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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jeongjin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jeongsoon Kang, Gumi-si, KR;
Jihong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Changyong Um, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image sensor includes a first lower chip, and an upper chip on and bonded to the first lower chip. The first lower chip and the upper chip collectively provide a plurality of pixels. A respective pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element, a floating diffusion region, a ground region, and a transfer gate in the upper chip, and a plurality of lower transistors in the first lower chip. A first lower transistor among the plurality of lower transistors includes a plurality of first channel layers stacked vertically, and a first gate on the plurality of first channel layers.