Barrier Structures and Methods for Through Substrate Vias
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- an active device region disposed within isolation regions in a first substrate;
a through substrate via disposed within the first substrate, the through substrate via being disposed adjacent to the active device region; and
a buffer layer disposed around at least a portion of the through substrate via, wherein the buffer layer is disposed between the isolation regions and the through substrate via.
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Abstract
Through substrate via barrier structures and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first substrate including an active device region disposed within isolation regions. A through substrate via is disposed adjacent to the active device region and within the first substrate. A buffer layer is disposed around at least a portion of the through substrate via, wherein the buffer layer is disposed between the isolation regions and the through substrate via.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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an active device region disposed within isolation regions in a first substrate; a through substrate via disposed within the first substrate, the through substrate via being disposed adjacent to the active device region; and a buffer layer disposed around at least a portion of the through substrate via, wherein the buffer layer is disposed between the isolation regions and the through substrate via. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A semiconductor device comprising:
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an active region disposed between isolation regions disposed within a substrate; a transistor disposed in the active region; a through substrate via disposed within the substrate, the transistor being disposed adjacent the through substrate via; and a buffer layer disposed between the active region and the through substrate via. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a semiconductor device comprising:
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forming barrier structure trenches and isolation trenches in a substrate, the barrier structure trenches comprising a first surface area; forming buffer layers by filling the barrier structure trenches and the isolation trenches; and forming a through substrate via in a second area within the first area on the barrier structure trenches, wherein the first area is larger than the second area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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