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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Ha-Jin Lim, Seoul, KR;
Kook-Tae Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong-Min Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-Sung Hur, Yongin-si, KR;
Hye-Ri Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a photoelectric converter in a pixel area of a substrate to generate photoelectrons in response to an incident light that is incident onto the pixel area, a signal generator on a first surface of the substrate in the pixel area to generate electric signals corresponding to image information of an object in accordance with the photoelectrons, and a pixel separation pattern penetrating through the substrate from the first surface of the substrate to a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface of the substrate, the pixel separation pattern including an insulation pattern having a refractive index smaller than that of the substrate and a metallic conductive pattern enclosed by the insulation pattern, and the pixel area being enclosed by the pixel separation pattern and isolated from a neighboring pixel area.