Integrated structure with bifunctional routing and assembly comprising such a structure
12249572 · 2025-03-11
Assignee
Inventors
- Candice Thomas (Grenoble, FR)
- Jean Charbonnier (Grenoble, FR)
- Perceval Coudrain (Grenoble, FR)
- Maud Vinet (Grenoble, FR)
Cpc classification
H10D48/3835
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/80203
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H01L2224/0401
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H01L2224/81193
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H01L2224/05548
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H01L23/48
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H01L21/48
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H01L23/498
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Abstract
An integrated structure intended to connect a plurality of semiconductor devices, the integrated structure including a substrate, a first face and a second face, the first face being intended to receive the semiconductor devices, the integrated structure including, at the first face, at least one routing level, the routing level or levels including: at least one first conductor routing track in a conductor material; and at least one first superconductor routing track made from a superconductor material.
Claims
1. An integrated structure intended to connect a plurality of semiconductor devices, the integrated structure comprising a substrate, a first face and a second face, the first face being intended to receive the semiconductor devices, the integrated structure comprising, at the first face, at least one routing level, the at least one routing level comprising: at least one first conductor routing track made from a non-superconductor conductor material; and at least one first superconductor routing track made from a superconductor material, the at least one first superconductor routing track being spaced apart from the at least one first conductor routing track by a dielectric material in said at least one routing level, the integrated structure comprising a plurality of routing levels, the routing levels of the plurality of routing levels being connected, between routing tracks, by inter-level vias so that conductor routing tracks of the plurality of routing levels are connected by inter-level conductor vias and superconductor routing tracks of the plurality of routing levels are connected by inter-level superconductor vias.
2. The integrated structure according to claim 1, wherein each routing track of the first routing level of the plurality of routing levels is a superconductor routing track.
3. The integrated structure according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of non-superconductor conductor through vias to connect, from the second face of the integrated structure, the non-superconductor conductor routing tracks located on the first face of the integrated structure.
4. An assembly comprising an integrated structure according to claim 1 and at least one semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising a front face and a rear face, the rear face comprising at least one non-superconductor conductor routing track and a superconductor routing track, the assembly also comprising a first connection device connecting the non-superconductor conductor routing tracks of the integrated structure to the non-superconductor conductor routing tracks of the semiconductor device and second connection device connecting the superconductor routing tracks of the integrated structure to the superconductor routing tracks of the semiconductor device.
5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first connection device includes non-superconductor conductor bumps and the second connection means includes superconductor bumps.
6. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first connection device includes pads made from a non-superconductor conductor material and the second connection device includes pads made from a superconductor material.
7. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first connection includes pads comprising: a first layer of a non-superconductor conductor material; a second layer of a superconductor conductor material; and a third layer of a non-superconductor conductor material; and wherein the second connection device includes pads formed in a superconductor material.
8. A method of assembly between an integrated structure according to claim 1 and a semiconductor device, the integrated structure comprising, on its first face, a first plurality of non-superconductor conductor connection pads and a first plurality of superconductor connection pads, the semiconductor device comprising a front face and a rear face, the rear face comprising a second plurality of non-superconductor conductor connection pads configured in such a way as to be able to be facing the first plurality of non-superconductor conductor connection pads and a second plurality of superconductor connection pads configured in such a way as to be able to be placed facing the first plurality of superconductor connection pads, said connection pads being formed in a layer of a dielectric material, the method comprising, carried out at the first face of the integrated structure and at the rear face of the semiconductor device: a step of chemical mechanical polishing to the surface of the layer of a dielectric material present on the first face of the integrated structure and on the rear face of the semiconductor device; a step of putting the first face of the integrated structure in contact with the rear face of the semiconductor device, the connection pads of the integrated structure being put into correspondence with the connection pads of the semiconductor device; a step of annealing or thermocompression in such a way as to glue the connection pads together.
9. The method according to claim 8, comprising, before the step of chemical mechanical polishing: a step of selective etching of the connection pads in such a way as to form a recess with respect to the surface of the layer of a dielectric material wherein the connection pads are formed; a step of depositing a layer of a superconductor material, the thickness of the layer deposited being comprised between 50 and 100 nm; a layer of a superconductor material thus being formed on each connection pad, the connection pads being glued together, during the step of annealing or thermocompression, via this layer of a superconductor material.
10. A system comprising a printed circuit and an assembly according to claim 4, the assembly being connected to the printed circuit via the integrated structure of said assembly, the assembly comprising at least one first semiconductor device in the form of a functional chip and a second semiconductor device in the form of a control chip, the control chip being connected to the functional chip via the integrated structure by superconductor routing tracks.
11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the functional chip comprises: a substrate comprising a first face and a second face, the second face of the substrate forming the front face of the functional chip; a first oxide layer on the first face of the substrate; a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer; a first routing level formed on the surface of the second oxide layer in contact with the first oxide layer; a third oxide layer on the second oxide layer wherein at least one semiconductor component is inserted; a rear face formed by the surface of the third oxide layer opposite the second oxide layer, the rear face comprising a plurality of superconductor routing tracks surrounded at least partially by one or more non-conductor conductor routing tracks, the semiconductor component being connected to the superconductor routing tracks via superconductor vias and the non-superconductor conductor routing tracks of the rear face being connected to the routing level via non-superconductor conductor vias.
12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the semiconductor component is a qubit.
13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the qubit is a silicon spin qubit.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
(1) The figures are present for the purposes of information and in no way limit the invention.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(23) In the rest of the description, a material will be considered as superconductor if the latter has a critical temperature greater than or equal to 4 K. The superconductor material can for example be chosen from niobium (Nb), niobium nitride (NbN), titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN), tantalum (Ta), vanadium (V), niobium alumina (Nb.sub.3Al), alloys of tin-niobium (Nb.sub.3Sn), titanium-niobium (NbTi) or with a vanadium and silicon (V.sub.3Si) base. In an embodiment, the superconductor material is compatible with a method of chemical mechanical polishing, which in particular includes niobium, niobium nitride, titanium nitride or tantalum nitride.
(24) Integrated Structure SI
(25) A first aspect of the invention shown in
(26) In an embodiment, the substrate SB is made of silicon or of epoxy. In an embodiment, the first SIS1 and second SIS2 faces have a surface comprised between 1 mm.sup.2 and 1,600 mm.sup.2, desirably of square shape. In an embodiment, the thickness of the substrate SB is comprised between 50 m and 1,000 m.
(27) As shown in
(28) In other words, an integrated structure SI according to the invention comprises one or more conductor routing tracks PC and/or one or more superconductor routing tracks PS at the first surface of the integrated structure SI. In order to connect these routing tracks from the second surface SIS2 of the integrated structure SI, the latter can also comprise a plurality of conductor through vias VT, the latter passing through the substrate SB in such a way as to connect the second surface SIS2 of the integrated structure SI to the conductor track PC or to the conductor tracks PC of the lowest routing level (i.e. closest to the substrate SB) of the integrated structure SI. Finally, when several routing levels are present, the integrated structure SI comprises one or more inter-level conductor and/or superconductor vias VI connecting two successive routing levels.
(29) For the purposes of illustration, examples of a method for manufacturing that makes it possible to obtain these different elements shall now be given. Of course, other methods can be considered.
(30) Manufacture of the Conductor Through Vias VT
(31) In an embodiment shown in
(32) The final result is shown in
(33) Manufacture of Buried Routing Tracks
(34) In an embodiment, the integrated structure SI comprises at least two routing levels 1NR, 2NR and buried conductor PC and/or superconductor PS routing tracks, for example carried out using a Damascene method well known to those skilled in the art. More particularly, starting with the structure obtained at the end of the manufacturing of the conductor through vias VT described hereinabove, the method for carrying out buried conductor PC2 or superconductor PS2 routing tracks shown in
(35) In an embodiment, the thickness of the barrier layer and/or of the adhesion layer is comprised between 1 nm and 50 nm when the routing track is a superconductor track and limited to a few nanometres (i.e. less than 10 nm) when the routing track is a conductor routing track in such a way that the material of the barrier layer and/or of the adhesion layer becomes conductor (and no longer superconductor) by the proximity effect with the conductor routing track PC2 deposited above. It is useful to note that the order in which the depositions of the barrier layer and of the adhesion layer are carried out with respect to one another can vary according to the integration methods used.
(36) In an embodiment, the width of the buried routing tracks is comprised between 0.2 m and 500 m. In an embodiment, the thickness of the routing tracks is comprised between 50 nm and 5 m. In an embodiment, the routing tracks occupy from 1 to 50% of the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI.
(37) As shown in the method described hereinabove, the conductor routing tracks PC2 can in particular be made of copper or tungsten. These materials have the benefit of being compatible with the methods of chemical mechanical polishing. More generally, any conductor or superconductor material can be used for the forming of conductor PC2 or superconductor PS2 routing tracks.
(38) When the superconductor or conductor material is incompatible with a method of chemical mechanical polishing, it is possible to use an alternative method of manufacturing to carry out superconductor or conductor routing tracks. By way of example, it is possible to carry out a solid plate deposition of a layer of a superconductor or conductor material on the layer of a dielectric material DE, then to carry out a lithography in order to define the routing tracks, to then proceed with a local etching of the layer of a superconductor or conductor material and finally to carry out a stripping of the resin.
(39) At the end of the steps that have just been described, one or more conductor PC2 or superconductor PS2 routing tracks are obtained which will then be buried during the manufacture of the inter-level conductor vias VIC, VIS which shall now be described.
(40) Manufacture of the Inter-Level Conductor Vias VI
(41) As already mentioned, when the integrated structure SI comprises a plurality of routing levels 1NR, 2NR, the latter are connected together using inter-level conductor vias VIC or superconductor VIS vias. In an embodiment shown in
(42) At the end of these steps, a plurality of conductor vias VIC and, optionally, inter-level superconductors VIS vias VI is obtained making it possible to connect two successive routing levels together. The conductor tracks PC of different routing levels can only be connected together by means of inter-level conductor vias VIC. The superconductor tracks PS of different routing levels are connected together by means of conductor vias VIC or, preferably, superconductor vias VIS.
(43) Manufacture of Conductor and Superconductor Routing Tracks on the Surface of the Integrated Structure SI
(44) Once the buried routing tracks PC2, PS2 are carried out, it is still necessary to carry out the routing tracks that will be at the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI. There are then two possibilities: adopt a configuration wherein the routing tracks on the surface are exclusively superconductor PS or adopt a configuration wherein the routing tracks on the surface comprise conductor routing tracks PC and superconductor routing tracks PS.
(45) When the routing tracks on the surface are exclusively superconductor PS, the method for carrying out routing tracks on the surface comprises: a step of depositing a fourth layer of a dielectric material DE on the third layer of a dielectric material DE already present on the front face SBA of the substrate SB (the third layer of a dielectric material already present was deposited during the manufacture of the inter-level conductor vias VI); a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zone or zones wherein the superconductor routing track or tracks PS will be formed in the fourth layer of a dielectric material DE; a step of etching, over the entire thickness of the fourth layer of a dielectric material DE, zones defined during the step of lithography; a step of depositing, for example via PVD, an adhesion layer (desirably made of tantalum) having a thickness less than the thickness of the fourth layer of a dielectric material DE; a step of depositing, for example via PVD, a barrier layer (desirably made of tantalum nitride) having a thickness such that the total thickness of the adhesion layer and of the barrier layer is less than the thickness of the fourth layer of a dielectric material DE; a step of depositing, for example via PVD, a layer of a superconductor material having a thickness such that the total thickness of the adhesion layer, of the barrier layer and of the layer of a superconductor material is greater than the thickness of the fourth layer of a dielectric material DE; a step of chemical mechanical polishing to the surface of the fourth layer of a dielectric material DE, i.e. until complete removal of the adhesion layer, of the barrier layer and of the layer of a superconductor material at the surface of the fourth layer of a dielectric material.
(46) It is useful to note that the order in which the deposition of the barrier layer and the deposition of the adhesion layer are carried out with respect to one another can vary according to the integration methods used.
(47) In an alternative embodiment, when the routing tracks comprise conductor routing tracks PC and superconductor routing tracks PS, the method for carrying out routing tracks on the surface shown in
(48) It is useful to note that the order in which the deposition of the barrier layer and the deposition of the adhesion layer are carried out with respect to one another can vary according to the integration methods used.
(49) It also comprises a second phase (
(50) It is useful to note that the order in which the deposition of the barrier layer and the deposition of the adhesion layer are carried out with respect to one another can vary according to the integration methods used.
(51) In an embodiment, the thickness of the barrier layer and/or of the adhesion layer is comprised between 1 nm and 50 nm when the routing track is a superconductor track and limited to a few nanometres (i.e. less than 10 nm) when the routing track is a conductor routing track in such a way that the materials of the barrier layer and/or of the adhesion layer become conductor (and no longer superconductors) by the proximity effect with the conductor routing track PC deposited above.
(52) In an embodiment, the width of the routing tracks is comprised between 0.2 m and 500 m. In an embodiment, the thickness of the routing tracks is comprised between 50 nm and 5 m. In an embodiment, the routing tracks occupy from 1 to 50% of the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI. Note that the superconductor routing tracks PS, PS2 (buried or not) are never connected to the conductor routing tracks PC or to the conductor through vias VT.
(53) Finalisation of the Conductor Through Vias VT
(54) So that the conductor routing tracks PC, PC2 at the front face SBA of the substrate SB can be connected from the rear face SBR of the substrate SB, it is suitable to render the conductor through vias VT accessible from the rear face SBR. For this, in an embodiment shown in
(55) In an embodiment, it is possible to carry out a metallisation of the connection zones ZC, so as in particular to protect the latter from oxidation. This metallisation can for example include three layers of different metals, for example titanium, nickel and gold. The carrying out of this metallisation can be done via a deposition of the different layers of metals, followed by a lithography of the metallisation zones, then an etching of the layers of metals outside these zones and finally the removal of the resin used during the lithography.
(56) In an embodiment, the step of thinning is carried out in such a way as to leave a thickness of substrate SB comprised between 50 m and 300 m. In an embodiment, the density of the conductor through vias VT is comprised between 0.05% and 4% of the surface of the integrated structure SI. Preferably, the conductor through vias VT density in the transfer zone report (i.e. the zone comprising the conductor ZCC and superconductor ZCS connection zones) of the integrated structure SI intended to receive the semiconductor devices DS is greater than the density in the other zones of the integrated structure SI and at least equal to 1% in such a way as to favour the thermal exchanges between the first face SIS1 and the second face SIS2 of the integrated structure.
(57) The integrated structure SI obtained at the end of these steps is shown in
(58) Such a bifunctional routing (electrical and thermal) is in particular beneficial for the large-scale packaging of silicon spin qubits. Indeed, the high density of gates required for the operation and the reading of the qubits is controlled by chips of the dedicated CryoCMOS type and embarked in the vicinity of the qubits to be controlled, for example on the same interposer or on the same integrated structure SI. Using a superconductor routing between the qubits chips and the CryoCMOS makes it possible to optimise the electric signals while still suppressing the Joule effect caused by these tracks, providing a source of heat at least in the structure, and by thermally insulating these chips between them.
(59) Connection Between the Integrated Structure SI and a Printed Circuit
(60) An integrated structure SI according to the invention is intended to be mounted in a dilution cryostat. For this, the integrated structure SI is in general fastened to a printed circuit CI, the mixing box of the cryostat at about 10 mK on which the printed circuit is fastened ensuring the cooling of the latter and therefore of the integrated structure SI.
(61) A first connection mode of the integrated structure SI to the printed circuit is shown in
(62) A second connection mode of the integrated structure SI to the printed circuit CI is shown in
(63) In an embodiment, the bumps are created on the connection zones ZC of the second face SIS2 of the integrated structure SI using a method comprising: a step of depositing an adhesion layer (for example a layer of titanium) on the passivation layer PA (recall, the passivation layer was opened via photolithography so as to define connection zones ZC); a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zones wherein the conductor bumps will be formed; a step of depositing, for example by electrolysis, a layer of a first metal (for example copper) a step of depositing a layer of a second metal (for example nickel) a step of depositing a layer of a third metal (for example a tin-silver alloy or a tin-silver-copper alloy); a step of etching the adhesion layer and the layers of a first, second and third metal to the surface of the passivation layer PA; a step of thermal annealing in such a way as to form the conductor bumps BI.
(64) In an embodiment, the diameter of the conductor bumps BI is comprised between 10 m and 500 m (this diameter being defined by the diameter of the connection zones ZC on which the bumps are formed) and the thickness of the conductor bumps is comprised between 5 m and 500 m, the minimum pitch between each bump being equal to 20 m.
(65) In an embodiment shown in
(66) Connection Between the Integrated Structure and a Semiconductor Device
(67) An integrated structure SI according to the invention is intended to receive one or more semiconductor devices DS. Generally, as shown in
(68) It generally comprises, at its rear face FR, two connection types: one or more conductor connections CC and one or more superconductor connections CS. These connections CC, CS are intended to be connected to the connection zones ZCC, ZCS of the routing tracks PC, PS of the same type located on the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI.
(69) As shall now be described, this connection can be carried out in several ways. In the drawings showing the connection of an integrated structure SI according to the invention to one or more semiconductor devices DS, in order to avoid unnecessary complexity of the figures, the representation of the integrated structure SI has been simplified so as to allow to appear only the connection zones ZCS, ZCC of the conductor PC and superconductor PS routing tracks at its first surface SIS1.
(70) By Means of Conductor and Superconductor Bumps
(71) In a first embodiment shown in
(72) To facilitate the method of manufacture and avoid the steps of lithography on surfaces with substantial morphology, bumps of a different type are desirably carried out on different surfaces of the assembly. For example, the conductor bumps CBI are carried out on the rear face FR of the semiconductor device DS while the superconductor bumps SBI are carried out on the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI (or vice versa).
(73) It is first of all desirable to form, at the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI, a conductor metallisation under-bump intended to provide the connection with the conductor bumps located on the rear face of the semiconductor device DS intended to be connected to the integrated structure SI, but also a superconductor metallisation under-bump on which the superconductor bumps SBI will be formed.
(74) For this, the creation of the conductor metallisation under-bump and of the superconductor metallisation under-bump comprises, at the first surface SIS1 of the integrated structure SI: a step of depositing a passivation layer (for example in a dielectric material); a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zone or zones wherein the superconductor metallisation under-bump and the conductor metallisation under-bump will be formed in the passivation layer; a step of etching, over the entire thickness of the passivation layer, zones defined during the step of lithography; a step of depositing, for example via PVD, a layer of a superconductor metal (for example made of titanium nitride or tantalum nitride) of a thickness less than the thickness of the passivation layer; a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zone or zones wherein the superconductor metallisation under-bump will be formed in the passivation layer; a step of etching the layer of a superconductor metal outside the zones defined during the preceding step of lithography; a step of depositing, for example via PVD, an adhesion layer (for example made of titanium); a step of depositing, for example via PVD, a sublayer of conductor metal (for example made of copper) of a thickness such that the total thickness of the adhesion layer and of the metal sublayer is less than the thickness of the passivation layer; a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zone or zones wherein the conductor metallisation under-bump will be formed in the passivation layer; a step of depositing, in the zones defined during the step of lithography, for example by electrolysis, a stack of conductor metals that can include copper, nickel and ending desirably with gold; a step of etching the adhesion layer and the conductor metal sublayer.
(75) Once the conductor and superconductor metallisation under-bumps carried out on the first face SIS1 of the integrated structure SI, it is suitable to form the superconductor bumps SBI at the superconductor metallisation under-bump zones defined hereinabove. For this, in an embodiment, the manufacture of superconductor bumps SBI comprises: a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zone or zones wherein the superconductor bumps SBI will be formed, the latter being formed above the superconductor metallisation under-bump obtained hereinabove; a step of depositing, for example via evaporation, a layer of a superconductor material (for example indium); a step of lifting-off in such a way as to obtain a plurality of wafers of a superconductor material; a step of thermal annealing in such a way as to form a plurality of superconductor bumps SBI.
(76) At the end of these steps, superconductor bumps SBI were formed on the first face SIS1 of the integrated structure SI (as shown in
(77) In an embodiment, the superconductor bumps have a diameter comprised between 5 m and 500 m, desirably between 10 m and 50 m, with a minimum pitch between each bump of 10 m.
(78) In the same way that was done on the integrated structure SI, a conductor metallisation under-bump, a superconductor metallisation under-bump and conductor bumps will be formed on the rear face FR of the semiconductor device DS intended to be connected to the integrated structure SI.
(79) In an embodiment, the creation of the superconductor metallisation under-bump comprises: a step of lithography in such a way as to define, in a passivation layer present at the rear face FR of the semiconductor device, the zone or zones wherein the superconductor metallisation under-bump and the conductor metallisation under-bump will be formed in the passivation layer already present; a step of etching, over the entire thickness of the passivation layer, zones defined during the step of lithography; a step of depositing, for example via PVD, a layer of a superconductor material (for example made of titanium nitride or tantalum nitride) of a thickness less than the thickness of the passivation layer; a step of lithography in such a way as to define, in the passivation layer, the zone or zones wherein the superconductor metallisation under-bump will be formed; a step of etching the layer of a superconductor material.
(80) In an embodiment, the creation of the conductor metallisation under-bump and conductor bumps CBI the rear face FR of the semiconductor device DS intended to be connected to the integrated structure SI comprises: a step of depositing an adhesion layer (for example a layer of titanium); a step of depositing a sublayer of a metal; a step of lithography in such a way as to define the zones wherein the conductor bumps will be formed; a step of depositing, for example by electrolysis, a layer of a first metal (for example copper) a step of depositing a layer of a second metal (for example nickel); a step of depositing a layer of a third metal (for example a tin-silver alloy or a tin-silver-copper alloy); a step of etching the adhesion layer and the sublayer of a metal to the surface of the passivation layer PA; a step of thermal annealing in such a way as to form the conductor bumps.
(81) In an embodiment, the diameter of the conductor bumps CBI is comprised between 10 m and 500 m, desirably between 10 m and 50 m, and the latter are spaced from one another with a minimum pitch between each bump of 20 m.
(82) In order to ensure good mechanical resistance of the assembly, it is desirable that the conductor bumps CBI and the superconductor bumps SBI be sized in the same way so as to guarantee the uniformity of the thickness between the semiconductor device DS and the integrated structure SI.
(83) In an embodiment, after the assembly of the semiconductor device DS and of the integrated structure SI, a filled resin of the thermally insulating epoxy type can be injected between the semiconductor device DS and the integrated structure SI to fill in the space between these two elements at the interconnection bumps and thus further improve the mechanical robustness of the assembly as well as the thermal insulation between the conductor interconnection bumps and the superconductor interconnection bumps.
(84) By Bonding
(85) In an alternative embodiment shown in
(86) In an embodiment, the assembly then comprises: a step of selective etching of the connection pads PEC, PES, for example via CMP, in such a way as to form a recess with respect to the surface of the layer of a dielectric material DE wherein the connection pads PEC, PES are formed (
(87) The steps of etching and of deposition described hereinabove are optional, but make it possible to facilitate the step of chemical mechanical polishing that follows, the same material being present on all the connection pads.
(88) The method then comprises a step of chemical mechanical polishing to the surface of the layer of a dielectric material. Thus, as shown in
(89) As shown in
(90) In an embodiment, the pads thus formed are of square shape (according to a parallel plane defined by the first surface SIS1) and have a width comprised between 0.4 m and 25 m. In an embodiment, the surface of the layer of a superconductor material PCS at the end of the step of CMP, at the face intended to be glued on another layer of a superconductor material PCS, has a roughness RMS measured over the total surface of a pad less than 0.5 nm. The measurement of this roughness can for example be taken using an atomic force microscope (AFM).
(91) In an embodiment, the thickness of the connection connecting a superconductor routing track of the semiconductor device DS with a superconductor routing track of the integrated structure SI is comprised between 600 nm and 1,200 nm, desirably equal to 1,000 nm (this comprises the thickness of the superconductor connection pads on the SI and on the DS as well as the two layers of a superconductor material deposited in order to ensure the bonding and melting during annealing). Moreover, the thickness of the conductor connection (in other words, the thickness of the structure framed in
(92) The assembly thus obtained is shown at the bottom of
(93) In the assembly shown in
(94) A first operating mode is based on the proximity effect between the conductor material of the fourth layer of a conductor material PEC and of the first layer of a conductor material PEC, and the superconductor material PCS, this effect making it possible to weaken the superconductor properties of the latter. When this first operating mode is desired, the thickness of the superconductor material (i.e. the total thickness of the second layer and of the third superconductor layer) is desirably comprised between 1 and 20 nm. For the purposes of illustration, for a copper/niobium/copper tri-layer, it was reported experimentally that the critical temperature and therefore the superconductor properties of niobium start to weaken for a total thickness of niobium of about 50 nm. Likewise, a reduction in the critical temperature critique by a factor of two (2) is observed for a total thickness of niobium of 20 nm. The extrapolation of these results suggests a reduction in the superconductor properties exponentially by continuing to reduce the thickness of the superconductor material. These results stem from a study on a copper/niobium/copper tri-layer deposited on the same substrate. It is reasonable to suppose that the copper/niobium/niobium/copper quadri-couches formed during the bonding will have degraded superconductor properties in relation to the reference mentioned, in particular due to the method of manufacture that is more complex including in particular chemical mechanical polishing and an annealing.
(95) A second operating mode is based on the superconductor/conductor transition when the current that passes through the superconductor material is passed through by a current density greater than a critical current density. In this operating mode, the thickness of the layer of a superconductor material can be greater than 20 nm: the transition of this metal to its normal mode will take place by applying a current greater than its critical current. For example, if the superconductor material is niobium, knowing that the critical current density is about 10 kA/cm.sup.2, with a connection pad with a side of 1 m, a current of about 0.1 mA will be sufficient to trigger the superconductor/conductor transition.
(96) As has already been underlined, the integrated structure SI according to the invention can be particularly beneficial in the framework of quantum computing, and in particular for setting up a heat cage making it possible to insulate the qubits, for example spin qubits, from the heat generally coming from the operation of the semiconductor control devices in charge of controlling the qubits. In what follows, in order to facilitate understanding, a semiconductor device DS in charge of controlling a qubit or a network of qubits will be named control chip PCR and the semiconductor device DS comprising at least one qubit will be named functional chip PFL. More generally, a control chip PCR can correspond to any heat-generating semiconductor device DS and a functional chip PFL can correspond to any semiconductor device DS that has to be insulated from this generated heat.
(97) The Functional Chip
(98) A semiconductor functional chip PFL according to an aspect of the invention is shown in
(99) So, it results from this structure that a functional chip PFL according to the invention, although it can be connected on other structures than that of the invention, is perfectly suited to the integrated structure SI according to the invention in that it makes it possible to take advantage of the bifunctional routing. In addition to the benefits already mentioned hereinabove, in the functional chip PFL that has just been described, the conductor level NM1 can be used as a backgate.
(100) In an embodiment, the thickness of the second oxide layer BOX is comprised between 10 nm and 1 m, desirably comprised between 10 nm and 50 nm. In an embodiment, the conductor routing tracks NM2 located on the rear face S1 are disposed in such a way as to not face the routing tracks of the first conductor routing level NM1 located on the surface of the second oxide layer BOX in contact with the first oxide layer OXC. This configuration makes it possible to limit the parasitic capacitances. In an alternative embodiment, the percentage of the surface of conductor tracks of the first routing level NM1 facing a conductive track NM2 of the second routing level is less than or equal to 10% of the total surface of the first routing level NM1, desirably less than or equal to 1% of the total surface of the first routing level NM1.
(101) In an embodiment, the routing tracks NM1 of the front face S2 and the routing tracks NM2 of the rear face S1 are disposed in such a way as to limit the intersections between the routing tracks NM1 of the front face S2 and the routing tracks NM2 of the rear face S1 so as to not form metallic loops between the routing levels NM1 and NM2 which could trap a magnetic flux.
(102) In an embodiment, an exclusion zone of a few m around the semiconductor component QB can be defined by conditioning the position of the conductor routing tracks NM2 on the first surface S1 and the conductor routing tracks of the first conductor routing level NM1. For this, in an embodiment, the distance between the conductor tracks NM1, NM2 (i.e. the conductor tracks of the first conductor routing level NM1 and the conductor tracks NM2 of the second routing level) and the semiconductor component QB is greater than or equal to 100 m in order to prevent heating of the semiconductor component QB by the conductor routing tracks NM1 and NM2.
(103) In an embodiment, the minimum distance between each routing track NM1, NM2 (i.e. the conductor tracks of the first conductor routing level NM1 and the conductor tracks NM2 of the second routing level) is comprised between 1 m and 10 m, for example equal to 5 m, regardless of the routing level considered. Thus, this minimum distance relates to two routing tracks located on the same routing level or two routing tracks located on two different routing levels. In this latter case, the distance is measured at the first routing track on the first surface and the projection of the second routing track on the first surface.
(104) In an embodiment, the routing tracks of the first routing level NM1 have a width comprised between 50 nm and 500 m, desirably a width equal to 5 m.
(105) In an embodiment, the conductor routing tracks NM2 of the second routing level (at the rear face S1) have a width comprised between 50 nm and 10 m, desirably a width equal to 1 m.
(106) In an embodiment, the conductor vias V12 connecting the conductor routing tracks NM1 of the front face S2 to the conductor routing tracks NM2 of the rear face S1 have a square section. In an embodiment, the width of the square section is comprised between 200 nm and 400 nm. In an embodiment at least one portion of the vias takes the form of a matrix of vias, the vias of said matrix all connecting the same routing tracks. In an embodiment, the matrix of vias is of the form 22, i.e. four vias arranged in such a way as to form two columns each comprising two vias. In an embodiment, the matrix of vias is of the form 44, i.e. eight vias arranged in such a way as to form four columns each comprising four vias. Other forms can of course be considered.
(107) In an embodiment, each superconductor track comprises one or more connection pads (similar to the connection zones described in the case of the integrated structure SI) and the different terminals of the semiconductor component QB are each connected to a superconductor connection pad of one of the superconductor routing tracks NS via a superconductor via VQS and the minimum distance Ids between the connection pads connected to the semiconductor component and said semiconductor component is greater than or equal to 5 m, desirably greater than or equal to 10 m. Such a distance makes it possible to limit the formation of parasitic capacitances between the connection pads and the semiconductor component.
(108) In an embodiment, the connection pads of superconductor routing tracks have a square section with a width comprised between 500 nm and 5 m and the superconductor routing tracks NS have a width comprised between 50 nm and 100 m. These dimensions are particularly advantageous when the chip PFL is intended to be connected to an integrated structure SI by bonding.
(109) In an embodiment, each conductor routing track NM2 of the rear face 51 comprises one or more connection pads (similar to the connection zones described in the case of the integrated structure SI) and these connection pads have a square section with a width comprised between 500 nm and 5 m. These dimensions are particularly beneficial when the chip PFL is intended to be connected to an integrated structure SI by bonding.
(110) Manufacture of the Functional Chip
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(112) At the end of this method, a functional chip such as shown in
(113) Assembly of the Functional Chip with the Integrated Structure
(114) As has already been mentioned, in an embodiment, it is possible to connect the chips to the integrated structure SI by means of conductor bumps CBI and superconductor bumps SBI. This first assemblage AS is shown in
(115) Also as mentioned, in a second embodiment, it is possible to connect the chips to the integrated structure SI by bonding. This assembly AS is shown in
(116) In a third embodiment, certain chips can be connected to the integrated structure SI by means of conductor and superconductor bumps while others can be connected by bonding. This assembly AS is shown in
(117) In these three embodiments, the control chip PCR controls the functional chip PFL by means of one or more superconductor routing tracks, which makes it possible to thermally decouple the functional chip PFL from the control chip PCR. Furthermore, as described hereinabove, the semiconductor component (here a qubit) present on the functional chip PFL is surrounded by a thermalised heat cage by means of conductor routing tracks of the integrated structure SI, in such a way that it is thermally insulated from its close environment and in particular from the control chip PCR. Note that, in the examples of
(118) In an embodiment, the integrated structure SI is also configured to ensure the role of control chip PCR. An assembly AS corresponding to this configuration is shown in
(119) In an embodiment, a thermally insulating epoxy filled resin can be injected between the integrated structure SI and the semiconductor devices DS connected by means of conductor and superconductor bumps. This epoxy will make it possible to improve the mechanical resistance of the assembly AS during repeated thermal cycles and to thermally insulate the electrical and thermal interconnections. In the case where the semiconductor devices contain qubits, the choice of this epoxy will have to be made in order to prevent the creation of additional loss mechanisms that can impact the qubits.
(120) System Comprising an Assembly According to the Invention Connected to a Printed Circuit
(121) A sixth aspect of the invention shown in
(122) In an embodiment, the functional chip PFL is a functional chip PFL according to a fourth aspect of the invention. In this embodiment, the conductor tracks NM1, NM2 and conductor through vias V12 of the functional chip PFL form a heat cage around the qubit QB, this heat cage being initiated by the conductor routing tracks and conductor through vias of the integrated structure SI.
(123) The system SY according to a sixth aspect of the invention makes it possible to obtain the cooling diagram shown in