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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Younggu Jin, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate, a vertical gate including a vertical extension vertically extending into the substrate from a top of the substrate, and a horizontal extension extending in parallel with a top surface of the substrate from a top of the vertical extension, a photodiode (PD) disposed under the vertical gate inside the substrate, a spacer disposed between the horizontal extension and the substrate, and a gate insulation layer. A bottom surface and side surfaces of the vertical extension and a bottom surface of the horizontal extension are covered by the gate insulation layer, and the spacer is disposed between the substrate and the gate insulation layer of the horizontal extension.