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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sanghyuck Moon, Gwangju, KR;
Kyungho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungjoon Lee, Busan, KR;
Minji Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Masato Fujita, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1461 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate having a sensing area, a floating diffusion region arranged in the sensing area, a plurality of photodiodes arranged around the floating diffusion region in the sensing area, and an inter-pixel overflow (IPO) barrier in contact with each of the plurality of photodiodes, the IPO barrier overlapping the floating diffusion region in a vertical direction at a position vertically spaced apart from the floating diffusion region within the sensing area.