Delamination and crack resistant image sensor structures and methods
    1.
    发明授权
    Delamination and crack resistant image sensor structures and methods 有权
    分层和抗裂图像传感器的结构和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08409899B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-02

    申请号:US13025681

    申请日:2011-02-11

    IPC分类号: H01L29/72

    摘要: A plurality of image sensor structures and a plurality of methods for fabricating the plurality of image sensor structures provide for inhibited cracking and delamination of a lens capping layer with respect to a planarizing layer within the plurality of image sensor structures. Particular image sensor structures and related methods include at least one dummy lens layer of different dimensions than active lens layer located over a circuitry portion of a substrate within the particular image sensor structures. Additional particular image sensor structures include at least one of an aperture within the planarizing layer and a sloped endwall of the planarizing layer located over a circuitry portion within the particular image sensor structures.

    摘要翻译: 多个图像传感器结构和用于制造多个图像传感器结构的多种方法提供了相对于多个图像传感器结构内的平坦化层的透镜封盖层的抑制性破裂和分层。 特定的图像传感器结构和相关方法包括与位于特定图像传感器结构内的衬底的电路部分之上的有源透镜层不同的至少一个虚拟透镜层。 另外特定的图像传感器结构包括平坦化层内的孔径和位于特定图像传感器结构内的电路部分上方的平坦化层的倾斜端壁中的至少一个。

    DELAMINATION AND CRACK RESISTANT IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS
    2.
    发明申请
    DELAMINATION AND CRACK RESISTANT IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS 有权
    分层和抗裂图像传感器结构与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110129955A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-02

    申请号:US13025681

    申请日:2011-02-11

    IPC分类号: H01L31/0232

    摘要: A plurality of image sensor structures and a plurality of methods for fabricating the plurality of image sensor structures provide for inhibited cracking and delamination of a lens capping layer with respect to a planarizing layer within the plurality of image sensor structures. Particular image sensor structures and related methods include at least one dummy lens layer of different dimensions than active lens layer located over a circuitry portion of a substrate within the particular image sensor structures. Additional particular image sensor structures include at least one of an aperture within the planarizing layer and a sloped endwall of the planarizing layer located over a circuitry portion within the particular image sensor structures.

    摘要翻译: 多个图像传感器结构和用于制造多个图像传感器结构的多种方法提供相对于多个图像传感器结构内的平坦化层的透镜封盖层的抑制性破裂和分层。 特定的图像传感器结构和相关方法包括与位于特定图像传感器结构内的衬底的电路部分之上的有源透镜层不同的至少一个虚拟透镜层。 另外特定的图像传感器结构包括平坦化层内的孔径和位于特定图像传感器结构内的电路部分上方的平坦化层的倾斜端壁中的至少一个。

    DELAMINATION AND CRACK RESISTANT IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS
    3.
    发明申请
    DELAMINATION AND CRACK RESISTANT IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURES AND METHODS 有权
    分层和抗裂图像传感器结构与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090302406A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-10

    申请号:US12132875

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: H01L31/00 H01L21/00

    摘要: A plurality of image sensor structures and a plurality of methods for fabricating the plurality of image sensor structures provide for inhibited cracking and delamination of a lens capping layer with respect to a planarizing layer within the plurality of image sensor structures. Particular image sensor structures and related methods include at least one dummy lens layer of different dimensions than active lens layer located over a circuitry portion of a substrate within the particular image sensor structures. Additional particular image sensor structures include at least one of an aperture within the planarizing layer and a sloped endwall of the planarizing layer located over a circuitry portion within the particular image sensor structures.

    摘要翻译: 多个图像传感器结构和用于制造多个图像传感器结构的多种方法提供了相对于多个图像传感器结构内的平坦化层的透镜封盖层的抑制性破裂和分层。 特定的图像传感器结构和相关方法包括与位于特定图像传感器结构内的衬底的电路部分之上的有源透镜层不同的至少一个虚拟透镜层。 另外特定的图像传感器结构包括平坦化层内的孔径和位于特定图像传感器结构内的电路部分上方的平坦化层的倾斜端壁中的至少一个。

    Delamination and crack resistant image sensor structures and methods
    4.
    发明授权
    Delamination and crack resistant image sensor structures and methods 有权
    分层和抗裂图像传感器的结构和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07928527B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-19

    申请号:US12132875

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: H01L29/72

    摘要: A plurality of image sensor structures and a plurality of methods for fabricating the plurality of image sensor structures provide for inhibited cracking and delamination of a lens capping layer with respect to a planarizing layer within the plurality of image sensor structures. Particular image sensor structures and related methods include at least one dummy lens layer of different dimensions than active lens layer located over a circuitry portion of a substrate within the particular image sensor structures. Additional particular image sensor structures include at least one of an aperture within the planarizing layer and a sloped endwall of the planarizing layer located over a circuitry portion within the particular image sensor structures.

    摘要翻译: 多个图像传感器结构和用于制造多个图像传感器结构的多种方法提供了相对于多个图像传感器结构内的平坦化层的透镜封盖层的抑制性破裂和分层。 特定的图像传感器结构和相关方法包括与位于特定图像传感器结构内的衬底的电路部分之上的有源透镜层不同的至少一个虚拟透镜层。 另外特定的图像传感器结构包括平坦化层内的孔径和位于特定图像传感器结构内的电路部分上方的平坦化层的倾斜端壁中的至少一个。

    CMOS imager with Cu wiring and method of eliminating high reflectivity interfaces therefrom
    6.
    发明授权
    CMOS imager with Cu wiring and method of eliminating high reflectivity interfaces therefrom 失效
    具有Cu布线的CMOS成像器和从其中消除高反射率界面的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07772028B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-10

    申请号:US11959841

    申请日:2007-12-19

    IPC分类号: H01L21/66

    摘要: A CMOS image sensor and method of fabrication wherein the sensor includes Copper (Cu) metallization levels allowing for incorporation of a thinner interlevel dielectric stack to result in a pixel array exhibiting increased light sensitivity. The CMOS image sensor includes structures having a minimum thickness of barrier layer metal that traverses the optical path of each pixel in the sensor array or, that have portions of barrier layer metal selectively removed from the optical paths of each pixel, thereby minimizing reflectance. That is, by implementing various block or single mask methodologies, portions of the barrier layer metal are completely removed at locations of the optical path for each pixel in the array. In a further embodiment, the barrier metal layer may be formed atop the Cu metallization by a self-aligned deposition.

    摘要翻译: CMOS图像传感器和制造方法,其中传感器包括铜(Cu)金属化水平,允许结合较薄的层间电介质堆叠以产生呈现增加的光灵敏度的像素阵列。 CMOS图像传感器包括具有穿过传感器阵列中的每个像素的光路的阻挡层金属的最小厚度的结构,或者具有从每个像素的光路中选择性地去除的阻挡层金属的部分,从而使反射率最小化的结构。 也就是说,通过实现各种块或单掩模方法,在阵列中的每个像素的光路的位置处完全去除了阻挡层金属的部分。 在另一个实施例中,阻挡金属层可以通过自对准沉积形成在Cu金属化之上。

    Image sensor including spatially different active and dark pixel interconnect patterns
    10.
    发明授权
    Image sensor including spatially different active and dark pixel interconnect patterns 有权
    图像传感器包括空间不同的有源和暗像素互连图案

    公开(公告)号:US07825416B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-02

    申请号:US12423055

    申请日:2009-04-14

    IPC分类号: H01L29/786

    摘要: An interconnect layout, an image sensor including the interconnect layout and a method for fabricating the image sensor each use a first electrically active physical interconnect layout pattern within an active pixel region and a second electrically active physical interconnect layout pattern spatially different than the first electrically active physical interconnect layout pattern within a dark pixel region. The second electrically active physical interconnect layout pattern includes at least one electrically active interconnect layer interposed between a light shield layer and a photosensor region aligned therebeneath, thus generally providing a higher wiring density. The higher wiring density within the second layout pattern provides that that the image sensor may be fabricated with enhanced manufacturing efficiency and a reduction of metallization levels.

    摘要翻译: 互连布局,包括互连布局的图像传感器和用于制造图像传感器的方法各自使用有源像素区域内的第一电活性物理互连布局图案和在空间上不同于第一电活动的第二电活动物理互连布局图案 物理互连布局图案在暗像素区域内。 第二电活动物理互连布局图案包括插入在遮光层和在其下对准的光电传感器区域之间的至少一个电活动互连层,因此通常提供更高的布线密度。 在第二布局图案中更高的布线密度提供了图像传感器可以制造成具有增强的制造效率和金属化水平的降低。