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Patent No.:

US 11404374 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2020

Circuits employing a back side-front side connection structure for coupling back side routing to front side routing, and related complementary metal oxide semiconductor (cmos) circuits and methods

Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hyeokjin Lim, San Diego, CA (US);

Stanley Seungchul Song, San Diego, CA (US);

Foua Vang, Sacramento, CA (US);

Seung Hyuk Kang, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:

Qualcomm Incorporated

Primary Examiner:

Tong-Ho Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 21/02603 (2013.01); H01L 21/823807 (2013.01); H01L 21/823814 (2013.01); H01L 21/823828 (2013.01); H01L 21/823871 (2013.01); H01L 27/092 (2013.01); H01L 29/0673 (2013.01); H01L 29/42392 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/66742 (2013.01); H01L 29/78618 (2013.01); H01L 29/78696 (2013.01);
Abstract

Circuits employing a back side-front side connection structure for coupling back side routing to front side routing, and related complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuits and methods are disclosed. The circuit includes a front side metal line disposed adjacent to a front side of a semiconductor device for providing front side signal routing. The circuit also includes a back side metal line disposed adjacent to a back side of the semiconductor device for providing back side signal routing. In this manner, the back side area of the semiconductor device may be employed for signal routing to conserve area and/or reduce routing complexity. The circuit also includes a back side-front side connection structure that electrically couples the front side metal line to the back side metal line to support signal routing from the back side to the front side of the circuit, or vice versa to provide greater routing flexibility.

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