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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/341 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H04N 5/341 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface; and a pixel isolation film extending from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate and defining active pixels in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pixel isolation film includes a buried conductive layer including polysilicon containing a fining element at a first concentration; and an insulating liner between the buried conductive layer and the semiconductor substrate, and wherein the fining element includes oxygen, carbon, or fluorine.