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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes; a semiconductor substrate including a first surface and an opposing second surface, a pixel isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate and defining a pixel section, a photoelectric conversion region in the pixel section, a first device isolation layer on the pixel section and defining an active area on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, a floating diffusion region in the active area and spaced apart from the photoelectric conversion region, a transfer gate electrode on the active area between the photoelectric conversion region and the floating diffusion region, and a second device isolation layer in the active area between the transfer gate electrode and the floating diffusion region.