Semiconductor article having a through silicon via and guard ring
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1. A semiconductor article comprising:
- a semiconductor base portion comprising a semiconductor material;
a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring portion on the semiconductor base portion and comprising a plurality of wiring layers having metallic wiring and insulating material, said BEOL wiring portion excluding a semiconductor material;
a through silicon via providing a conductive path through the BEOL wiring portion and the semiconductor base portion; and
a guard ring surrounding the through silicon via in the BEOL wiring portion, the through silicon via through the semiconductor base portion being free of any guard ring.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a semiconductor article which includes a semiconductor base portion, a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring portion on the semiconductor base portion, a through silicon via and a guard ring. The semiconductor base portion is made of a semiconductor material. The BEOL wiring portion includes a plurality of wiring layers having metallic wiring and insulating material. The BEOL wiring portion does not include a semiconductor material. The through silicon via provides a conductive path through the BEOL wiring portion and the semiconductor base portion. The guard ring surrounds the through silicon via in the BEOL wiring portion.
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1. A semiconductor article comprising:
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a semiconductor base portion comprising a semiconductor material; a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring portion on the semiconductor base portion and comprising a plurality of wiring layers having metallic wiring and insulating material, said BEOL wiring portion excluding a semiconductor material; a through silicon via providing a conductive path through the BEOL wiring portion and the semiconductor base portion; and a guard ring surrounding the through silicon via in the BEOL wiring portion, the through silicon via through the semiconductor base portion being free of any guard ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming a semiconductor article comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a semiconductor base portion comprising a semiconductor material; (b) forming a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring layer comprising a metallic material and a dielectric material and excluding a semiconductor material, the BEOL wiring layer comprising a contiguous guard ring portion; (c) repeating step (b) until a predetermined number of BEOL wiring layers have been formed into a BEOL wiring portion with each contiguous guard ring portion being formed over, and in contact with, a previous contiguous guard ring portion to form a guard ring extending through the entire BEOL wiring portion; (d) forming a through silicon via opening through the BEOL wiring portion and the semiconductor base portion, the through silicon via opening through the BEOL wiring portion being contained wholly within the guard ring, the through silicon via opening through the semiconductor base portion being free of any guard ring; and (e) depositing metallization in the through silicon via opening to form a through silicon via. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of forming a semiconductor article comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a semiconductor base portion comprising a semiconductor material; (b) forming a back end of the line (BEOL) wiring portion comprising a plurality of layers of metallic material and a dielectric material and excluding a semiconductor material; (c) forming an opening for a guard ring in the BEOL wiring portion; (d) filling the guard ring opening with a material; (e) forming a through silicon via opening through the BEOL wiring portion and the semiconductor base portion, the through silicon via opening through the BEOL wiring portion being contained wholly within the guard ring opening, the through silicon via opening through the semiconductor base portion being free of any guard ring; and (f) depositing metallization in the through silicon via opening to form a through silicon via. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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