Integrated circuitry and methods of forming integrated circuitry

A method of processing a semiconductor wafer comprising:

• placing a wafer in a semiconductor wafer processor;
• forming a hole which extends through the entire wafer within the semiconductor wafer processor, wherein the hole has an interior surface;
• forming a dielectric layer within the hole and proximate the interior surface by:
• chemical vapor depositing a nitride-containing layer proximate the interior surface;
• and
• exposing the wafer to oxidizing conditions which are effective to oxidize at least a portion of the nitride-containing layer;
• and
• after forming the dielectric layer, forming conductive material within the hole.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces, wherein the hole defines an interior surface which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• fabricating integrated circuitry proximate at least one of the front and back surfaces;
• exposing the wafer to conditions which are effective to form a dielectric material layer proximate the interior surface, wherein the exposing of the wafer comprises:
• forming a nitride-containing layer proximate the interior surface;
• and
• forming an oxide-containing layer over the nitride-containing layer;
• and
• after said exposing, filling the hole with conductive material to interconnect with the integrated circuitry.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• fabricating integrated circuitry proximate at least one of the front and back surfaces;
• and
• filling the hole with conductive material to interconnect with the integrated circuitry, wherein the filling of the hole comprises:
• forming polysilicon within the hole;
• forming a metal-comprising layer over the polysilicon layer;
• subjecting the wafer to conditions which are effective to cause material of the metal-comprising layer to replace material of the polysilicon layer.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces, wherein the hole defines an interior surface which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• fabricating integrated circuitry proximate at least one of the front and back surfaces;
• exposing the wafer to conditions which are effective to form a dielectric material layer proximate the interior surface;
• and
• after the exposing of the wafer, filling the hole with conductive material to interconnect with the integrated circuitry;
• wherein the exposing of the wafer comprises:
• chemical vapor depositing a nitride-containing layer over the interior surface and
• oxidizing at least a portion of the nitride-containing layer;
• and further wherein the filling of the hole comprises:
• forming polysilicon within the hole;
• forming an aluminum-containing layer over the polysilicon layer;
• and
• subjecting the wafer to conditions which are effective to cause material of the aluminum-containing layer to replace material of the polysilicon layer.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry proximate both the front and back surfaces;
• forming a conductive interconnect within the wafer between and electrically connecting at least a portion of the front formed integrated circuitry and the back formed integrated circuitry;
• and
• wherein the forming of the integrated circuitry takes place in advance of the forming of the conductive interconnect.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry proximate both the front and back surfaces;
• and
• forming a conductive interconnect within the wafer between and electrically connecting at least a portion of the front formed integrated circuitry and the back formed integrated circuitry, wherein the forming of the conductive interconnect comprises:
• forming a hole which extends between and joins with the it front and back surfaces;
• forming a first material within the hole;
• forming a second material over the first material, at least the second material being electrically conductive;
• and
• exposing the wafer to conditions which are effective to cause the second material to replace the first material.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry over both the front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• and
• electrically interconnecting front-surface integrated circuitry and back-surface integrated circuitry through the hole, wherein the electrically interconnecting of the front-surface integrated circuitry and the back-surface integrated circuitry comprises:
• filling at least a portion of the hole with a first material;
• forming a conductive second material over the first material, the second material being different from the first material;
• and
• exposing the wafer to conditions which are effective to cause at least some of the second material to replace at least some of the first material.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry over both the front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• and
• electrically interconnecting front-surface integrated circuitry and back-surface integrated circuitry through the hole, wherein the electrically interconnecting of the front-surface integrated circuitry and the back surface integrated circuitry comprises:
• chemical vapor depositing polysilicon within the hole to at least substantially fill the hole;
• forming a metal-comprising material layer over the polysilicon;
• and
• annealing the wafer at a temperature, and for a duration of time which is sufficient to cause the metal-comprising material to replace at least a substantial portion of the polysilicon within the hole.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry over both the front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• and
• electrically interconnecting front-surface integrated circuitry and back-surface integrated circuitry through the hole, and further comprising after the forming of the hole and prior to the electrically interconnecting, forming a dielectric material layer within the hole by forming a nitride-containing dielectric material layer within the hole.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry over both the front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole through the wafer which extends between the front and back surfaces;
• and
• electrically interconnecting front-surface integrated circuitry and back-surface integrated circuitry through the hole, and further comprising after the forming of the hole and prior to the electrically interconnecting, forming a dielectric material layer within the hole by:
• chemical vapor depositing a nitride-containing layer within the hole;
• and
• exposing the wafer to oxidation conditions which are effective to oxidize at least some of the nitride-containing layer.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductor wafer having front and back surfaces;
• forming integrated circuitry over at least one of the front and back surfaces;
• forming a hole within the wafer which extends through the entirety of the wafer and from the at least one of the front and back surfaces over which the integrated circuitry is formed;
• and
• filling the hole with integrated circuitry interconnect metal material which interconnects with the integrated circuitry, wherein the filling of the hole comprises:
• forming a first material within the hole;
• and
• replacing the first material with a second material which is different from the first material.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductive material wafer for supporting integrated circuitry, the wafer having a thickness;
• removing an amount of semiconductive wafer material to provide a hole which extends entirely through the wafer;
• forming integrated circuitry relative to the wafer;
• and
• replacing removed semiconductive wafer material by forming a conductive metal-comprising material which interconnects with the integrated circuitry by:
• filling the hole with a first material;
• forming a layer comprising the metal-comprising material over the first material;
• and
• subjecting the wafer to conditions effective to cause the metal-comprising material to replace the first material.

A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

• providing a semiconductive material wafer having front and back surfaces and a wafer thickness between the surfaces;
• removing an amount of semiconductive wafer material sufficient to form a hole which extends through the front and back surfaces and wafer thickness;
• after removing the semiconductive wafer material, forming integrated circuitry over the front and back surfaces;
• forming a first material within the hole;
• forming a second material over the first material, the second material being electrically conductive;
• and
• subjecting the wafer to processing conditions effective to replace the first material with the second material, the second material electrically interconnecting at least some front surface integrated circuitry with at least some back surface integrated circuitry.