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Image sensors including channel stop regions surrounding photodiodes and methods of fabricating the same

US9041073B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2013
Grant dateMay 26, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/813

Abstract

Image sensors are provided. In the image sensor, an area of a device isolation layer may be reduced and elements may be isolated from each other by a channel stop region extending between the photoelectric conversion region and the device isolation layer, such that a dark current property of the image sensor may be improved.

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