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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Thomas Heinz-helmut Altebaeumer, Oxford, GB;
Stephen Day, Chipping Norton, GB;
Christian Lang, Oxford, GB;
Jonathan Heffernan, Oxford, GB;
Thomas Heinz-Helmut Altebaeumer, Oxford, GB;
Stephen Day, Chipping Norton, GB;
Christian Lang, Oxford, GB;
Jonathan Heffernan, Oxford, GB;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method of fabricating a device structure, comprises: forming an insulating layer () over a first set of devices disposed over a substrate (); forming one or more vias in the insulating layer; disposing a second set of devices () over the insulating layer, wherein devices of the second set comprise respective electrical contacts () and are disposed over the insulating layer () such that a side on which a contact () can be accessed faces the substrate (); and forming one or more electrical contacts between the first set of devices and the second set of devices () through the via(s). The second set of devices and at least one via are positioned such that one or more of the vias lies at least partially within the footprint of two devices, each belonging to a different device layer.