Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Alignment testing for tiered semiconductor structure
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Application No.: US14063414Application Date: 2013-10-25
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Publication No.: US09658281B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Mill-Jer Wang , Ching-Nen Peng , Hung-Chih Lin , Hao Chen , Mincent Lee
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Cooper Legal Group, LLC
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28 ; G01R31/04 ; G01R31/26 ; G01R31/3185 ; G01R31/02 ; G01B7/12

Abstract:
Among other things, one or more techniques or systems for evaluating a tiered semiconductor structure, such as a stacked CMOS structure, for misalignment are provided. In an embodiment, a connectivity test is performed on vias between a first layer and a second layer to determine a via diameter and a via offset that are used to evaluate misalignment. In an embodiment, a connectivity test for vias within a first layer is performed to determine an alignment rotation based upon which vias are connected through a conductive arc within a second layer or which vias are connected to a conductive pattern out of a set of conductive patterns. In this way, the via diameter, the via offset, or the alignment rotation are used to evaluate the tiered semiconductor structure, such as during a stacked CMOS process, for misalignment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150115986A1 ALIGNMENT TESTING FOR TIERED SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2015-04-30
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