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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yun-Wei Cheng, Taipei, TW;
Chun-Hao Chou, Tainan, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Lee, Tainan, TW;
Hsun-Ying Huang, Tainan, TW;
Shih-Hsun Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor image sensor with improved quantum efficiency. The semiconductor image sensor can include a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite of the first surface. An interconnect structure is disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor layer, and radiation-sensing regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. The radiation-sensing regions are configured to sense radiation that enters the semiconductor layer from the second surface and groove structures are formed on the second surface of the semiconductor layer.