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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor including: a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a pixel device isolation film extending from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the pixel device isolation film defines pixels in the semiconductor substrate, and includes a conductive layer; and a device isolation structure located inside a device isolation trench that extends from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the device isolation structure includes a conductive liner electrically connected to the conductive layer, wherein a negative bias is applied to the conductive layer and the conductive liner.