立て跡が平坦化される
請求項1に記載の固体撮像装置。 - 光電変換部を含むセンサ回路を有する第1の半導体基板と、前記センサ回路とは異なる回路をそれぞれ有する第2の半導体基板および第3の半導体基板とを備える固体撮像装置の製造方法であって、
前記第1の半導体基板を最上層とし、前記第1の半導体基板、前記第2の半導体基板、および前記第3の半導体基板が3層に積層され、
前記第1の半導体基板に、外部接続用の電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置されており、
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に測定端子用電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置され、所定の測定を実施した後、前記第1の半導体基板を積層する
ステップを含む製造方法。 - 光電変換部を含むセンサ回路を有する第1の半導体基板と、
前記センサ回路とは異なる回路をそれぞれ有する第2の半導体基板および第3の半導体基板とを備え、
前記第1の半導体基板を最上層とし、前記第1の半導体基板、前記第2の半導体基板、および前記第3の半導体基板が3層に積層され、
前記第1の半導体基板に、外部接続用の電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置されており、
前記第2の半導体基板または前記第3の半導体基板内に測定端子用電極を構成する電極用金属素子が配置され、所定の測定を実施した後、前記第1の半導体基板を積層して構成される
固体撮像装置を備える電子機器。
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