WO2022244583A1 - 半導体装置及び半導体装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- Patent Document 1 a semiconductor substrate made of silicon whose entire area is pre-diffused with a P-type impurity (that is, a semiconductor substrate of P-type silicon) and a mounting device in which a light emitting element that is the upper surface in the semiconductor substrate is mounted
- a semiconductor device in which a Zener diode is formed as a semiconductor element comprising an N layer in which an N-type impurity is implanted and diffused on the surface side.
- the light emitting element is flip-chip connected to the pair of upper wiring layers formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate via bumps made of gold (Au).
- the distance between the anode and cathode electrodes of a semiconductor element such as a light emitting element is smaller than the distance between mounting electrodes formed on the outside of the semiconductor device. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, when bonding a wiring layer on the upper surface side of a semiconductor substrate and a light-emitting element using a molten metal such as a gold-tin (AuSn) alloy as a bonding layer, during heat treatment for bonding, one There is a possibility that the melted bonding layer on the polar electrode will come into contact with the other polar portion of the semiconductor element (Zener diode) formed on the upper surface side in the semiconductor substrate, and the semiconductor device will be short-circuited.
- a molten metal such as a gold-tin (AuSn) alloy
- the entire semiconductor substrate functions as the P layer of the semiconductor element (Zener diode). Therefore, when an overvoltage is applied to a semiconductor device mounted on a mounting board, current due to electron avalanche breakdown of the semiconductor element (Zener diode) leaks to other semiconductor elements or semiconductor devices adjacent to the semiconductor device on the mounting board. It may be transmitted as a current and cause malfunction.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is capable of preventing a short circuit due to molten metal during heat treatment of a bonding layer, and when an overvoltage is applied after mounting on a mounting substrate.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of suppressing leakage current to other adjacent semiconductor devices.
- a semiconductor device has a first conductivity type, thermally oxidized films are formed on an upper surface and a lower surface, and the thermally oxidized film formed on the lower surface has a first opening and a second opening that are separated from each other. is formed in a first region along the lower surface and has a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type exposed in the first opening.
- a diode structure comprising a well region and a second well region having the first conductivity type formed in a second region along the bottom surface in the first region and exposed in the second opening.
- a semiconductor element disposed on the substrate and having a semiconductor layer; and the first well formed in the lower surface of the thermal oxide film and formed in the first opening.
- first external electrode in contact with the region; and a second external electrode formed on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film, separated from the first external electrode and in contact with the second well region at the second opening. and an external electrode, wherein the second well region extends along the bottom surface of the substrate beyond a midline between the first opening and the second opening. It is characterized by extending to the side.
- a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing a substrate made of single crystal silicon having a first conductivity type; a first diffusion step forming a first well region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; a second diffusion step forming a second well region having a mold; and a first opening exposing the first well region and a second opening exposing the second well region in the lower surface of the substrate.
- the second well region extends along the lower surface of the substrate to the side of the first opening beyond the middle line between the first opening and the second opening. It is characterized by forming
- FIG. 1 is a top view of a semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of an element mounting surface of a semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a bonding region between the composite substrate and the frit glass of the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a diode structure portion of the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing flow of the semiconductor device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in one step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Example 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a diode structure portion of a semiconductor device according to Example 2 of the present invention
- FIG. 1 shows a top view of a semiconductor device 100 according to Example 1.
- FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100 of FIG. 1 taken along line AA.
- a semiconductor device 100 includes a composite substrate 10 having a cavity as a recess on its upper surface, a semiconductor element 40 mounted on an element mounting surface 13 which is the bottom surface of the cavity of the composite substrate 10, and a composite substrate on the upper surface of the composite substrate 10. and a lid member 50 formed to cover the ten cavities. Moreover, the semiconductor device 100 has a plurality of through holes 16 penetrating from the bottom surface of the cavity to the bottom surface of the composite substrate 10 .
- the semiconductor device 100 fills the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22, which are a pair of mounting electrodes formed on the bottom surface of the composite substrate 10, and the plurality of through holes 16 of the composite substrate 10, and and a plurality of through electrodes 30 electrically connected to the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 .
- the semiconductor device 100 also has a diode structure portion 80 formed in a region along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 inside the composite substrate 10 .
- the lid member 50 is omitted in FIG. 1 in order to clarify the structure and positional relationship of each element.
- the semiconductor element 40 is indicated by broken lines in order to clarify the structure and positional relationship of each element.
- a composite substrate 10 as a substrate includes, for example, a first substrate 11 made of single crystal silicon (Si) of a first conductivity type whose main surface is a (100) crystal plane; A buried oxide film (BOX: Buried Oxide) 14 made of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) formed on the upper surface of the substrate 11 of No. 1 and a single-crystal silicon (Si) whose main surface is the (100) crystal plane. It is an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate having a second substrate 12 bonded onto the upper surface of the first substrate 11 with a buried oxide film 14 interposed therebetween.
- SOI Silicon On Insulator
- the first substrate 11 is, for example, an N-type semiconductor substrate as a first conductivity type in which Si is doped with an N-type impurity such as phosphorus (P) or arsenic (As). Also, the first substrate 11 is doped with an N-type impurity such that the carrier density is approximately 1E 15 cm ⁇ 3 , for example. Also, the first substrate 11 is, for example, a flat semiconductor substrate having a thickness of about 50 ⁇ m.
- the second substrate 12 is, for example, a substrate made of non-doped single crystal Si. Also, the second substrate 12 is, for example, a substrate having a thickness of about 250 ⁇ m. Further, the second substrate 12 is formed with an upper surface opening 15 which is opened so as to penetrate from the upper surface to the lower surface. In other words, the composite substrate 10 has an upper surface opening 15 that penetrates from the upper surface of the second substrate 12 to the upper surface of the first substrate 11 .
- the upper surface opening 15 is formed, for example, such that the inner surface of the upper surface opening 15 is aligned with the (111) crystal plane of the second substrate 12, and the opening surface narrows from the upper surface to the lower surface of the second substrate 12. formed. Specifically, the inner side surface of the top opening 15 is formed at an angle of approximately 54.74° with respect to the top surface of the first substrate 11 .
- the composite substrate 10 forms a cavity consisting of the first substrate 11 and the upper opening 15 of the second substrate 12 . That is, the second substrate 12 functions as a side wall portion of the cavity of the composite substrate 10 .
- the top surface of the first substrate 11 exposed from the top opening 15 of the second substrate 12 functions as the bottom surface of the cavity and also as the element mounting surface 13 on which the semiconductor element 40 is mounted.
- the second substrate 12 is a substrate made of non-doped single crystal Si.
- the semiconductor device 100 includes the composite substrate 10 made of single crystal silicon having N-type conductivity, which is the first conductivity type.
- the composite substrate 10 includes a plate-like first substrate 11 made of single crystal silicon having a first conductivity type, and a concave portion disposed on the first substrate 11 together with the upper surface of the first substrate 11 .
- a second substrate 12 provided with an upper opening 15 having an inner side surface forming a cavity is bonded together, and a buried oxide film 14 is formed on the surface of the first substrate 11 on the side of the second substrate 12 . is formed.
- a plurality of through holes 16 are formed in the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 so as to penetrate from the lower surface of the first substrate 11 to the element mounting surface 13 in a columnar shape. Further, the plurality of through holes 16 are formed in predetermined regions within the region within the element mounting surface 13 which is the bottom surface of the cavity when viewed from above. Furthermore, the plurality of through holes 16 are regularly arranged in the predetermined area.
- the thermal oxide film 17 is formed so as to cover the element mounting surface 13 and the lower surface of the first substrate 11 and the inner side surfaces of the plurality of through holes 16 .
- the thermal oxide film 18 is formed so as to cover the second substrate 12 on the upper surface of the second substrate 12 and the inner side surface of the upper surface opening 15 .
- the thermal oxide films 17 and 18 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the composite substrate 10 .
- Each of the thermal oxide films 17 and 18 is, for example, an oxide film made of SiO 2 formed by subjecting the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 12 of single crystal Si to thermal oxidation treatment.
- Each of the thermal oxide films 17 and 18 is formed with a thickness of about 0.5 ⁇ m, for example. When the thickness of the thermal oxide films 17 and 18 is small, especially on the upper surface of the second substrate 12, defects such as cracks may occur at the junction with the frit glass layer 60, which is the junction layer with the cover member 50 described later. can occur.
- the thermal oxide film 17 formed on the inner side surface of the through hole 16 is similarly formed with a film thickness of about 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the thermal oxide films 17 and 18 insulate the surface of the composite substrate 10 .
- the composite substrate 10 is formed with a plurality of through holes 16 that penetrate from the bottom surface of the cavity to the back surface of the composite substrate 10 in a columnar shape and whose inner side surfaces are covered with the thermal oxide film 17 .
- the semiconductor device 100 is a wafer level package (WLP: Wafer Level Package) in which a plurality of semiconductor devices 100 are collectively manufactured continuously in a grid pattern on the wafer-shaped composite substrate 10. is. Moreover, the semiconductor devices 100 are formed in a matrix on the wafer so as to be continuously arranged in the front, rear, left, and right directions. After that, the wafer is singulated by dicing to manufacture a plurality of semiconductor devices 100 . Therefore, the side surfaces of the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 12, which are the outer surfaces of the semiconductor device 100, are cut surfaces by dicing. Therefore, the thermal oxide films 17 and 18 are not formed on the outer side surfaces of the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 12, respectively.
- the SiO 2 film is formed by natural oxidation on the outer surface of each of the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 12 after the dicing process, the illustration of the SiO 2 film by natural oxidation is omitted in this description. omitted.
- Each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is formed in a columnar shape so as to fill the plurality of through holes 16 from the lower surface of the first substrate 11 and protrude from the element mounting surface 13 of the first substrate 11 .
- the plurality of through electrodes 30 are formed by stacking, for example, a Cu layer 31, a Ni layer 32, and an AuSn layer 33 as a metal bonding layer from the lower surface of the first substrate 11 in this order.
- the plurality of through holes 16 are formed with the plurality of columnar through electrodes 30 that fill the plurality of through holes 16 of the composite substrate 10 and protrude from the bottom surface of the cavity.
- the Cu layer 31 is filled inside each of the plurality of through-holes 16 with a thickness of about 49 ⁇ m from the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 . That is, the Cu layer 31 is formed so as to be filled from the lower surface of the first substrate 11 to a height lower than the element mounting surface 13 .
- the Ni layer 32 is filled in each of the plurality of through-holes 16 with a thickness of about 1 ⁇ m on the upper surface of the Cu layer 31, for example. That is, the Ni layer 32 is formed so that the upper surface of the Ni layer 32 and the upper surface of the element mounting surface 13 are flush with each other, as shown in FIG.
- the AuSn layer 33 is formed on the upper surface of the Ni layer 32 with a thickness of about 5 ⁇ m so as to protrude from the upper surface of the element mounting surface 13 . That is, the AuSn layer 33 is formed so as to have a top surface shape along the top surface shape of the Ni layer 32, as shown in FIG.
- the AuSn layer 33 is melted by heat treatment, and functions as a metal bonding layer for eutectic bonding with an anode electrode 42 or a cathode electrode 41 formed on the bottom surface of the semiconductor element 40 described below.
- the Ni layer 32 functions as a barrier layer that suppresses diffusion mixing of the Cu layer 31 and the AuSn layer 33 .
- the Ni layers 32 of the plurality of through electrodes 30 have their upper surfaces at the same height as or at the same height as the element mounting surface 13 of the first substrate 11 in order to ensure bonding stability with the semiconductor element 40 described later. preferably lower than If the Ni layer 32 is positioned higher than the element mounting surface 13, contact between the electrodes of the semiconductor element 40 and the Ni layer 32 occurs when the semiconductor element 40 described later is bonded, and the bonding of the semiconductor element 40 is stabilized. may affect sexuality.
- the plurality of through electrodes 30 are formed in each of the plurality of through holes 16 that are regularly arranged on the element mounting surface 13 , and each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 are the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode of the semiconductor element 40 . 42 is connected. This makes it possible to prevent voids from being generated between the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 and each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 . Specifically, when the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 are bonded face-to-face with an internal electrode having an upper surface shape of substantially the same shape, air bubbles are trapped in the melted AuSn and voids are formed at unintended random positions. may occur.
- Each of the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 is, for example, titanium (Ti)/copper (Cu)/nickel (Ni)/gold (Au) in this order from the thermal oxide film 17 side of the composite substrate 10. It is an electrode consisting of a metal layer laminated with The first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 are formed so as to cover each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 while being spaced apart from each other. The first external electrodes 21 and the second external electrodes 22 and the plurality of through electrodes 30 are in electrical contact with each other on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 . That is, the lower surface of the semiconductor device 100 serves as a mounting surface to a mounting substrate (not shown), and the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 function as mounting electrodes to the mounting substrate.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is formed to fill each of the plurality of through holes 16 .
- each of the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 is formed to cover each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 .
- the plurality of through electrodes 30 electrically connect each of the pair of electrodes of the semiconductor element 40 and each of the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 .
- the inside of the cavity of the composite substrate 10 is airtight with respect to the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 via the plurality of through holes 16 .
- the semiconductor element 40 is mounted on the top surface of the element mounting surface 13 .
- the semiconductor element 40 is, for example, a light-emitting element that emits deep ultraviolet light and has an aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN)-based semiconductor layer as a light-emitting layer.
- AlGaN aluminum gallium nitride
- it is a semiconductor device in which an N-type AlGaN semiconductor layer, an AlGaN active layer, and a P-type AlGaN semiconductor layer are stacked on an aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate, and deep ultraviolet light is emitted from the AlGaN active layer. .
- an AlN substrate, an N-type AlGaN semiconductor layer, an AlGaN active layer, and a P-type AlGaN semiconductor layer are formed from the upper surface side of the semiconductor element 40 .
- semiconductor device 100 includes semiconductor element 40 disposed on composite substrate 10 and having a semiconductor layer.
- the semiconductor element 40 is a light-emitting element that emits ultraviolet light from a semiconductor layer.
- the semiconductor element 40 includes a cathode electrode 41 made of metal electrically connected to the N-type AlGaN semiconductor layer and an anode electrode 42 made of metal electrically connected to the P-type AlGaN semiconductor layer. is formed on the underside of the
- the semiconductor element 40 is a flip-chip connected semiconductor element having a pair of electrodes, a cathode electrode 41 and an anode electrode 42, formed on the lower surface thereof. That is, the semiconductor element 40 has a cathode electrode 41 and an anode electrode 42 as a pair of electrodes on its lower surface.
- the semiconductor element 40 deep ultraviolet light emitted from the AlGaN active layer is transmitted through the AlN substrate and emitted from the upper surface of the semiconductor element 40 . That is, the upper surface of the AlN substrate, which is the upper surface of the semiconductor element 40 , functions as the light extraction surface of the semiconductor element 40 , and the lower surface on which the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 are formed functions as the mounting surface to the composite substrate 10 .
- the semiconductor element 40 is joined such that the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 are placed on the top surface of each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 . Specifically, each of the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 and each AuSn layer 33 of the through electrode 30 are joined. As shown in FIG. 2, the semiconductor element 40 has a cathode electrode 41 electrically connected to the first external electrode 21 through the through electrode 30 and an anode electrode 42 to the second external electrode 21 through the through electrode 30 . It is electrically connected to the external electrode 22 . That is, in the semiconductor device 100, the first external electrode 21 functions as a cathode mounted electrode (negative electrode), and the second external electrode 22 functions as an anode mounted electrode (positive electrode).
- the semiconductor element 40 is a light-emitting element that emits ultraviolet light from an AlGaN active layer.
- the semiconductor element 40 is driven by applying a voltage value of 6 V or more in the direction (forward potential) from the anode electrode 42 to the cathode electrode 41 .
- the lid member 50 is arranged on the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 so as to cover the cavity of the composite substrate 10 .
- the lid member 50 is made of, for example, SiO 2 as a main material and is a deep ultraviolet transmitting glass that transmits deep ultraviolet rays emitted from the semiconductor element 40 .
- the thermal expansion coefficient of the lid member 50 is, for example, 3 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 /° C. or more and 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 /° C. or less, and the thermal expansion coefficients of the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 12 which are single crystal Si. (3.9 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 /° C.).
- the lid member 50 is joined to the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 via the frit glass layer 60 .
- the semiconductor device 100 further includes a lid member 50 made of glass bonded to the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 via the frit glass layer 60 .
- the fritted glass layer 60 is, for example, a glassy bonding layer made from a paste containing powdery fritted glass.
- the frit glass layer 60 is applied in advance to the surface of the lid member 50 facing the upper surface of the second substrate 12 so as to surround the cavity of the composite substrate 10 with the raw material paste.
- the lid member 50 to which the paste is applied is calcined at approximately 500° C. before being joined to the composite substrate 10 .
- the fritted glass layer 60 is, for example, glass whose main raw material is SiO 2 .
- the frit glass layer 60 joins the lid member 50 and the second substrate 12 by heating and melting the frit glass layer 60 surrounding the cavity of the composite substrate 10 . Also, the frit glass layer 60 is locally heated in a short period of time by a laser, which will be described later, and is melted to join the lid member 50 and the second substrate 12 .
- the semiconductor device 100 has an accommodation space HS in which the inside of a cavity formed by the first substrate 11 and the second substrate 12 is hermetically sealed. Further, the housing space HS is filled with a sealing gas such as nitrogen (N 2 ) gas that does not deteriorate with ultraviolet light.
- a sealing gas such as nitrogen (N 2 ) gas that does not deteriorate with ultraviolet light.
- the lid member 50 and the frit glass layer 60 are formed so that the frit glass layer 60 is continuously formed in a grid pattern on the surface of the wafer-shaped lid member 50 facing the composite substrate 10 .
- the lid member 50 is joined via the frit glass layer 60 so as to collectively cover the plurality of cavities formed in a grid pattern on the composite substrate 10 during the manufacturing of the semiconductor device 100 .
- the lid member 50 is cut at the same time as the composite substrate 10 in the dicing process during manufacturing. Therefore, by using the wafer-shaped composite substrate 10 as the composite substrate 10, the semiconductor device 100 can be manufactured as a wafer level package (WLP: Wafer Level Package) in which the semiconductor devices 100 are formed in a grid pattern on the wafer. becomes.
- WLP Wafer Level Package
- the semiconductor device 100 is produced by forming a grid-like cavity on a wafer-like composite substrate 10, hermetically sealing the lid member 50 with a frit glass layer 60, and then dicing the semiconductor device 100 into individual pieces. It becomes possible to convert As a result, the semiconductor device 100 can be manufactured with improved takt time and cost.
- the AlN substrate and the lid member are hermetically sealed using eutectic bonding with AuSn. Therefore, in the semiconductor device, the eutectic bonding with AuSn was performed twice: bonding the semiconductor element to the element mounting portion and bonding the cover member to the AlN substrate. At this time, during the second AuSn eutectic bonding at the time of bonding the cover member, which is the time of hermetic sealing, the AuSn with which the semiconductor element is bonded melts again, causing manufacturing defects such as misalignment of the mounting position of the semiconductor element. there was a possibility to
- the eutectic bonding with AuSn is performed only at the bonding of the semiconductor element 40 at the time of manufacturing, and the lid member 50 is locally and for a short time by the laser of the frit glass layer 60. Heat up.
- remelting of the eutectic bonding layer by AuSn between the semiconductor element 40 and each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 can be prevented when the lid member 50 and the composite substrate 10 are bonded together. Therefore, the semiconductor device 100 can prevent manufacturing defects such as misalignment of the mounting position of the semiconductor element due to remelting of AuSn during manufacturing.
- the diode structure portion 80 is formed in a region along the bottom surface of the first substrate 11 so as to be separated from the plurality of through holes 16 .
- the diode structure portion 80 is formed, for example, on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 by boron (B ) and a P-type well region 81 as a first well region of the second conductivity type in which a P-type impurity such as ) is diffused.
- B boron
- P-type well region 81 as a first well region of the second conductivity type in which a P-type impurity such as ) is diffused.
- an N-type impurity such as phosphorus (P) is added to the second region within the first region from the lower surface side of the first substrate 11.
- It has an N + type well region 82 as a second well region of the first conductivity type which is diffused.
- the thermal oxide film 17 formed on the lower surface of the P-type well region 81 is formed with a first opening OP1 that penetrates to the lower surface of the P-type well region 81 .
- the first opening OP1 is formed so as to be filled with the first external electrode 21 . That is, the P-type well region 81 and the first external electrode 21 are in electrical contact at the first opening OP1.
- the thermal oxide film 17 formed on the lower surface of the N + -type well region 82 is formed with a second opening OP2 that penetrates to the lower surface of the N + -type well region 82 . Further, the second opening OP2 is formed so as to be filled with the second external electrode 22 . That is, the N + -type well region 82 and the second external electrode 22 are in electrical contact at the second opening OP2. In other words, in the semiconductor device 100, the thermal oxide film 17 formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 is formed with the first opening OP1 and the second opening OP2 that are separated from each other.
- a P-type well region 81 as a first well region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type exposed in the first opening OP1 and a first well region 81 formed in a first region along the first opening OP1.
- a diode structure portion 80 consisting of an N + -type well region 82 as a second well region having the first conductivity type formed in the second region along the lower surface of the region and exposed in the second opening OP2. including.
- the diode structure portion 80 has a P-type well region 81 and an N + well region 81 formed between the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 inside the first substrate 11 which is an N-type semiconductor substrate. It is a pn junction diode consisting of a type well region 82 .
- the first external electrode 21 is connected to the cathode electrode 41 of the semiconductor element 40 and the P-type well region 81 that is the anode of the diode structure portion 80 .
- the second external electrode 22 is connected to the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 and the N + -type well region 82 that is the cathode of the diode structure portion 80 . That is, the diode structure portion 80 functions as a Zener diode connected in parallel with the semiconductor element 40 between the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 and in opposite polarity.
- the semiconductor device 100 includes the first external electrode 21 formed on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 and in contact with the P-type well region 81 at the first opening OP1 and the thermal oxide film 17 formed on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 . , and a second external electrode 22 that is separated from the first external electrode 21 and contacts the N + -type well region 82 at the second opening OP2.
- the diode structure portion 80 is a Zener diode having a one-sided abrupt junction structure in which the N + -type well region 82 has a higher carrier density than the P-type well region 81 .
- the diode structure 80 operates to protect the semiconductor element 40 when an overvoltage such as static electricity is applied to the semiconductor element 40 from the outside. Specifically, when an overvoltage due to static electricity is applied in the direction (forward potential) from the second external electrode 22 to the first external electrode 21, the diode structure 80 becomes the N + -type well region 82 which is the cathode. , to the P-type well region 81, which is the anode. As a result, the diode structure portion 80 can keep the potential of the semiconductor element 40 constant and protect the semiconductor element 40 .
- the semiconductor element 40 is a semiconductor element that is driven by applying a voltage value of 6 V or more to the anode electrode 42 and the cathode electrode 41, as described above. That is, the diode structure portion 80 having a one-sided abrupt junction structure is a Zener diode in which electron avalanche breakdown acts predominantly when an overvoltage is applied. That is, the diode structure 80 is a Zener diode or an avalanche diode.
- the Zener diode is formed inside the composite substrate 10 of the semiconductor device 100 as the diode structure portion 80 .
- the semiconductor device 100 of the present embodiment has a mounting area (lower surface area ) can be reduced by about 50%.
- the semiconductor element 40 is a light-emitting element that emits ultraviolet light from the semiconductor layer.
- the Zener diode As the diode structure portion 80 inside the composite substrate 10 of the semiconductor device 100, the semiconductor element 40 can be placed in the center of the cavity. As a result, the light emitted from the semiconductor element 40 is uniformly applied to the inner side surface of the upper opening 15, and it is possible to suppress unevenness in brightness and deviation of the light emission direction of the light emitted from the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. compared to the case where the semiconductor element 40 and the individual semiconductor Zener diode are arranged side by side in the cavity, the light emitted from the semiconductor element 40 is not blocked or absorbed by the individual semiconductor Zener diode.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this embodiment has an optical output of about 14% compared to a semiconductor device having a structure in which a Zener diode, which is an individual semiconductor, and a semiconductor element 40 are arranged side by side in a cavity. % can be improved.
- the semiconductor device 100 is a wafer level package (WLP: Wafer Level Package) in which a plurality of semiconductor devices 100 are collectively manufactured continuously in a grid pattern on a wafer-shaped composite substrate 10. is. That is, the diode structure portion 80 is collectively formed on the lower surface of the manufacturing region of each semiconductor device 100 of the wafer-shaped composite substrate 10 .
- WLP Wafer Level Package
- the semiconductor device 100 of this embodiment omits the dicing process, die bonding process, etc. of the individual semiconductor Zener diode, compared to a semiconductor device having a structure in which the individual semiconductor Zener diode and the semiconductor element 40 are arranged side by side in the cavity. becomes possible. Therefore, the semiconductor device 100 of this embodiment can improve the productivity and reduce the manufacturing cost.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged top view of the element mounting surface 13 showing the structure of the plurality of through electrodes 30 of the semiconductor device 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor element 40, the cathode electrode 41, the anode electrode 42, and the diode structure 80 are indicated by broken lines in order to clarify the structure and positional relationship of the plurality of through electrodes 30. As shown in FIG.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is formed in a region where each of the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 is placed. Also, each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is formed so as to be separated from the region where the diode structure portion 80 is formed. That is, the plurality of through electrodes 30 and the diode structure portion 80 are insulated by the thermal oxide film 17 formed on the inner side surfaces of the plurality of through holes 16 .
- Each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is formed in a columnar shape with a diameter of 30 ⁇ m, for example.
- the semiconductor element 40 has a plurality of through electrodes 30 bonded to one electrode surface of each of the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 .
- an internal electrode having a shape equivalent to that of the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 is formed on the element mounting surface 13
- the internal electrode and the cathode electrode 41 or the anode electrode 42 are formed on the same surface.
- An AuSn junction is made.
- unpredictable or uncontrollable voids may occur inside the AuSn bonding layer at the bonding surface between the internal electrode and the cathode electrode 41 or the anode electrode 42 . These voids may affect reliability such as cracks in the bonding layer when heat is generated during driving of the semiconductor element after manufacture.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 are formed so as to be separated from each other.
- the semiconductor element 40 is bonded so as to mount the upper surface of each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 .
- the plurality of through electrodes 30 are arranged on the lattice points of an equilateral triangular lattice on the bottom surface of the cavity. Further, each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is formed as a column having a diameter of 30 ⁇ m, for example, and is arranged such that the distance between the center points of adjacent through electrodes 30 is 60 ⁇ m.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 has a uniform distance between one through electrode 30 and the other through electrodes 30 arranged around it. are arranged so that
- a plurality of through electrodes 30 are formed in a matrix shape arranged on lattice points of a square lattice, one through electrode 30 is separated from the other through electrodes 30 arranged vertically and horizontally when viewed from above.
- the distance is equidistant.
- the distance from one through electrode 30 to another through electrode 30 arranged in an oblique direction is different.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is arranged on the lattice points of the equilateral triangular lattice. As a result, the stress applied to the upper surface of the element mounting surface 13 becomes uniform when the semiconductor element 40 is bonded or when the semiconductor element 40 generates heat when the semiconductor element 40 is driven. can be suppressed.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 can be arranged in a matrix rather than by arranging the plurality of through electrodes 30 in a matrix. It becomes possible to form a large number of a plurality of through electrodes 30 . As a result, it becomes possible to dissipate more heat generated when the semiconductor element 40 is driven to the mounting board.
- each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 on lattice points of an equilateral triangular lattice as in the present embodiment, one . It becomes possible to arrange a plurality of through electrodes 30 as many as twice as many.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the joint CA between the frit glass layer 60 and the second substrate 12 shown in FIG.
- the composite substrate 10 is joined to the lid member 50 via the frit glass layer 60 .
- a thermal oxide film 18 is formed on the upper surface of the second substrate 12 .
- interdiffusion layers 70 as reaction layers in which the fritted glass layer 60 and the thermal oxide film 18 are mutually diffused in order from above, and residual heat.
- An oxide film 18R is formed.
- An interdiffusion layer 70 which is a reaction layer between the film 18 and the frit glass layer 60, is formed in sequence.
- the interdiffusion layer 70 is formed by heating and melting the frit glass layer 60 so that the SiO 2 of the thermal oxide film 18 formed on the upper surface of the second substrate 12 and the SiO 2 of the frit glass layer 60 mutually diffuse. It is formed by That is, at the junction of the frit glass layer 60, the structure is such that the residual thermal oxide film 18R, the interdiffusion layer 70, and the frit glass layer 60 are laminated in this order from the upper surface of the second substrate 12.
- FIG. Further, the thermal oxide film 18 is formed with a film thickness (T1) of about 0.5 ⁇ m in the thermal oxidation process.
- the film thickness (T2) of the residual thermal oxide film 18R remains at least 0.5 times the film thickness (T1) of the thermal oxide film 18R. That is, it is preferable that the film thickness (T2) of the residual thermal oxide film 18R remains at a film thickness of 0.25 ⁇ m or more. By setting the film thickness of the thermal oxide film 18 to about 0.5 ⁇ m, the residual thermal oxide film 18R can be ensured to remain after the heat treatment.
- the film thickness (T2) of the residual thermal oxide film 18R is thin or if the residual thermal oxide film 18R is not formed, cracks may occur in the vicinity of the lower end of the interdiffusion layer 70, breaking the hermetic sealing of the housing space HS. be.
- the thermal oxide film 18 is formed as a SiO 2 film by diffusing oxygen from the surface of the second substrate 12 made of single crystal Si by thermal oxidation treatment. Therefore, the thermal oxide film 18 is not uniformly formed as perfect SiO 2 from the top surface of the thermal oxide film 18 to the top surface of the second substrate 12, and the SiO 2 film is formed downward from the thermal oxide film 18 .
- the crystallinity approaches that of single-crystal Si as the amount of oxygen vacancies increases. In other words, the abundance ratio of SiO 2 to Si increases upward from the upper surface of the second substrate 12, and Si crystallinity is also lost. That is, the thermal oxide film 18 in the vicinity of the surface of the second substrate 12 partially has the crystallinity of Si and contains both Si and SiO 2 .
- the interdiffusion layer 70 between the thermal oxide film 18 and the frit glass layer 60 is SiO 2 with an amorphous structure. That is, when the film thickness (T2) of the residual thermal oxide film 18R is small, the upper end of the residual thermal oxide film 18R may have Si and its crystallinity partially.
- the remaining thermal oxide film 18R remains with a film thickness of 0.25 ⁇ m or more, which is presumed to be a film thickness of SiO 2 having a sufficiently amorphous structure.
- the frit glass layer 60 enables bonding with high bonding strength.
- the residual thermal oxide film 18R functions as a buffer layer that relieves the internal stress caused by the difference in crystal structure between the second substrate 12 made of single crystal silicon and the frit glass layer 60 made of amorphous SiO 2 .
- the film thickness (T2) of the residual thermal oxide film 18R may be a film thickness equal to or larger than the SiO 2 film having a sufficiently amorphous structure.
- the accommodation space HS of the semiconductor device 100 was tested in a helium (He) leak test specified by Japanese Industrial Standard JIS-Z2331, and the AlN substrate, which is a conventional product, the AlN substrate, and the lid member. was able to obtain an airtightness equal to or higher than that of a product in which the was bonded with AuSn.
- He helium
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the ZD portion showing the diode structure portion 80 shown in FIG.
- the diode structure portion 80 is formed in a region along the lower surface inside the first substrate 11 .
- a thermal oxide film 17 is formed on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 by wet thermal oxidation.
- a first external electrode 21 and a second external electrode 22, which are a pair of external electrodes, are formed on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 so as to be spaced apart from each other.
- the diode structure portion 80 includes a P-type well region 81 formed in a region extending over the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 on the lower surface of the first substrate 11, and a P-type well region 81 and an N + type well region 82 formed therein.
- the P-type well region 81 has a P + segregation layer 81H as a high-concentration well region in which boron as an impurity is segregated in a region along the lower surface of the first substrate 11 .
- the P + segregation layer 81H is formed, for example, from the bottom surface of the first substrate 11 to a thickness of about several nm to ten-odd nm.
- boron as an impurity is segregated so that the carrier density is approximately 1E 19 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the P-type well region 81 has a P + segregation layer 81H having a higher carrier density than other regions in one region facing the first opening OP1.
- part of the region where the P-type well region 81 and the first external electrode 21 overlap each other is P-shaped from the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 .
- a first opening OP1 is formed so as to penetrate to the lower surface of mold well region 81 .
- part of the overlapping region of the N + -type well region 82 and the second external electrode 22 penetrates through the thermal oxide film 17 from the bottom surface of the thermal oxide film 17 to the bottom surface of the N + -type well region 82 .
- a second opening OP2 is formed, which is removed as shown. That is, the P + segregation layer 81H of the P-type well region 81 has its lower surface exposed at the first opening OP1, and the N + -type well region 82 has its lower surface exposed at the second opening OP2. .
- the first external electrode 21 is formed on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 in a region including the first opening OP1.
- the second external electrode 22 is formed on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 in a region including the second opening OP2.
- the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 are composed of Ti seed layers 21A and 22A made of titanium (Ti), Cu seed layers 21B and 22B made of copper (Cu) from the lower surface side of the thermal oxide film 17, Ni-plated layers 21C and 22C made of nickel (Ni) and AuSn-plated layers 21D and 22D made of a gold-tin (AuSn) alloy are laminated in this order.
- the Ti seed layers 21A and 22A are formed so as to cover the exposed lower surface of the P + segregation layer 81H and the exposed lower surface of the N + -type well region 82. is formed in
- the first external electrode 21 forms a first contact portion C1 in which the Ti seed layer 21A and the P + segregation layer 81H are in electrical contact in the first opening OP1.
- the second external electrode 22 forms a first contact portion C1 in which the Ti seed layer 22A and the N + type well region 82 are in electrical contact in the second opening OP2.
- the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 are formed from the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 through the Ti seed layers 21A and 22A and the Cu seed at the first opening OP1 and the second opening OP2, respectively.
- Layers 21B and 22B and Ni plating layers 21C and 22C are laminated in this order.
- a P-type semiconductor particularly a P-type semiconductor having a carrier density of about 1E 17 cm ⁇ 3
- a metal layer such as Ti
- the P-type semiconductor and the metal layer are bonded together.
- Heat treatment, laser irradiation treatment, or the like is performed so as to alloy the interface so as to form an ohmic contact.
- the P-type well region 81 has a P + segregation layer 81H with a carrier density of about 1E 19 cm ⁇ 3 in the contact region between the P-type well region 81 and the Ti seed layer 21A and has a thickness of about several nm to 10 nm. It is formed with a thickness of several nanometers. As a result, the width of the depletion layer between the P + segregation layer 81H and the Ti seed layer 21A can be reduced . It is possible to realize ohmic contact.
- boron contained as an impurity in the P-type well region 81 has a segregation coefficient of 0.8 in the interior of single crystal silicon, which is one of the large impurities used in semiconductors. Therefore, boron contained in the P-type well region 81 is segregated near the interface of the thermal oxide film 17 in the thermal oxide film forming step by wet thermal oxidation (approximately 950° C.) which is processed multiple times in the manufacturing method described later. A + segregation layer 81H is formed. As a result, the P + segregation layer 81H having a high carrier density and the Ti seed layer 21A are joined to each other at the first contact portion C1, thereby realizing ohmic contact.
- the diode structure portion 80 of this embodiment when a reverse voltage of 7 V (a voltage in the direction from the second external electrode 22 to the first external electrode 21) is applied to the diode structure portion 80 of this embodiment, the diode structure portion 80 It was confirmed that the flowing leak current was as small as 94 nA. That is, the diode structure portion 80 has a good PN junction between the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82, and good ohmic contact at the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2. showed that it is obtained.
- the N + -type well region 82 has a carrier density of about 1E 19 cm ⁇ 3 , it is possible to achieve ohmic contact with the Ti seed layer 21A.
- a depletion layer is formed by an internal electric field at the junction interface between the P-type well region 81 and the first substrate 11, which is an N-type semiconductor substrate. That is, the first substrate 11 is substantially insulated from the P-type well region 81 and is in an electrically floating state.
- the semiconductor device 100 can suppress leakage current from the side surface of the first substrate 11 to another adjacent semiconductor device on the mounting substrate. Become.
- the inter-electrode distance D1 between the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22, which are a pair of mounting electrodes, is, for example, about 0.5 mm.
- Each of the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2 is connected to the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 from opposite sides of the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22, respectively. are formed so as to be located inside each of the A distance D2 between each of the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2 is, for example, 0.7 mm.
- the diode structure portion 80 is covered with the thermal oxide film 17. That is, the diode structure portion 80 is insulated by the thermal oxide film 17 in regions other than the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2. Therefore, when the semiconductor device 100 is mounted on the mounting substrate, even when the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 are joined using a molten metal such as AuSn or solder, the diode structure portion 80 can be leakage current can be suppressed.
- the semiconductor element 40 is a light-emitting element that is driven by applying a voltage value of 6 V or higher. Therefore, it is preferable that the diode structure 80 has a breakdown voltage in the direction opposite to the voltage application direction of the driving voltage of the semiconductor element 40, which is twice or more the voltage value.
- the diode structure portion 80 is a Zener diode having a one-sided abrupt junction structure consisting of a P-type well region 81 and an N + -type well region 82 having a higher carrier density than the P-type well region 81. be. Since the diode structure portion 80 has a one-sided abrupt junction structure, it becomes a Zener diode in which avalanche breakdown acts predominantly, and a high breakdown voltage can be secured.
- the N + type well region 82 extends from the second contact portion C2 to the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2. It is formed to extend from the middle of the portion C2 to the side of the first contact portion C1.
- the width D3 of the N + type well region 82 between the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2 is equal to the distance D2 between each of the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2. is formed with a width of 0.5 times or more.
- the N + -type well region 82 extends along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 to the side of the first opening OP1 beyond the middle line between the first opening OP1 and the second opening OP2. exist.
- the breakdown voltage is -33.5V. It was verified that it is possible to obtain
- FIGS. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing the manufacturing flow of the semiconductor device 100 according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- 9-24 show cross-sectional views of the semiconductor device 100 in each step of the manufacturing procedure shown in FIGS. 6-8.
- 9 to 24 similar to FIG. 2, description will be made using the cross section taken along line AA shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor device 100 is a WLP in which the semiconductor devices 100 are formed in a grid pattern on the wafer-shaped composite substrate 10 .
- the composite substrate 10 has a plurality of element mounting regions R1 defined by predetermined grid-like division lines CL on the wafer-shaped composite substrate 10 . That is, the processing of each step described below is continuously performed in a grid pattern on the wafer-shaped composite substrate 10 . Further, in the explanation of the processing of each step below, basically, the case where the processing is performed for one element mounting region R1 will be explained.
- a composite substrate 10 is prepared in which a second substrate 12 made of single crystal Si is bonded to a first substrate 11 made of single crystal Si with a buried oxide film 14 made of SiO 2 interposed therebetween.
- a step of preparing a substrate to be used is performed (step S101: substrate preparation step).
- Thermal oxide films 17A and 18A are formed on the upper surface of the first substrate 11 and the lower surface of the second substrate 12, respectively.
- the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 100 includes the step of preparing the composite substrate 10 including the first substrate 11 made of single crystal silicon having the first conductivity type.
- a first diffusion step is performed in which boron is diffused into a first region along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 to form a P-type well region 81 (step S102: first diffusion). process).
- the first region of the thermal oxide film 17A formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 is etched from the lower surface side using buffered hydrofluoric acid (BHF) to form the first region on the first region. expose the lower surface of the substrate 11 of the .
- BHF buffered hydrofluoric acid
- BSG boron silicate glass
- the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 100 is the first step of forming the P-type well region 81 having the second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type in the first region along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 . Includes a diffusion step. Further, in the first diffusion step, boron silicate glass is formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 in the first region, and boron is solid phase diffused inside the first substrate 11 .
- the method of diffusing boron into the first substrate 11 is not limited to this.
- other diffusion methods such as ion implantation that implants boron ions from below the first region may be used.
- thermal oxide films 17B and 18B are formed on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 and the upper surface of the second substrate 12 (step S103: first thermal oxidation step).
- the wafer on which the P-type well region 81 is formed is subjected to wet thermal oxidation treatment at 950° C. for 2.5 hours in an atmosphere of oxygen (O 2 ) and water (H 2 O) to form the thermal oxide film 17B. and 18B.
- Step S104 second diffusion step.
- the second region of the thermal oxide film 17B formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 is etched from the lower surface side using BHF, and the lower surface of the P-type well region 81 is formed in the second region. expose.
- a phosphorous silicate glass (PSG) is formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 at 900° C. for 1 hour in a nitrogen atmosphere to deposit phosphorus in the second region within the P-type well region 81 .
- the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 100 is a second step of forming the N + -type well region 82 having the first conductivity type in the second region along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 within the P-type well region 81 .
- phosphorous silicate glass is formed on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 in the second region, and phosphorus is diffused into the first substrate 11 in solid phase.
- step S102 similarly to step S102, the case of using solid-phase diffusion for forming PSG in the second region of the P-type well region 81 will be described, but phosphorus ions are implanted from below the second region.
- Other diffusion methods such as ion implantation may be used.
- ion implantation is used to diffuse the dopant from the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 into the composite substrate 10 .
- thermal oxide films 17C and 18C are formed on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 and the upper surface of the second substrate 12 (step S105: second thermal oxidation step).
- the wafer on which the P-type well region 81 is formed is subjected to wet thermal oxidation treatment at 950° C. for 2.5 hours in an atmosphere of oxygen (O 2 ) and water (H 2 O) to form the thermal oxide film 17B. and 18B.
- etching is performed from the lower surface side of the composite substrate 10, and a hole forming step is performed to form a plurality of columnar holes 16A that will become a plurality of through holes 16 in subsequent steps (step S106: hole forming step).
- each of the plurality of holes 16A is formed from the lower surface side of the first substrate 11 by deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) by the Bosch process. Further, DRIE is performed until the lower surface of the buried oxide film 14 is exposed in the plurality of holes 16A. At this time, the buried oxide film 14 functions as an etch stopper.
- the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device 100 includes a hole forming step of forming a plurality of columnar holes 16A from the lower surface in a region of the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 excluding the P-type well region 81 .
- Each of the plurality of holes 16A is formed in a region separated from the P-type well region 81 and in each region corresponding to the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 in the element mounting step described later. be.
- the photoresist is applied to the lower surface of the composite substrate 10, the photoresist is exposed to light for removing each region of the plurality of holes 16A, and the photoresist in the region is removed. , etching of the first substrate 11 in the photoresist openings and removal of the photoresist.
- a thermal oxide film 17D is formed on the inner side surfaces of the plurality of holes 16A (step S107: third thermal oxidation step).
- the wafer in which the plurality of holes 16A are formed is subjected to wet thermal oxidation treatment at 950° C. for 2.5 hours in an atmosphere of oxygen (O 2 ) and water (H 2 O) to form the plurality of holes 16A.
- a thermal oxide film 17D is formed on the inner side surface of 16A.
- the plurality of holes 16A become the plurality of holes 16B by forming the thermal oxide film 17D on the inner side surfaces.
- etching is performed from the upper surface side of the composite substrate 10 to form recesses in the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 (step S108: recess forming step).
- the upper surface opening 15A is formed in the upper surface of the second substrate 12 by crystal anisotropic wet etching using a tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution (TMAH).
- TMAH tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution
- the upper surface opening 15A is formed by etching from the upper surface of the second substrate 12 through the second substrate and until the upper surface of the buried oxide film 14 is exposed.
- the formation of the upper surface opening 15A forms the bottom surface of the recess in an area including the area in which each of the plurality of holes 16A is formed.
- the upper opening 15A is etched so that the inner side surface thereof becomes the (111) crystal plane of the single crystal silicon that is the second substrate 12.
- this step includes applying a photoresist to the upper surface of the second substrate 12, exposing the photoresist to remove the regions of the respective recesses, removing the photoresist in the regions, and removing the thermal oxide film in the openings of the photoresist. 18B and second substrate 12 etching and photoresist removal steps.
- step S109 thermal oxide film removing step.
- these oxide films are removed using BHF.
- the embedded oxide film 14 exposed on the bottom surface of the upper opening 15A is removed, and each of the plurality of holes 16B communicates with the bottom surface of the upper opening 15A.
- steps S108 and S109 are processed as a cavity forming step of forming a cavity in the composite substrate 10, the bottom surface of which communicates with the plurality of through holes 16C.
- the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 100 includes cavity formation in which a region including the plurality of holes 16B from the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 is used as a bottom surface, and recesses are formed so as to communicate the bottom surface with the plurality of holes 16B. Including process.
- thermal oxide films 17 and 18 are formed on the exposed surface of the first substrate 11 and the exposed surface of the second substrate 12 (step S110: fourth thermal oxidation step).
- the thermal oxide film 17 is formed on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 , the upper surface of the first substrate 11 exposed at the bottom surface of the upper surface opening 15 ⁇ /b>A, and the inner surface of each of the plurality of through holes 16 .
- a thermal oxide film 18 is formed on the upper surface of the second substrate 12 and the inner side surface of the upper surface opening 15A.
- the wafer from which the thermal oxide films 17D and 18C have been removed is subjected to wet thermal oxidation treatment at 950° C. for 2.5 hours in an atmosphere of oxygen (O 2 ) and water (H 2 O) to form a first thermal oxidation process.
- Thermal oxide films 17 and 18 are formed on the exposed surface of the substrate 11 and the exposed surface of the second substrate 12 .
- the plurality of through holes 16C become the plurality of through holes 16 by forming the thermal oxide film 17 on the inner side surfaces.
- a thermal oxide film 18 is formed on the inner side surface of the upper surface opening 15A to form the upper surface opening 15A.
- Step S111 thermal oxide film opening step.
- a first opening OP1 and a second opening OP2 are formed in the thermal oxide film 17 so as to expose the lower surfaces of the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82, respectively. Also, in this step, these oxide films are removed using BHF.
- the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device 100 has the first opening OP1 exposing the P-type well region 81 and the second opening OP2 exposing the N + -type well region 82 in the lower surface of the composite substrate 10.
- a thermal oxide film forming step for forming the thermal oxide film 17 is included.
- the N + -type well region 82 is formed in the thermal oxide film 17 from the first opening OP1 to the second diffusion in the thermal oxide film opening process of step S111, as shown in FIG.
- An N + -type well region 82 is formed to extend beyond the midpoint between the two openings OP2.
- the N + -type well region 82 is moved along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 across the middle line between the first opening OP1 and the second opening OP2 to reach the first opening. It is formed so as to extend to the side of OP1.
- a P + segregation layer 81H By the wet thermal oxidation process in the first to fourth thermal oxidation processes of steps S103, S105, S107 and S110, as shown in FIG. is segregated to form a P + segregation layer 81H.
- the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82 are respectively formed.
- Thermal oxide films 17B, 17C, 17D and 17 are formed on the lower surface by wet thermal oxidation, and one region facing the first opening OP1 of the P-type well region 81 has a higher carrier density than the other regions.
- a + segregation layer 81H is formed.
- a Ti seed layer and a Cu seed layer are formed from the lower surface side of the first substrate 11 (step S112: sputtering step).
- a titanium seed layer and a copper seed layer are formed in this order from the lower surface side of the thermal oxide film 17 over the entire lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 by sputtering.
- the titanium seed layer and the copper seed layer are respectively formed in the first opening OP1 and the second opening OP2 so as to cover the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82 exposed in the respective openings. are stacked in order from the lower surface of the well region.
- the titanium seed layer and the copper seed layer are laminated in order on a part of the inner surface of each of the plurality of through holes 16 on the lower surface side thereof.
- a through-electrode forming step is performed to form a plurality of through-electrodes 30 composed of the Cu layer 31, the Ni layer 32, and the AuSn layer 33 inside each of the plurality of through-holes 16 (step S113).
- first plating step In this step, the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 is masked, and the Cu layer 31, the Ni layer 32 and the AuSn layer are electroplated in the order of Cu, Ni and AuSn from the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 inside each of the plurality of through holes 16. 33 is formed. Also, the plurality of through electrodes 30 are formed so that the AuSn layer 33 protrudes from the thermal oxide film 17 .
- the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device 100 includes a through electrode forming step of forming a plurality of columnar through electrodes 30 by electroplating so as to fill the interiors of the plurality of through holes 16 and protrude from the bottom surface of the cavity. include.
- the top surface of the first substrate 11 which is the bottom surface of the top opening 15 , functions as the element mounting surface 13 .
- the Cu layer 31 of each of the plurality of through electrodes 30 is exposed on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 by removing the mask on the lower surface of the first substrate 11 .
- step S114 second plating step.
- a mask is applied with a resist in which formation regions of the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 are opened.
- Ni plating layers 21C and 22C and AuSn plating layers 21D and 22D are formed in this order on the lower surfaces of the copper seed layer exposed in the opening regions of the resist and the Cu layers 31 of the plurality of through electrodes 30 using electroplating. Laminate.
- each of the Ni plating layers 21C and 22C and each of the lower surfaces of the Cu layers 31, which are the lower surfaces of the plurality of through electrodes 30, are brought into electrical contact with each other.
- the resist is removed, and the Ti seed layer and copper seed layer remaining on the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 except for the areas where the Ni plating layers 21C and 22C and the AuSn plating layers 21D and 22D are formed are removed. .
- the Ti seed layer and the copper seed layer become Ti seed layers 21A and 22A and Cu seed layers 21B and 22B which are separated from each other. That is, in this step, a first external electrode 21 and a second external electrode 22, which are a pair of electrically insulated external electrodes, are formed.
- the Ti seed layers 21A and 22A, the Cu seed layers 21B and 22B, and the Ni plating layers 21C and 22C are sequentially laminated on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 from the lower surface and separated from each other.
- it is processed as an external electrode forming step for forming a pair of external electrodes, a first external electrode 21 and a second external electrode 22 .
- the lower surface of the thermal oxide film 17 is separated from the first external electrode 21 and the first external electrode 21 that are in contact with the P-type well region 81 at the first opening OP1.
- step S115 element bonding process
- the cathode electrode 41 of the semiconductor element 40 is made to correspond to the through electrode 30 electrically connected to the first external electrode 21, and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 is electrically connected to the second external electrode 22.
- Positioning is performed so as to correspond to the through electrode 30 connected to the semiconductor element 40, and the semiconductor element 40 is placed.
- the wafer on which the semiconductor element 40 is placed is heated at 340° C.
- the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 100 includes a die bonding step of mounting the semiconductor element 40 on the bottom surface of the recess.
- a lid member bonding step is performed to bond the lid member 50 onto the upper surface of the second substrate 12 via the frit glass layer 60 (step S116: lid member bonding step).
- the lid member 50 having the frit glass layer 60 formed in advance on the surface facing the upper surface of the second substrate 12 is prepared.
- the frit glass layer 60 is printed on the surface of the wafer-like lid member 50 facing the second substrate 12 so as to surround the upper surface opening 15, and is dried at a temperature of about 500° C. in an oxygen (O 2 ) atmosphere. Time calcined.
- the lid member 50 is placed in a position that surrounds the upper opening 15 and does not overlap the division line CL of the composite substrate 10 .
- the composite substrate 10 on which the lid member 50 is placed is irradiated with a laser from above to melt the frit glass layer 60 and bond the composite substrate 10 and the lid member 50 together.
- the laser is, for example, laser light having a near-infrared wavelength.
- the frit glass layer 60 is irradiated with a laser in an N 2 atmosphere, and the frit glass layer 60 is locally heated and melted to be bonded to the composite substrate 10 .
- the melted frit glass layer 60 and the thermal oxide film 18 on the upper surface of the second substrate 12 are interdiffused to form the interdiffusion layer 70 .
- an accommodation space HS is formed in which the inside of the cavity is filled with N2 , which is an inert gas, and hermetically sealed.
- the lid member 50 made of glass having the frit glass layer 60 on one surface facing the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 is placed on the upper surface of the composite substrate 10 so as to cover the recess.
- various laser irradiation conditions are set so that the residual thermal oxide film 18R is formed after the interdiffusion layer 70 is formed. That is, the laser irradiation conditions are such that the residual thermal oxide film 18R, the interdiffusion layer 70, and the frit glass layer 60 are laminated in this order from the upper surface of the second substrate 12 at the junction between the second substrate 12 and the frit glass layer 60. Set the conditions so that the structure is defined.
- the laser scans the frit glass layer 60 surrounding the cavity along the periphery of the cavity.
- the laser scanning time is approximately 2 to 3 seconds per semiconductor device 100 .
- the bonding portion of the frit glass layer 60 is locally heated in a short period of time to bond the frit glass layer 60 .
- remelting due to overheating of the AuSn layer 33 of the through-electrode 30, which is a joint portion with the semiconductor element 40 can be prevented, and manufacturing defects such as misalignment of the semiconductor element 40 can be suppressed. .
- the inside of the cavity is a space filled with N2 gas, and the thermal conductivity is very small compared to the composite substrate 10 mainly made of single-crystal Si.
- the heat of the element mounting surface 13 is radiated to the lower surface side of the composite substrate 10 (for example, the mounting table of the laser irradiation device, etc.) due to the high thermal conductivity of single crystal Si, and the AuSn layer 33 is overheated. can be further suppressed.
- the temperature of the element mounting surface 13 during laser irradiation was 250° C. or less.
- the composite substrate 10 to which the lid member 50 is joined is set in a dicing device, and the composite substrate 10 and the lid member 50 are cut along the dividing lines CL to separate them (step S117: dicing step).
- the wafer is diced into individual units of semiconductor devices 100 to manufacture a plurality of semiconductor devices 100 .
- the semiconductor device 100 has the diode structure portion 80 formed in a region along the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 inside the composite substrate 10 .
- the diode structure portion 80 is formed by adding boron (B) or the like from the lower surface side of the first substrate 11 to the first region extending over the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 on the lower surface of the composite substrate 10 .
- an N-type impurity such as phosphorus (P) is diffused from the lower surface side of the first substrate 11 into the second region within the first region. It has an N + -type well region 82 of the first conductivity type.
- the diode structure portion 80 functions as a Zener diode connected in parallel with the semiconductor element 40 between the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 with opposite polarity.
- the diode structure portion 80 is a Zener diode having a one-sided abrupt junction structure in which the carrier density is higher in the N + -type well region 82 than in the P-type well region 81 .
- This is a Zener diode in which avalanche breakdown acts predominantly when an overvoltage is applied in the direction of .
- the width D3 of the N + type well region 82 between the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2 is equal to that of each of the first contact portion C1 and the second contact portion C2. It is formed with a width of 0.5 times or more of the distance D2 between them. With these configurations, the diode structure 80 can function as a Zener diode with a high breakdown voltage.
- the lower surface of the diode structure portion 80 is covered and insulated by the thermal oxide film 17 between the electrodes of the first external electrode 21 and the second external electrode 22 .
- a depletion layer is formed by an internal electric field between the P-type well region 81 of the diode structure 80 and the first substrate 11, and they are substantially insulated from each other.
- the first substrate 11 is substantially insulated from the P-type well region 81 and is in an electrically floating state.
- the semiconductor device 100 can suppress leakage current from the side surface of the first substrate 11 to another adjacent semiconductor device on the mounting substrate. Become.
- the semiconductor device 100 of the present embodiment can prevent a short circuit due to molten metal during the heat treatment of the bonding layer, and can prevent the adjacent parts from being exposed to an overvoltage after being mounted on the mounting substrate. It is possible to provide the semiconductor device 100 and the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device 100 that can suppress leakage current to the semiconductor device.
- FIG. 25 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a diode structure portion 80A of a semiconductor device 100A according to Example 2 of the present invention. 25 is an enlarged cross-sectional view at a position corresponding to the ZD portion shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor device 100A has basically the same configuration and appearance as the semiconductor device 100 of the first embodiment.
- an interface opening EX is formed in which a region corresponding to the junction interface between the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82 is opened. It is different from the first embodiment in that the
- an overvoltage such as static electricity is applied from the N + -type well region 82, which is the cathode, toward the P-type well region 81, causing avalanche breakdown in the diode structure 80 and current to flow.
- thermal electrons due to avalanche breakdown may be trapped in the thermal oxide film 17 in the region corresponding to the junction interface between the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82, and the thermal oxide film 17 in this region may be charged.
- the diode structure 80 When thermal electrons are trapped in the thermal oxide film 17 near the junction interface between the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82, the diode structure 80 is likely to undergo avalanche breakdown, and the diode structure 80 becomes less effective. Breakdown voltage may decrease. That is, when overvoltage is applied to the semiconductor device 100 a plurality of times, the breakdown voltage of the diode structure 80 decreases. have a nature.
- Example 2 the avalanche breakdown occurred in the diode structure portion 80 by providing the interface opening EX in the thermal oxide film 17 in the region corresponding to the junction interface between the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82 . At the same time, it becomes possible to suppress trapping of thermal electrons to the thermal oxide film 17 in the region. That is, even if overvoltage is applied to the semiconductor device 100 multiple times, the breakdown voltage of the diode structure 80 can be maintained at a desired voltage value.
- the exposed surfaces of the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82 are insulated only by a native Si oxide film. Therefore, the insulating property inside the interface opening EX is lower than that of the region where the thermal oxide film 17 is formed.
- the width of the interface opening EX is about several ⁇ m. on a mounting board, there is a low possibility that a joining member such as solder will enter and contact the P-type well region 81 and the N + -type well region 82 .
- the semiconductor device 100A of Example 2 has the same configuration as that of Example 1 except for the interface opening EX. That is, since a depletion layer is formed at the interface between the P-type well region 81 and the first substrate 11, the diode structure 80 and the first substrate 11 are substantially insulated.
- Example 2 a semiconductor device capable of suppressing a leak current to another semiconductor device when an overvoltage is applied on a mounting substrate while preventing a short circuit due to molten metal during heat treatment of the bonding layer It becomes possible to provide a device and a semiconductor device.
- the semiconductor element 40 mounted on the semiconductor device 100 is a light-emitting element that emits ultraviolet light.
- the semiconductor element 40 mounted on the semiconductor device 100 is not limited to this.
- the semiconductor element 40 may be, for example, another light-emitting element such as a laser diode, or a light-receiving element such as a photodiode.
- the semiconductor element 40 mounted on the semiconductor device 100 is a two-terminal element semiconductor element having a pair of electrodes consisting of an anode and a cathode has been described.
- the semiconductor element 40 may be a three-terminal semiconductor element having three electrodes.
- three electrodes may be formed in the external electrodes provided in the semiconductor device 100 .
- the diode structure portion 80 can be arbitrarily formed between desired electrodes.
- the lid member 50 is a translucent member that transmits light of a desired wavelength.
- the lid member 50 is not limited to this, and if the semiconductor element 40 is an element that does not involve light, the lid member 50 may be a lid member made of metal or ceramic. Even the lid member 50 made of metal or ceramic can hermetically seal the housing space HS in the cavity by bonding it to the composite substrate 10 with fritted glass.
- the semiconductor element 40 is arranged so as to be mounted on the plurality of through electrodes 30 formed so as to protrude from the element mounting surface 13 .
- the method of mounting the semiconductor element 40 is not limited to this.
- a block-shaped element mounting electrode having an upper surface shape substantially equal to the lower surface shape of the cathode electrode 41 and the anode electrode 42 of the semiconductor element 40 may be formed on the upper surface of the element mounting surface 13 .
- the insides of the plurality of through holes 16 are filled with a metal such as Cu by plating to form a plurality of through electrodes, and Ni and AuSn are plated in this order so as to be in contact with the upper surface of each of the plurality of through electrodes. to form a pair of block-shaped element mounting electrodes.
- the mounting position of the semiconductor element 40 can be self-aligned in the element bonding process.
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10 基板
11 第1の基板
12 第2の基板
13 素子載置面
14 埋め込み酸化膜
15 開口部
16 貫通孔
17、18 熱酸化膜
21 第1の外部電極
22 第2の外部電極
30 貫通電極
31 Cu層
32 Ni層
33 AuSn層
40 半導体素子
41 アノード電極
42 カソード電極
50 蓋部材
60 フリットガラス層
70 相互拡散層
80 ダイオード構造部
81 P型ウェル領域
82 N+型ウェル領域
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- 第1の導電型を有し、上面及び下面に熱酸化膜が形成され、前記下面に形成された前記熱酸化膜に互いに離間する第1の開口部及び第2の開口部が形成されており、前記下面に沿った第1の領域に形成されかつ前記第1の開口部において露出した前記第1の導電型とは異なる第2の導電型を有する第1のウェル領域及び前記第1の領域内の前記下面に沿った第2の領域に形成されかつ前記第2の開口部において露出した前記第1の導電型を有する第2のウェル領域からなるダイオード構造部と、を有する単結晶シリコンからなる基板と、
前記基板上に配され、半導体層を有する半導体素子と、
前記熱酸化膜の下面に形成され、前記第1の開口部にて前記第1のウェル領域と接する第1の外部電極と、
前記熱酸化膜の下面に形成され、前記第1の外部電極から離隔しかつ、前記第2の開口部にて前記第2のウェル領域と接する第2の外部電極と、を含み、
前記第2のウェル領域は、前記基板の前記下面に沿って、前記第1の開口部及び前記第2の開口部の中間線を越えて前記第1の開口部の側にまで延在していることを特徴とする半導体装置。 - 前記第1の外部電極及び前記第2の外部電極の各々は、前記第1の開口部及び前記第2の開口部において、前記基板の前記下面からチタンシード層、銅シード層、ニッケルめっき層がこの順に積層されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2のウェル領域は、前記第2の開口部に面した1の領域に他の領域よりもキャリア密度の高い高濃度ウェル領域を有することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記ダイオード構造部は、ツェナーダイオード又はアバランシェダイオードであることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1のウェル領域には、ホウ素がドープされ、
前記第2のウェル領域には、リンがドープされていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記基板は、板状の前記第1の導電型を有する単結晶シリコンからなる第1の基板と、前記第1の基板上に配されかつ前記第1の基板の上面と共に凹部を形成する内側面を有する開口を備えた第2の基板とが貼り合わされて形成され、
前記第1の基板の前記第2の基板の側の面には、酸化膜が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体素子は、下面に一対の電極を備え、
前記基板には、前記凹部の底面から前記基板の裏面まで柱状に貫通しかつ内側面が前記熱酸化膜によって覆われている複数の貫通孔が形成されており、
前記複数の貫通孔には、前記基板の前記複数の貫通孔を充填しかつ前記底面から突出した柱状の複数の貫通電極が形成されており、
前記複数の貫通電極は、前記半導体素子の前記一対の電極の各々と前記第1の外部電極及び前記第2の外部電極の各々とを電気的に接続することを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記複数の貫通電極は、前記凹部の前記底面において、各々が正三角形格子の格子点上に配されていることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記基板の前記上面にフリットガラス層を介して接合されたガラスからなる蓋部材をさらに含み、
前記基板と前記フリットガラス層との接合部分において、前記基板と前記フリットガラス層の間には、前記基板の表面から前記熱酸化膜と、前記熱酸化膜と前記フリットガラス層との反応層とが順に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体素子は、前記半導体層から紫外光を放射する発光素子であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 半導体装置の製造方法であって、
第1の導電型を有する単結晶シリコンからなる基板を用意する工程と、
前記基板の下面に沿った第1の領域に前記第1の導電型とは異なる第2の導電型を有する第1のウェル領域を形成する第1の拡散工程と、
前記第1の領域内の前記基板の前記下面に沿った第2の領域に前記第1の導電型を有する第2のウェル領域を形成する第2の拡散工程と、
前記基板の前記下面に、前記第1のウェル領域を露出する第1の開口部及び前記第2のウェル領域を露出する第2の開口部を有する熱酸化膜を形成する熱酸化膜形成工程と、
前記熱酸化膜の下面において、前記第1の開口部にて前記第1のウェル領域と接する第1の外部電極及び前記第1の外部電極から離隔しかつ前記第2の開口部にて前記第2のウェル領域と接する第2の外部電極を形成する外部電極形成工程と、を含み、
前記第2の拡散工程において、前記第2のウェル領域を前記基板の前記下面に沿って、前記第1の開口部及び前記第2の開口部の中間線を越えて前記第1の開口部の側にまで延在するように形成することを特徴とする半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記外部電極形成工程において、前記第1の外部電極及び前記第2の外部電極の各々を前記第1の開口部及び前記第2の開口部において前記基板の前記下面からチタンシード層、銅シード層、ニッケルめっき層の順に積層して形成することを特徴とする請求項11に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記第1の拡散工程において、前記第1の領域の前記基板の前記下面にボロンシリケートガラスを形成してホウ素を前記基板の内部に固相拡散させ、
前記第2の拡散工程において、前記第2の領域の前記基板の前記下面にリンシリケートガラスを形成してリンを前記基板の内部に固相拡散させることを特徴とする請求項11又は12に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1の拡散工程及び前記第2の拡散工程において、イオン注入法を用いて前記基板の前記下面から前記基板の内部にドーパントを拡散させることを特徴とする請求項11乃至13のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記第1の拡散工程及び前記第2の拡散工程にて前記第1のウェル領域及び前記第2のウェル領域の各々を形成した後、前記第1のウェル領域及び前記第2のウェル領域の各々の下面にウェット熱酸化によって前記熱酸化膜を形成すると共に、前記第1のウェル領域の前記第1の開口部に面した1の領域に他の領域よりもキャリア密度の高い高濃度ウェル領域を形成することを特徴とする請求項11乃至14のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記基板の前記下面の前記第1の領域を除く領域に前記下面から柱状の複数の穴部を形成する穴部形成工程と、
前記基板の上面から前記複数の穴部を含む領域を底面としかつ、当該底面と前記複数の穴部とを連通させるように凹部を形成するキャビティ形成工程と、
前記複数の穴部の各々の内部を充填しかつ前記底面から突出するように柱状の複数の貫通電極を電界めっきによって形成する貫通電極形成工程と、をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項11乃至15のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記凹部の前記底面に半導体素子を載置するダイボンド工程と、
前記基板の前記上面と対向する1の面にフリットガラス層を有するガラスからなる蓋部材を前記凹部を覆うように前記基板の前記上面に載置し、上方から前記フリットガラス層にレーザを前記凹部の周囲に沿って走査して前記基板の前記上面に前記蓋部材を接合する蓋部材接合工程と、をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項11乃至16のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
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