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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Min-Jun Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
In Gyu Baek, Seoul, KR;
Bom I Sim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Yong Choi, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface on which light is incident, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; a photoelectric converter provided in the substrate; a first metal layer provided on the first surface of the substrate; a second metal layer provided on the first metal layer; and a capacitor layer provided between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, wherein the capacitor layer includes: a first lower electrode electrically connected to the first metal layer, a first upper electrode electrically connected to the second metal layer, a second upper electrode spaced apart from the first upper electrode and electrically connected to the second metal layer, a first capacitor provided between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode, and a second capacitor provided between the first lower electrode and the second upper electrode.