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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Minho Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoungwon Na, Seoul, KR;
Seungkuk Kang, Seoul, KR;
Hyunchul Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Young Yeo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
In Sung Joe, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first chip that includes a pixel region and a pad region, and a second chip that is in contact with one surface of the first chip and includes circuits that drive the first chip. The first chip includes a first substrate, an interlayer insulating layer disposed between the first substrate and the second chip, first interconnection lines disposed in the interlayer insulating layer, a conductive pad disposed in the pad region between the second chip and the first interconnection lines, and a recess region formed in the pad region that penetrates the first substrate and the interlayer insulating layer and exposes the conductive pad.