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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Min-Feng Kao, Chiayi, TW;
Dun-Nian Yaung, Taipei, TW;
Jen-Cheng Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hsing-Chih Lin, Tainan, TW;
Che-Wei Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/14629 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a plurality of pixel sensors disposed in the substrate, a sensor isolation feature disposed in the substrate defining an active region, and a dielectric layer between the sensor isolation feature and the substrate, wherein the sensor isolation feature comprises a conductive material.