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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Jens Prima, Siegen, DE;
François Roy, Seyssins, FR;
Michel Marty, Saint Paul de Varces, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMicroeletronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
A back-side illuminated image sensor formed from a thinned semiconductor substrate, wherein: a transparent conductive electrode, insulated from the substrate by an insulating layer, extends over the entire rear surface of the substrate; and conductive regions, insulated from the substrate by an insulating coating, extend perpendicularly from the front surface of the substrate to the electrode.