Patent ID: 8872345

Claim:
A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; forming a through-silicon via (TSV) opening extending from the first side of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate; forming a liner layer on the first side of the semiconductor substrate and along the sidewalls and bottom of the TSV opening; depositing a first conductive material layer over the liner layer in the opening to form a TSV; forming an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer over the first side of the semiconductor substrate; forming a via opening extending from the ILD layer into a portion of the semiconductor substrate; forming a trench opening in the ILD layer to expose a portion of the TSV; and depositing a second conductive material layer in the via and the trench openings to form an interconnect structure, the interconnect structure electrically connecting the TSV with the semiconductor substrate.