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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Younggu Jin, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/8023 (2025.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01); H10F 39/8037 (2025.01); H10F 39/8053 (2025.01); H10F 39/8063 (2025.01);
Abstract
Provided is an image sensor including a light sensing element in a substrate, a plurality of transfer gates (TGs) spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to a surface of the substrate, each of the plurality of TGs extending through a portion of the substrate and contacting the light sensing element, and a floating diffusion (FD) region on a portion of the substrate adjacent to the plurality of TGs, wherein the FD region is between the plurality of TGs in a plan view.