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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Hoon Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Min-Geun Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate including a pixel region and a pad region and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the pad region of the substrate being provided with a first recess which is recessed to a first depth from the second surface toward the first surface and the pixel region of the substrate being provided with a plurality of unit pixels, an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first surface, an interconnection line disposed in the interlayer insulating layer, a conductive pad disposed in the first recess of the pad region, and a plurality of penetration structures disposed in the pad region of the substrate and extending from a bottom surface of the first recess to the first surface of the substrate, and electrically connecting the conductive pad to the interconnection line.