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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Szu-Ying Chen, Toufen Township, TW;
Meng-Hsun Wan, Taipei, TW;
Tzu-Jui Wang, Fengshan, TW;
Dun-Nian Yaung, Taipei, TW;
Jen-Cheng Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 25/50 (2013.01); H01L 21/76898 (2013.01); H01L 25/18 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes a first chip including an image sensor therein, and a second chip bonded to the first chip. The second chip includes a logic device selected from the group consisting essentially of a reset transistor, a selector, a row selector, and combinations thereof therein. The logic device and the image sensor are electrically coupled to each other, and are parts of a same pixel unit.