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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Donghyun Woo, Seoul, KR;
Yun-Hui Yang, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor may include a substrate having a photoelectric conversion element and a grid pattern formed over the substrate and having a flat upper surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side are located opposite to each other. A first internal angle is formed between the flat upper surface and the first side surface, a second internal angle is formed between the flat upper surface and the second side surface, and the first internal angle may be smaller than the second internal angle.