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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1997
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsih-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention provides a structure and a method of fabricating a thermoelectric Cooler directly on the backside of a semiconductor substrate. The thermoelectric (TE) cooler (thermoelectric cooler) disperses heat from an integrated circuit (IC) that is formed on the front-side of the silicon substrate. Spaced first bonding pad holes 28 are formed in the backside of a substrate that expose bonding pads 24. Second holes 32 are formed between the spaced first bonding pad holes 28. A first insulating layer 34 is formed over the backside of the substrate, but not over the bonding pad 24. A metal layer is formed lining the first bonding pad holes 28. A polysilicon layer 46 is formed over the surface of the backside of the substrate in the second holes. The polysilicon layer is implanted thereby forming alternating adjacent N and P doped sections 46p 46n in the second holes. The adjacent N and P doped polysilicon sections 46n 46p are electrically connected to the bonding pads 24 by the metal layer 38.