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US 10,541,205 B1Granted
Manufacture of interconnects for integration of multiple integrated circuits
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsNing Cheng, Fangyun Richter, Andy Louie Lee
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Abstract
Fabrication methods for monolithic dies that integrate multiple integrated circuits, such as System-on-Chips are described. A substrate having an interconnect may be coupled via electrical terminations to the integrated circuits. Fabrication methods provide multiple electrical termination regions on a surface, with each region having geometrical properties that are appropriate for the coupled integrated circuit. Electrical terminations with different directions may be produced employing a single reactive ion etching process under conditions that enhance micro loading effects during fabrication.
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A method comprising:
- covering a surface of a substrate with an etch mask, wherein the etch mask comprises a first aperture having a first width and a second aperture having a second width larger than the first width;
- etching the surface of the substrate using a reactive ion etching process to produce a first trench under the first aperture and a second trench under the second aperture, wherein the etching comprises:
- etching the surface of the substrate to produce a first plurality of trenches that comprises the first trench, wherein the first plurality of trenches comprises a first pitch;
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- etching the surface of the substrate to produce a second plurality of trenches that comprises the second trench, wherein the second plurality of trenches comprises a second pitch larger than the first pitch;
- filling the first trench to form a first electrical terminal and the second trench to form a second electrical terminal with a conductive layer to form a top metal layer of the substrate;
- electrically coupling a first integrated circuit to the first electrical terminal;
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- electrically coupling a second integrated circuit to the second electrical terminal, wherein the first integrated circuit is different from the second integrated circuit, wherin the first integrated circuit and second integrated circuit are part of system-on-chip, and wherein the reactive ion etching process is performed under enhanced micro loading effect conditions, and wherein a first depth of the first trench is smaller than a second depth of the second trench due to the enhanced micro loading effect conditions.
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A method comprising:
- covering a surface of a substrate with an etch mask, the etch mask comprising:
- a first region comprising a plurality of apertures separated by a first pitch;
- and
- a second region comprising a second plurality of apertures separated by a second pitch that is larger than the first pitch;
- etching the surface of the substrate using a reactive ion etching process to produce a first region of the substrate having a first set of trenches separated by the first pitch and a second region of the substrate having a second set of trenches separated by the second pitch, wherein the reactive ion etching process is performed under enhanced micro loading effect conditions;
- filling the first set of trenches with a conductive material to form a first set of terminals;
- filling the second set of trenches with the conductive material to form a second set of terminals, wherein a metal thickness of the second set of terminals is larger than the metal thickness of the first set of terminals;
- attaching a microprocessor coupled to the first set of terminals in the first region of the substrate;
- and
- attaching a field-programmable gate array coupled to the second set of terminals in the second region of the substrate.
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A method to manufacturing of an electronic device, comprising:
- forming a monolithic die;
- attaching the monolithic die comprising a processor and a programmable logic device to a printed circuit board;
- and
- disposing the printed circuit board in an enclosure of the electronic device;
- wherein forming the monolithic die comprises:
- covering a surface of a substrate with an etch mask, the etch mask comprising a first region comprising a plurality of apertures separated by a first pitch and a second region comprising a second plurality of apertures separated by a second pitch that is larger than the first pitch;
- etching the surface of the substrate using a reactive ion etching process to produce a first region of the substrate having a first set of trenches separated by the first pitch and a second region of the substrate having a second set of trenches separated by the second pitch, wherein the reactive ion etching process is performed under enhanced micro loading effect conditions;
- filling the first set of trenches with a conductive material to form a first set of terminals;
- filling the second set of trenches with a conductive material to form a second set of terminals, wherein a metal thickness of the second set of terminals is larger than the metal thickness of the first set of terminals;
- attaching the processor coupled to the first set of terminals in the first region of the substrate;
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- attaching the programmable logic device coupled to the second set of terminals in the second region of the substrate.
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A method comprising:
- covering a surface of a substrate with a first etch mask, wherein the first etch mask comprises a first aperture having a first width located in a first region of the surface of the substrate;
- etching the surface of the substrate to produce a first trench under the first aperture, wherein etching the surface of the substrate to produce the first trench comprises etching the surface of the substrate to produce a first plurality of trenches that comprises the first trench, wherein the first plurality of trenches comprises a first pitch;
- covering the surface of the substrate with a second etch mask, wherein the second etch mask comprises a second aperture having a second width larger than the first width, the second aperture located in a second region of the surface of the substrate;
- etching the surface of the substrate to produce a second trench under the second aperture, wherein a depth of the second trench is larger than a depth of the first trench, wherein etching the surface of the substrate to produce the second trench comprises etching the surface of the substrate to produce a second plurality of trenches that comprises the second trench, wherein the second plurality of trenches comprises a second pitch;
- coupling a microprocessor in the first region;
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- coupling a programmable logic device in the second region of the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.