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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Su Park, Seoul, KR;
Kwansik Kim, Seoul, KR;
Changhwa Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Taemin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Gyuhyun Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first portion, and a pixel isolation portion provided in the substrate and configured to isolate unit pixels from each other. The pixel isolation portion includes a first filling insulation pattern extending from the first surface toward the second surface and having an air gap region, the first filling insulation pattern including a first sidewall and a second sidewall which is opposite to the first sidewall, a conductive structure including a first portion on the first sidewall, a second portion on the second sidewall, and a connection portion connecting the first portion and the second portion, and an insulating liner provided between the first portion and the substrate and between the second portion and the substrate.