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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Masato Fujita, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyungho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Doosik Seol, Suwon-si, KR;
Taesub Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor including a semiconductor substrate having first and second surfaces disposed opposite to the first surface, a pixel separation structure disposed in the semiconductor substrate and defining and surrounding a pixel region, first and second photoelectric conversion regions disposed in the semiconductor substrate on the pixel region, a first transfer gate electrode disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and between the first photoelectric conversion region and a first floating diffusion region, a second transfer gate electrode disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and between the second photoelectric conversion region and a second floating diffusion region, a pixel gate electrode disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and overlapping one of the first and second photoelectric conversion regions, and impurity regions disposed on opposite sides of the pixel gate electrode.