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Three-dimensional stacked structure semiconductor device having through-silicon via and signaling method for the semiconductor device

US8471362B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2011
Grant dateJun 25, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor device including a plurality of stacked layers and a through-silicon via (TSV) electrically connecting the plurality of layers, in which in signal transmission among the plurality of layers, the TSV transmits a signal that swings in a range from an offset voltage that is higher than a ground voltage to a power voltage, thereby minimizing an influence of a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitance of TSV.

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