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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Ohno, Yokohama, JP;
Osamu Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Masataka Shiratsuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshinori Honguh, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 27/1463 (2013.01); H01L 27/1469 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14689 (2013.01); H01L 27/14698 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image sensor includes an image-sensing element region formed by arranging a plurality of image-sensing elements on a semiconductor substrate, and a logic circuit region formed in a region different from the image-sensing element region on the substrate and including a plurality of gate patterns. Further, dummy gate patterns are formed with a constant pitch on the image-sensing element region.