Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-line depth measurement for thru silicon via
- Patent Title (中): 通过硅通孔的在线深度测量
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Application No.: US12371724Application Date: 2009-02-16
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Publication No.: US07904273B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Qizhi Liu , Ping-Chuan Wang , Kimball M. Watson , Zhijian J. Yang
- Applicant: Qizhi Liu , Ping-Chuan Wang , Kimball M. Watson , Zhijian J. Yang
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Gibb I.P. Law Firm, LLC
- Agent Yuanmin Cai, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00

Abstract:
A system, method and device for measuring a depth of a Through-Silicon-Via (TSV) in a semiconductor device region on a wafer during in-line semiconductor fabrication, includes a resistance measurement trench structure having length and width dimensions in a substrate, ohmic contacts on a surface of the substrate disposed on opposite sides of the resistance measurement trench structure, and an unfilled TSV structure in semiconductor device region having an unknown depth. A testing circuit makes contact with the ohmic contacts and measures a resistance therebetween, and a processor connected to the testing circuit calculates a depth of the trench structure and the unfilled TSV structure based on the resistance measurement. The resistance measurement trench structure and the unfilled TSV are created simultaneously during fabrication.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100210043A1 IN-LINE DEPTH MEASUREMENT OF THRU SILICON VIA Public/Granted day:2010-08-19
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