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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Bokwon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Changkyu Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwangmin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Minhwan Jeon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jonguk Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Minsung Heo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/12 (2025.01); H10F 39/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/807 (2025.01); H10F 39/199 (2025.01); H10F 39/8053 (2025.01); H10F 39/8057 (2025.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first pixel; a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel; a pixel isolation structure disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel; a rear side anti-reflective layer disposed on the first pixel, the second pixel, and the pixel isolation structure; and a fence disposed on the rear side anti-reflective layer aligning with the pixel isolation structure and including a buried air gap.