Showing papers by "Zvi Or-Bach published in 2012"

Novel semiconductor device and structure

Abstract: A device including a first layer of first transistors interconnected by at least one first interconnection layer, wherein the first interconnection layer includes copper or aluminum, a second layer including second transistors, the second layer overlaying the first interconnection layer, wherein the second layer is less than 2 micron thick, wherein the second layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion; and a connection path connecting at least one of the second transistors to the first interconnection layer, wherein the connection path includes at least one through-layer via, and wherein the through-layer via includes material whose co-efficient of thermal expansion is within 50 percent of the second layer coefficient of thermal expansion.

Novel semiconductor system and device

Abstract: A 3D IC based system including: a first semiconductor layer including first alignment marks and first transistors, wherein the first transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer including aluminum or copper; a second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer including second transistors and overlaying the at least one metal layer, wherein the at least one metal layer is in-between the first semiconductor layer and the second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer; and wherein the second transistors include a plurality of N-type transistors and P-type transistors, and wherein the second mono-crystallized semiconductor layer is transferred from a reusable donor wafer.

Semiconductor device and structure for heat removal

Abstract: A device, including: a first layer of first transistors, overlaid by at least one interconnection layer, wherein the interconnection layer includes metals such as copper or aluminum; a second layer including second transistors, the second layer overlaying the interconnection layer, wherein the second layer is less than about 0.4 micron thick; and a connection path connecting the second transistors to the interconnection layer, wherein the connection path includes at least one through-layer via, and the through-layer via includes material whose co-efficient of thermal expansion is within about 50 percent of the second layer coefficient of thermal expansion.

Method to form a 3D semiconductor device and structure

Abstract: A method to form a monolithic 3D device including: processing a first layer including first mono-crystal transistors; transferring a second mono-crystal layer on top of the first layer including first mono-crystal transistors by using ion-cut layer transfer; and repairing the damage caused by the ion-cut by using optical annealing.

Semiconductor system and device

Abstract: A 3D IC based mobile system including: a first semiconductor layer including first mono-crystallized transistors, where the first mono-crystallized transistors are interconnected by at least one metal layer including aluminum or copper; a second layer including second mono-crystallized transistors and overlaying the at least one metal layer, where the at least one metal layer is in-between the first semiconductor layer and the second layer; a plurality of thermal paths between the second mono-crystallized transistors and a heat removal apparatus, where at least one of the plurality of thermal paths includes a thermal contact adapted to conduct heat and not conduct electricity; and a heat spreader layer between the second layer and the at least one metal layer.

Method for fabricating novel semiconductor and optoelectronic devices

Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated device, the method including, overlying a first crystalline layer onto a second crystalline layer to form a combined layer, wherein one of the first and second crystalline layers is an image sensor layer and at least one of the first and second crystalline layers has been transferred by performing an atomic species implantation, and wherein at least one of the first and second crystalline layers includes single crystal transistors.

Method to construct systems

Abstract: A method to construct first and second configurable systems including: providing a first configurable system including a first die and a second die, where the first die is diced from a first wafer and the second die is diced from a second wafer and the first die is connected to the second die using at least one through-silicon-via (TSV); providing a second configurable system including a third die and a fourth die, where the third die is diced from a third wafer and the fourth die is diced from a fourth wafer and the third die is connected to the fourth die using at least one through-silicon-via (TSV); where processing the first wafer and the third wafer utilizes a majority of masks that are substantially same; and where the first die is larger than the third die.

Method for fabrication of configurable systems

Abstract: A method to construct configurable systems, the method including: providing a first configurable system including a first die and a second die, where the connections between the first die and the second die include through-silicon-via (“TSV”), where the first die is diced from a first wafer using first dice lines; providing a second configurable system including a third die and a fourth die, where the connections between the third die and the fourth die include through-silicon-via (“TSV”), where the third die is diced from a third wafer using third dice lines; and processing the first wafer and the third wafer utilizing at least 20 masks that are the same; where the first dice lines are substantially different than the third dice lines, and where the second die includes a configurable I/O to connect the first configurable system to external devices.

Novel computing system

Abstract: A computing system including a processor, display, pointing device and memory; wherein the memory includes a text file, a graphics file corresponding to said text file and executable instructions to perform at least these actions (i) identify a selection of an alphanumeric identifier within a displayed text file, and then (ii) identify the appearance of the identifier in a corresponding graphics file, and then (iii) display a page of the graphics file comprising the appearance of the identifier.