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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-pil Noh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Chang-keun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Je-won Yu, Yongin-si, KR;
Kang-sun Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Abstract
Image sensors are provided. An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate including a pixel region and an optical black region. The image sensor includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions in the pixel region. The image sensor includes a wiring structure on a first surface of the semiconductor substrate. The image sensor includes a light shielding layer on a second surface of the semiconductor substrate in the optical black region. Moreover, the image sensor includes a light shielding wall structure that is in the semiconductor substrate between the pixel region and the optical black region and that is connected to the light shielding layer.