Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.

Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Meng Yan

Si Ping Hu

Jifeng Zhu

Jia Wen Wang

Shun Hu

Li Hong Xiao

Jin Wen Dong

Liang Xiao

Jian Xu

Puliang Luo

Haiyang Shan

A hybrid wafer bonding method includes providing a first semiconductor structure and providing a second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a first via structure in a first dielectric layer, the first via structure including a first contact via surface. The second semiconductor structure includes a second via structure in a second dielectric layer, the second via structure including a second contact via surface. The first contact via surface is bonded with the second contact via surface. A barrier structure is formed surrounding the second contact via surface along a lateral direction and extending into each of the first contact via surface and the second dielectric layer in a vertical direction. The first via structure includes first metal impurities doped in a bulk region of the first via structure, and the second via structure includes second metal impurities doped in a bulk region of the second via structure.

Hybrid wafer bonding method

A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor structure and a second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a first via structure in a first dielectric layer, the first via structure including a first contact via surface. At least a portion of the first via structure is in direct contact with the first dielectric layer. The second semiconductor structure includes a second via structure in a second dielectric layer, the second via structure including a second contact via surface. At least a portion of the second via structure is in direct contact with the second dielectric layer. The first contact via surface is bonded with the second contact via surface. The second contact via surface and the first contact via surface have an overlapping interface in the vertical direction. A first barrier layer is formed at a non-overlapping interface in the first contact via surface and the second contact via surface. The first barrier layer contains a multi-component oxide.

Hybrid wafer bonding method and structure thereof

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for creating an application shortcut, an electronic device, and a system, to resolve a problem of creating an application shortcut in a user interface of a host operating system for an application program in a guest operating system. The system provided in embodiments may include: an application information encapsulating module, an application information sending module, an application information parsing module, an application shortcut creating module, a virtual application process module, an application program startup processing module, an application program display module, and an application window mirror display module.

Method, electronic device, and system for creating application shortcut

Embodiments of a hybrid-bonded semiconductor structure are disclosed. The semiconductor structure comprises a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure in a base dielectric layer. The base dielectric layer has a non-flat top surface. A first top surface of the first conductive structure is non-coplanar with a second top surface of the second conductive structure. The semiconductor structure further comprises an alternating dielectric layer stack comprising a plurality of dielectric layers sequentially disposed on the base dielectric layer, wherein at least two of the plurality of dielectric layers have non-uniform thickness. The semiconductor structure further comprises a first lead wire and a second lead wire formed in the alternating dielectric layer stack and electrically connected to the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure, respectively.

Method for forming lead wires in hybrid-bonded semiconductor devices

Embodiments of bonded semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. A first device layer is formed on a first substrate. A first bonding layer including a first bonding contact and a first bonding alignment mark is formed above the first device layer. A second device layer is formed on a second substrate. A second bonding layer including a second bonding contact and a second bonding alignment mark is formed above the second device layer. The first bonding alignment mark is aligned with the second bonding alignment mark, such that the first bonding contact is aligned with the second bonding contact. The first substrate and the second substrate are bonded in a face-to-face manner, so that the first bonding contact is in contact with the second bonding contact at a bonding interface, and the first bonding alignment mark is in contact with the second bonding alignment mark at the bonding interface.

Bonding alignment marks at bonding interface

Embodiments of methods for forming a hybrid-bonded semiconductor structure are disclosed. The method include disposing first second, third, and fourth dielectric layers, forming first and second openings by etching the fourth dielectric layer using a first etching selectivity, etching the third and fourth dielectric layers in the first and second openings respectively using a second etching selectivity, etching the second and third dielectric layers in the first and second openings using the first etching selectivity, etching the first dielectric layer in the first opening and the second dielectric layer in the second opening using the second etching selectivity, etching the first dielectric layer in the first and second openings using the first etching selectivity, and forming conductive material in the first and second openings.

A hybrid wafer bonding method includes providing a first semiconductor structure and providing a second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a first substrate, a first dielectric, and a first via structure. The first via structure includes a first contact via and first metal impurities doped in the first contact via. The second semiconductor structure includes a second substrate, a second dielectric layer, and a second via structure. The second via structure includes a second contact via and second metal impurities doped in the second contact via. The method further includes bonding the first semiconductor structure with the second semiconductor and forming a self-barrier layer by an alloying process. The self-barrier layer is formed by a multi-component oxide corresponding to the first and second metal impurities.

Embodiments of hybrid-bonded semiconductor structures and methods for forming a hybrid-bonded semiconductor structure are disclosed. The method can include providing a substrate and forming a base dielectric layer on the substrate. The method also includes forming first and second conductive structures in the base dielectric layer and disposing an alternating dielectric layer stack. Disposing alternating dielectric layer stack includes disposing a first dielectric layer on the base dielectric layer and the first and second conductive structures and sequentially disposing second, third, and fourth dielectric layers. The method further includes planarizing the disposed alternating dielectric layer stack and etching the alternating dielectric layer stack to form first and second openings using preset etching rates for each of the first, second, third, and fourth dielectric layers. The etching continues until at least portions of the first and second conductive structures are exposed. The method also includes forming conductive material in the first and second openings to form lead wires.

Embodiments of bonded semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. In an example, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor structure, a second semiconductor structure, and a bonding interface between the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first device layer disposed on the substrate, and a first bonding layer disposed above the first device layer and including a first bonding contact and a first bonding alignment mark. The second semiconductor structure includes a second device layer, and a second bonding layer disposed below the second device layer and including a second bonding contact and a second bonding alignment mark. The first bonding alignment mark is aligned with the second bonding alignment mark at the bonding interface, such that the first bonding contact is aligned with the second bonding contact at the bonding interface.

Bonding alignment marks at bonding in interface

A method for forming a dual damascene interconnect structure. A substrate having a conductor layer, an etch stop layer on the conductor layer, a dielectric stack on the etch stop layer, and a hard mask layer on the dielectric stack is provided. A photoresist layer having a resist opening is formed on the hard mask layer. The hard mask layer is etched through the resist opening to form a hard mask opening. The dielectric stack is etched through the hard mask opening to form a partial via hole. The photoresist layer is trimmed to form a widened resist opening above the partial via hole. The hard mask layer is etched through the widened resist opening to form a widened hard mask opening above the partial via hole. The dielectric stack is etched through the widened hard mask opening and the partial via hole to form a dual damascene via.

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