Process for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a microelectromechanical structure and an associated integrated electronic circuit and corresponding semiconductor device
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1. A process for manufacturing an integrated semiconductor device, comprising:
- forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) structure on a first surface of a substrate including semiconductor material, wherein forming said MEMS structure comprises carrying out first processing steps of forming said MEMS structure at said first surface;
forming an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electronic circuit on a second surface of said substrate, vertically opposite to said first surface, in a direction transverse to a horizontal plane of extension of said first surface;
electrically coupling said MEMS structure to said ASIC electronic circuit;
after carrying out said first processing steps, bonding a first service wafer over said MEMS structure, and vertically flipping said substrate, wherein forming the ASIC electronic circuit occurs after vertically flipping said substrate, wherein electrically coupling said MEMS structure to said ASIC electronic circuit comprises forming interconnection structures, which extend vertically through a first portion of said substrate starting from said first surface; and
removing a second portion of said substrate, vertically opposite to said first portion, so as to define said second surface and to make said interconnection structures accessible at said second surface, said interconnection structures thereby having a first end at said first surface and a second end at said second surface;
wherein forming said ASIC electronic circuit is performed at said second surface after removing said second portion of said substrate.
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A process for manufacturing an integrated semiconductor device, envisages: forming a MEMS structure; forming an ASIC electronic circuit; and electrically coupling the MEMS structure to the ASIC electronic circuit. The MEMS structure and the ASIC electronic circuit are integrated starting from a same substrate including semiconductor material; wherein the MEMS structure is formed at a first surface of the substrate, and the ASIC electronic circuit is formed at a second surface of the substrate, vertically opposite to the first surface in a direction transverse to a horizontal plane of extension of the first surface and of the second surface.
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1. A process for manufacturing an integrated semiconductor device, comprising:
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forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) structure on a first surface of a substrate including semiconductor material, wherein forming said MEMS structure comprises carrying out first processing steps of forming said MEMS structure at said first surface; forming an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electronic circuit on a second surface of said substrate, vertically opposite to said first surface, in a direction transverse to a horizontal plane of extension of said first surface; electrically coupling said MEMS structure to said ASIC electronic circuit; after carrying out said first processing steps, bonding a first service wafer over said MEMS structure, and vertically flipping said substrate, wherein forming the ASIC electronic circuit occurs after vertically flipping said substrate, wherein electrically coupling said MEMS structure to said ASIC electronic circuit comprises forming interconnection structures, which extend vertically through a first portion of said substrate starting from said first surface; and removing a second portion of said substrate, vertically opposite to said first portion, so as to define said second surface and to make said interconnection structures accessible at said second surface, said interconnection structures thereby having a first end at said first surface and a second end at said second surface;
wherein forming said ASIC electronic circuit is performed at said second surface after removing said second portion of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for manufacturing an integrated semiconductor device, comprising:
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forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) structure on or in a first surface of a semiconductor layer; forming an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electronic circuit on or in a second surface of the semiconductor layer, vertically opposite to said first surface, in a direction transverse to a horizontal plane of extension of said first surface; and forming interconnection structures that extend vertically through the semiconductor layer and electrically couple the MEMS structure to the ASIC electronic circuit; bonding a service wafer to the semiconductor layer; flipping the semiconductor layer while bonded to the service wafer, wherein a first one of the steps of forming the MEMS structure and forming the ASIC electronic circuit is performed before flipping the semiconductor layer and a second one of the steps of forming the MEMS structure and forming the ASIC electronic circuit is performed after flipping the semiconductor layer; and removing a portion of said semiconductor layer, vertically opposite to said first surface, so as to define said second surface and to make said interconnection structures accessible at said second surface, said interconnection structures thereby having a first end at said first surface and a second end at said second surface;
wherein forming said ASIC electronic circuit is performed at said second surface after removing said portion of said semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A process for manufacturing an integrated semiconductor device, comprising:
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forming electrically conductive interconnection structures extending through a silicon semiconductor layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate that also includes a supporting layer and an insulating layer; forming a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) structure on a first surface of the silicon semiconductor layer, wherein forming the MEMS structure comprises carrying out first processing steps of manufacturing the MEMS structure on the first surface; bonding a first service wafer over said MEMS structure, and vertically flipping the SOI substrate; removing the supporting layer and insulating layer after vertically flipping the SOI substrate, thereby exposing a second surface of the silicon semiconductor layer, vertically opposite to the first surface; and forming an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) electronic circuit on the second surface of the silicon semiconductor layer, the ASIC electronic circuit being electrically coupled to the MEMS structure by the interconnection structures. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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