Integrated decoupling capacitor utilizing through-silicon via

摘要

A semiconductor device may include a through substrate via (TSV) conductive structure that may extend vertically through two or more layers of the semiconductor device. The TSV conductive structure may be coupled to a first voltage supply. The semiconductor device may include substrate layer. The substrate layer may include a first dopant region and a second dopant region. The first dopant region may be coupled to a second voltage supply. The second dopant region may be in electrical communication with the TSV conductive structure. The semiconductor device may include a first metal layer and a first insulator layer disposed between the substrate layer and the first metal layer. The first metal layer may laterally contact the TSV conductive structure. The first and second voltage supply may be adapted to create a capacitance at a junction between the first dopant region and the second dopant region.

主权项

1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a substrate layer including a first dopant region having a P− dopant type and further including a second dopant region having an N+ dopant type having a concentration of at least 1020/cm3; a first metal layer disposed above the substrate layer; a first insulator layer disposed between the substrate layer and the first metal layer, a lower surface of the first insulator layer adjacent to and in physical contact with an upper surface of the substrate layer, an upper surface of the first insulator layer adjacent to and in physical contact with a lower surface of the first metal layer; a conductive structure extending vertically through the first metal layer, the first insulator layer, and the substrate layer, the conductive structure further extending into the second dopant region, wherein a first diameter of the conductive structure in a plane of the first metal layer is smaller than a second diameter of the conductive structure in a plane of the first insulator layer, wherein the second dopant region abuts the conductive structure, wherein the second dopant region separates the conductive structure from the first dopant region, and wherein the first metal layer is in electrical contact with the conductive structure; a first voltage supply with a first voltage coupled to the conductive structure; and a second voltage supply, with a second voltage less than the first voltage, electrically coupled to the first dopant region, wherein the first and second voltage supplies create a capacitance of a back biased diode junction at a depletion region between the first dopant region and the second dopant region, wherein the first dopant region acts as a first electrode, the second dopant region acts as a second electrode, and the depletion region acts as an insulator to create the capacitance.