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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jaesang Yoo, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dohoon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seokjong Kim, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Sungkyoo Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sangil Jung, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate including a plurality of photodiodes, a color filter array having a plurality of color filters, and a horizontal insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the color filter array, and a horizontal insulating layer is formed of only a high-K dielectric material, not including silicon, and having a dielectric constant higher than a dielectric constant of silicon oxide, and has a thickness of equal to or greater than 300 angstroms and equal to or less than 1,000.