| CPC H01L 23/5286 (2013.01) [H01L 23/481 (2013.01); H01L 24/33 (2013.01); H01L 24/48 (2013.01); H01L 25/0657 (2013.01); H01L 2224/04042 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48227 (2013.01); H01L 2224/73265 (2013.01); H01L 2225/06541 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims | 

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               1. A semiconductor structure comprising: 
            a first semiconductor device on a substrate; 
                a first interconnect wiring structure over the first semiconductor device; 
                a second interconnect wiring structure under a second semiconductor device, wherein the second interconnect wiring structure physically contacts the first interconnect wiring structure; 
                a third interconnect wiring structure (i) on the second semiconductor device and (ii) electrically contacting the second semiconductor device through a top surface of the second semiconductor device; and 
                a first through-silicon via from a bottom surface of the substrate to a top surface of the first interconnect wiring structure, wherein the first through-silicon via is tapered such that a width of a bottom surface of the first through-silicon via is greater than a width of a top surface of the first through-silicon via. 
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