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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Yun Hui Yang, Cheongju-si, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Icheon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate configured to include a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a photodiode formed in the substrate, a plurality of deep trench isolation (DTI) structures formed in the substrate to optically isolate each of the plurality of pixels from neighboring pixels, and a transparent electrode layer arranged over the photodiode and electrically connected to the plurality of DTI structures.