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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor according to inventive concepts includes a substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a unit pixel having four sides; a photoelectric conversion device formed in the unit pixel; a floating diffusion region formed contacting the first surface in the unit pixel and overlapping with a center region of the photoelectric conversion device in a first direction perpendicular to the first surface; a gate electrode, in the unit pixel, overlapping with some portions of the floating diffusion region and formed along a first set of sides that comprises at least one side of the four sides; and a set of transistors, in the unit pixel, overlapping with some portions of the floating diffusion region and formed along a second set of sides that comprises at least two sides of the four sides, which are different from the first set of sides.