公开(公告)号：US20240170523A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18509493

申请日：2023-11-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Wonhyeok Kim ,  Seungjoo Nah ,  Ingyu Hyun ,  Heegeun Jeong

IPC: H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L27/1463 ,  H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14683

Abstract: An image sensor including a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, and including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements therein. A plurality of pixels may be provided in the substrate, a plurality of pixel separation structures may be configured to separate the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of contacts may be respectively connected to the plurality of pixel separation structures. A first contact among the plurality of contacts may be configured to apply a current to a first portion of the plurality of pixel separation structures, and a second contact among the plurality of contacts may be configured to detect a current from a second portion of the plurality of pixel separation structures.