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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Applicant:
John Mcdonald, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventor:
John McDonald, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/52 (2006.01); H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/40 (2006.01); H01L 21/46 (2006.01); H01L 21/4763 (2006.01); H01L 21/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A via for connecting metallization layers of chips bonded in a face-to-face configuration is provided, as well as methods of fabricating the via. The via may function as an interconnection of metallization layers in three-dimensional, stacked, integrated circuits, and may enable high density, low-resistance interconnection formation.