Semiconductor device and information processing system including the same

US9225331B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9225331-B2
Application numberUS-201313747318-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 22, 2013
Priority dateOct 9, 2009
Publication dateDec 29, 2015
Grant dateDec 29, 2015

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A device including first and second semiconductor chips, each of first and second semiconductor chips including first to M-th penetration electrodes, M being an integer equal to or greater than 3, each of the first to M-th penetration electrodes penetrating through a semiconductor substrate, and the first semiconductor chip including a first input circuit coupled to the M-th penetration electrode of the first semiconductor chip at an input node thereof, the first and second semiconductor chips being stacked with each other in which the first to M-th penetration electrodes of the second semiconductor chip are vertically arranged respectively with the first to M-th penetration electrodes of the first semiconductor chip, in which the first to (M−2)-th penetration electrodes of the second semiconductor chip are electrically coupled to the second to (M−1)-th penetration electrodes of the first semiconductor chip, respectively.

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What is claimed is: 1. A device comprising: first and second semiconductor chips, each of the first and second semiconductor chips comprising: a semiconductor substrate; and first to M-th penetration electrodes, M being an integer equal to or greater than 3, each of the first to M-th penetration electrodes penetrating through the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor chip further comprising a first input circuit coupled to the M-th penetration electrode of the firs…

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What does patent US9225331B2 cover?
A device including first and second semiconductor chips, each of first and second semiconductor chips including first to M-th penetration electrodes, M being an integer equal to or greater than 3, each of the first to M-th penetration electrodes penetrating through a semiconductor substrate, and the first semiconductor chip including a first input circuit coupled to the M-th penetration electro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ps4 Luxco Sarl
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H03K19/0175. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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