The present disclosure provide an integrated circuit. The integrated
circuit includes a through-silicon-via (TSV) trench configured in a
semiconductor substrate; a conductive pad formed on the semiconductor
substrate, the conductive pad being adjacent the TSV trench; a silicon
nitride layer disposed over the conductive pad and in the TSV trench; a
titanium layer disposed on the silicon nitride layer; a titanium nitride
layer disposed on the titanium layer; and a copper layer disposed on the
titanium nitride layer.