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Backside illuminated image sensors and method of making the same

US8946847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2014
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/811
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate with a substrate depth, where the substrate includes a pixel region and a peripheral region. The substrate further includes a front surface and a back surface. The backside illuminated image sensor includes a first isolation structure formed in the pixel region of the substrate, where a bottom of the first isolation structure is exposed at the back surface of the substrate. The backside illuminated image sensor includes a second isolation structure formed in the peripheral region of the substrate, where the second isolation structure has a depth less than a depth of the first isolation structure. The backside illuminated image sensor includes an implant region adjacent to at least a portion of sidewalls of each isolation structure in the pixel region.

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