Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110309357 | MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus including a first chip, a first circuit layer, a first heater, a first stress sensor and a second circuit layer is provided. The first chip has a first through silicon via, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first circuit layer is disposed on the first surface. The first heater and the first stress sensor are disposed on the first surface and connected to the first circuit layer. The second circuit layer is disposed on the second surface. | 12-22-2011 |
20120018723 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR TESTING THROUGH-SILICON VIA (TSV) - A test structure including at least one ground pad, an input pad, at least one first through-silicon via (TSV), at least one second TSV and an output pad is disclosed. The ground pad receives a ground signal during a test mode. The input pad receives a test signal during the test mode. The first TSV is coupled to the input pad. The output pad is coupled to the second TSV. No connection line occurs between the first and the second TSVs. During the test mode, a test result is obtained according to the signal of at least one of the first and the second TSVs, and structural characteristics can be obtained according to the test result. | 01-26-2012 |
20120119375 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure, a substrate having a front surface and a back surface is provided. The front surface has a device layer thereon and conductive plugs electrically connected to the device layer. A thinning process is performed on the back surface of the substrate, such that the back surface of the substrate and surfaces of the conductive plugs have a distance therebetween. Holes are formed in the substrate from the back surface to the conductive plugs, so as to form a porous film. An oxidization process is performed, such that the porous film correspondingly is reacted to form an oxide material layer. A polishing process is performed on the oxide material layer to expose the surfaces of the conductive plugs. | 05-17-2012 |
20120133046 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND PROCESS THEREOF - A semiconductor structure and a process thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor wafer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, through silicon vias and a crack stopping slot. The through silicon vias are embedded in the semiconductor wafer and connected between the first surface and the second surface. The crack stopping slot is located in the periphery of the second surface of the semiconductor wafer. The depth of the crack stopping slot is less than or equal to the thickness of the semiconductor wafer. The process firstly provides a semiconductor wafer having through silicon vias. Then, the aforementioned crack stopping slot is formed at a back side of the semiconductor wafer opposite to the first surface. Next, the semiconductor wafer is thinned from the back side to expose a second end of each through silicon via. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135547 | FABRICATING METHOD AND TESTING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING APPARATUS - A fabricating method and a testing method of a semiconductor device and a mechanical integrity testing apparatus are provided. An object includes a wafer, an insulating layer, and a plurality of conductive posts is provided. A surface of the wafer has a plurality of first blind holes outside chip regions and a plurality of second blind holes inside the chip regions. The insulating layer is between the conductive posts and the walls of the first blind holes and between the conductive posts and the walls of the second blind holes. A mechanical integrity test is performed to test a binding strength between the insulating layer, the conductive posts, and the walls of the first blind holes. The conductive posts in the chip regions are electrically connected to an element after the conductive posts in the first blind holes are qualified in the mechanical integrity test. | 05-31-2012 |
20120153454 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a silicon substrate, a plurality of silicon nanowire clusters, a first circuit layer and a second circuit layer. The silicon substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of through holes. The silicon nanowire clusters are disposed in the through holes of the silicon substrate, respectively. The first circuit layer is disposed on the first surface and connected to the silicon nanowire clusters. The second circuit layer is disposed on the second surface and connected to the silicon nanowire clusters. | 06-21-2012 |
20120249176 | TEST STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - A test structure including a substrate, at least one conductive plug, a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace is provided. The substrate has a first area and a second area. The at lest one conductive plug is disposed in the substrate in the first area, wherein the conductive plug does not penetrate through the substrate. | 10-04-2012 |
20120273939 | FILLED THROUGH-SILICON VIA AND THE FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - By adding particles of high thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion coefficient into the copper as a composite material and filling with the composite material into the through-via hole, the mismatch of the coefficient of thermal expansion and the stress of the through-silicon via are lowered and the thermal conductivity of the through-silicon via is increased. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280385 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGING STRUCTURE - An electronic device packaging structure is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor base, an emitter, a collector, and a gate. The emitter and the gate are disposed on a first surface of the semiconductor base. The collector is disposed on a second surface of the semiconductor base. A first passivation layer is located on the first surface of the semiconductor base surrounding the gate. A first conductive pad is disposed on the first passivation layer. A second conductive pad is disposed on the collector on the second surface. At least one conductive through via structure penetrates the first passivation layer, the first and second surfaces of the semiconductor base, and the collector to electrically connect the first and second conductive pads. | 11-08-2012 |
20120322249 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure, a substrate having a front surface and a back surface is provided. The front surface has a device layer thereon and conductive plugs electrically connected to the device layer. A thinning process is performed on the back surface of the substrate, such that the back surface of the substrate and surfaces of the conductive plugs have a distance therebetween. Holes are formed in the substrate from the back surface to the conductive plugs, so as to form a porous film. An oxidization process is performed, such that the porous film correspondingly is reacted to form an oxide material layer. A polishing process is performed on the oxide material layer to expose the surfaces of the conductive plugs. | 12-20-2012 |
20130171747 | FABRICATING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A fabricating method and a testing method of a semiconductor device and a mechanical integrity testing apparatus are provided. An object includes a wafer, an insulating layer, and a plurality of conductive posts is provided. A surface of the wafer has a plurality of first blind holes outside chip regions and a plurality of second blind holes inside the chip regions. The insulating layer is between the conductive posts and the walls of the first blind holes and between the conductive posts and the walls of the second blind holes. A mechanical integrity test is performed to test a binding strength between the insulating layer, the conductive posts, and the walls of the first blind holes. The conductive posts in the chip regions are electrically connected to an element after the conductive posts in the first blind holes are qualified in the mechanical integrity test. | 07-04-2013 |