Integrated circuits and methods of forming the same
First Claim
1. A varactor for a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), comprising:
- a) a semiconductor substrate having an opening extending through a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces of the substrate;
b) a dielectric layer disposed on a side surface in the opening;
c) a conductive material formed on the dielectric layer and substantially filling the opening to form a conductive through-substrate-via (TSV); and
d) an impurity implanted region disposed in the substrate surrounding and directly contacting the TSV and the dielectric layer and substantially extending from the first surface to the second surface of the substrate.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate where the substrate has an opening extending through a first surface and a second surface of the substrate and where the first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces of the substrate. A conductive material substantially fills the opening of the substrate to form a conductive through-substrate-via (TSV). An active circuit is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, an inductor is disposed on the second surface of the substrate and the TSV is electrically coupled to the active circuit and the inductor. The three-dimensional integrated circuit may include a varactor formed from a dielectric layer formed in the opening of the substrate such that the conductive material is disposed adjacent the dielectric layer and an impurity implanted region disposed surrounding the TSV such that the dielectric layer is formed between the impurity implanted region and the TSV.
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1. A varactor for a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), comprising:
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a) a semiconductor substrate having an opening extending through a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces of the substrate; b) a dielectric layer disposed on a side surface in the opening; c) a conductive material formed on the dielectric layer and substantially filling the opening to form a conductive through-substrate-via (TSV); and d) an impurity implanted region disposed in the substrate surrounding and directly contacting the TSV and the dielectric layer and substantially extending from the first surface to the second surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A varactor for a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), comprising:
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a) a semiconductor substrate having an opening extending through a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces of the substrate; b) a dielectric layer disposed on a side surface in the opening; c) a conductive material formed on the dielectric layer and substantially filling the opening to form a conductive through-substrate-via (TSV); d) an impurity implanted region disposed in the substrate surrounding the TSV and the dielectric layer; and e) a connection for applying a bias voltage to the varactor; wherein the TSV, dielectric layer, impurity implanted region and connection form the varactor; and
wherein the capacitance of the varactor may be changed by varying the bias voltage applied to the connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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