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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Andreas Knorr, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Andreas Knorr, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/538 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Vertically stacked integrated circuits and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. Deep vias that provide vertical electrical connection for vertically stacked integrated circuits are formed early in the manufacturing process, before integrated circuits are bonded together to form a three dimensional integrated circuit (3D-IC).