Renesas Electronics Corporation

Takeshi Kamino

Takahiro Tomimatsu

Yotaro Goto

Fumitoshi Takahashi

Takeshi Kawamura

Hidenori Sato

Koji Iizuka

A hybrid-bonding-type solid-state imaging device is provided that prevents moisture from entering through the bonded interface and other areas. The solid-state imaging device includes a first interconnect structure over a sensor substrate and a second interconnect structure over a logic substrate, and the first and second interconnect structures are bonded together. At the bonded surface between the first and second interconnect structures, bonding pads formed in the first interconnect structure are bonded to bonding pads formed in the second interconnect structure. Eighth layer portions of a first seal ring formed in the first interconnect structure are bonded to eighth layer portions of a second seal ring formed in the second interconnect structure.

Solid-state imaging device including a sensor substrate and a logic substrate

The performances of a semiconductor device are improved. A semiconductor device has a transfer transistor and a photodiode. The photodiode has an n type semiconductor region, an ntype semiconductor region, and a second p type semiconductor region surrounded by a first p type semiconductor region of an interpixel isolation region. The ntype semiconductor region is formed on the main surface side of the semiconductor substrate, and the n type semiconductor region is formed under the ntype semiconductor region via the second p type semiconductor region. In the channel length direction of the transfer transistor, in the n type semiconductor region, an ntype semiconductor region having a lower impurity density than that of the n type semiconductor region is arranged, to improve the transfer efficiency of electric charges accumulated in the photodiode.

Semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof

An offset spacer film (OSS) is formed on a side wall surface of a gate electrode (NLGE, PLGE) to cover a region in which a photo diode (PD) is disposed. Next, an extension region (LNLD, LPLD) is formed using the offset spacer film and the like as an implantation mask. Next, process is provided to remove the offset spacer film covering the region in which the photo diode is disposed. Next, a sidewall insulating film (SWI) is formed on the side wall surface of the gate electrode. Next, a source-drain region (HPDF, LPDF, HNDF, LNDF) is formed using the sidewall insulating film and the like as an implantation mask.

Method for manufacturing image capturing device and image capturing device

In order to improve the performance of a solid-state imaging device, the solid-state imaging device has a pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit and a transfer transistor, and fluorine is introduced to a gate electrode and a drain region (extension region and n-type semiconductor region) of the transfer transistor included in the pixel.

Solid-state imaging device and its manufacturing method

An improvement is achieved in the performance of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a pixel including a first active region where a photodiode and a transfer transistor are formed and a second active region for supplying a grounding potential. Over a p-type semiconductor region in the second active region, a plug for supplying the grounding potential is disposed. In an n-type semiconductor region for a drain region of the transfer transistor formed in the first active region, a gettering element is introduced. However, in the p-type semiconductor region in the second active region, the gettering element is not introduced.

Semiconductor device

Provided is a semiconductor device with improved performance. The semiconductor device includes a photodiode having a charge storage layer (n-type semiconductor region) and a surface layer (p-type semiconductor region), and a transfer transistor having a gate electrode and a floating diffusion. The surface layer (p-type semiconductor region) of a second conductive type formed over the charge storage layer (n-type semiconductor region) of a first conductive type includes a first sub-region having a low impurity concentration, and a second sub-region having a high impurity concentration. The first sub-region is arranged closer to the floating diffusion than the second sub-region.

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

The performances of a semiconductor device are improved. A semiconductor device has a photodiode and a transfer transistor formed in a pixel region. Further, the semiconductor device has a second transistor formed in a peripheral circuit region. The transfer transistor includes a first gate electrode, and a film part formed of a thick hard mask film formed over the first gate electrode. The second transistor includes a second gate electrode, source/drain regions, silicide layers formed at the upper surface of the second gate electrode, and the upper surfaces of the source/drain regions.

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device utilizing different mask thicknesses to form gate electrodes over different semiconductor regions

To prevent deterioration in the sensitivity of a pixel part caused by variation in the distance between a waveguide and a photo diode and by decay of light due to suppression of reflection of entering light. In a pixel region, there is formed a waveguide which penetrates through a fourth interlayer insulating film or the like and reaches a sidewall insulating film. The sidewall insulating film is configured to have a stacked structure of a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film. The waveguide is formed so as to penetrate through even the silicon nitride film of the sidewall insulating film and to reach the silicon oxide film of the sidewall insulating film, or so as to reach the silicon nitride film of the sidewall.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Takeshi Kamino