-
公开(公告)号:US20240128287A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-18
申请号:US18374343
申请日:2023-09-28
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Sanghyuck Moon , Jueun Park , Hyuncheol Kim , Jungbin Yun , Seungjoon Lee , Taesub Jung
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/1461 , H01L27/14645 , H01L27/14689
Abstract: An image sensor including a substrate, at least one transfer gate on a top surface of the substrate, a floating diffusion region located in the substrate and disposed apart from the at least one transfer gate in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to the top surface of the substrate, an intrinsic semiconductor region located in the substrate and disposed between the at least one transfer gate and the floating diffusion region in the first direction, and a photoelectric conversion region located in the substrate and disposed apart from the floating diffusion region in a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the intrinsic semiconductor region is an undoped region.
-
公开(公告)号:US11490039B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-01
申请号:US17470302
申请日:2021-09-09
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Jueun Park , Jungbin Yun , Kyungho Lee , Sanghyuck Moon , Hongsuk Lee
IPC: H04N5/3745 , H04N5/369 , H04N5/353
Abstract: An image sensor includes first conductive patterns on a first surface of a substrate, and second conductive patterns between the first conductive patterns and the first surface, in which at least one of the first conductive patterns or the second conductive patterns includes a time constant adjustment pattern and neighboring conductive patterns, in which the time constant adjustment pattern extends in a first direction that is parallel to the first surface and the neighboring conductive patterns extend in the first direction and are most adjacent to the time constant adjustment pattern. The time constant adjustment pattern includes one or more time constant adjustment portions that protrude in a second direction that is parallel to the first surface and is perpendicular to the first direction, and the one or more time constant adjustment portions do not overlap the neighboring conductive patterns in the second direction.
-
公开(公告)号:US11044427B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-22
申请号:US16841796
申请日:2020-04-07
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Eunsub Shim , Seyoung Kim , Sanghyuck Moon
IPC: H04N5/355
Abstract: An image sensor includes first photodiodes sharing a first node that is connected to a first capacitor, second photodiodes sharing a second node that is connected to a second capacitor, a common transistor configured to selectively connect a third node to a pixel voltage node, the third node connected to a third capacitor, a first reset transistor that may selectively connect the first node to the third node, and a second reset transistor that may selectively connect the second node to the third node. The first reset transistor and the second reset transistor may electrically connect the first node, the second node, and the third node to each other according to an operation of the first reset transistor and the second reset transistor. The common transistor is configured to reset the third node to the pixel voltage according to an operation of the common transistor.
-
公开(公告)号:US20200322553A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-08
申请号:US16841796
申请日:2020-04-07
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Eunsub Shim , Seyoung Kim , Sanghyuck Moon
IPC: H04N5/355
Abstract: An image sensor includes first photodiodes sharing a first node that is connected to a first capacitor, second photodiodes sharing a second node that is connected to a second capacitor, a common transistor configured to selectively connect a third node to a pixel voltage node, the third node connected to a third capacitor, a first reset transistor that may selectively connect the first node to the third node, and a second reset transistor that may selectively connect the second node to the third node. The first reset transistor and the second reset transistor may electrically connect the first node, the second node, and the third node to each other according to an operation of the first reset transistor and the second reset transistor. The common transistor is configured to reset the third node to the pixel voltage according to an operation of the common transistor.
-
公开(公告)号:US20240379696A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-14
申请号:US18782598
申请日:2024-07-24
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sanghyuck Moon , Kyungho Lee , Seungjoon Lee , Minji Jung , Masato Fujita
IPC: H01L27/146
Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate having a sensing area, a floating diffusion region arranged in the sensing area, a plurality of photodiodes arranged around the floating diffusion region in the sensing area, and an inter-pixel overflow (IPO) barrier in contact with each of the plurality of photodiodes, the IPO barrier overlapping the floating diffusion region in a vertical direction at a position vertically spaced apart from the floating diffusion region within the sensing area.
-
公开(公告)号:US12068340B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US17345284
申请日:2021-06-11
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Sanghyuck Moon , Kyungho Lee , Seungjoon Lee , Minji Jung , Masato Fujita
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/1461 , H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/1463 , H01L27/1464 , H01L27/14641 , H01L27/14645
Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate having a sensing area, a floating diffusion region arranged in the sensing area, a plurality of photodiodes arranged around the floating diffusion region in the sensing area, and an inter-pixel overflow (IPO) barrier in contact with each of the plurality of photodiodes, the IPO barrier overlapping the floating diffusion region in a vertical direction at a position vertically spaced apart from the floating diffusion region within the sensing area.
-
公开(公告)号:US20240120351A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-11
申请号:US18302828
申请日:2023-04-19
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Youngrae Kim , Sanghyuck Moon , Jueun Park , Jaeho Lee , Jeongjin Cho
IPC: H01L27/146
CPC classification number: H01L27/14603 , H01L27/14612 , H01L27/14621 , H01L27/14627 , H01L27/1463
Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate and a pixel separation portion disposed in the substrate and separating first pixels and second pixels from each other. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged in a first direction and a second direction which intersect each other. Each of the first pixels has a first width in the first direction. Each of the second pixels has a second width in the first direction, which is narrower than the first width. The pixel separation portion includes a main separation portion between the first and second pixels, and protrusions, each of which protrudes from a side surface of the main separation portion in at least one of the first and second directions. Ones of the protrusions protrude into a respective one of the first pixels to divide the respective one of the first pixels into a plurality of sub-pixels.
-
公开(公告)号:US11265489B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US17326587
申请日:2021-05-21
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Eunsub Shim , Seyoung Kim , Sanghyuck Moon
IPC: H04N5/355
Abstract: An image sensor includes first photodiodes sharing a first node that is connected to a first capacitor, second photodiodes sharing a second node that is connected to a second capacitor, a common transistor configured to selectively connect a third node to a pixel voltage node, the third node connected to a third capacitor, a first reset transistor that may selectively connect the first node to the third node, and a second reset transistor that may selectively connect the second node to the third node. The first reset transistor and the second reset transistor may electrically connect the first node, the second node, and the third node to each other according to an operation of the first reset transistor and the second reset transistor. The common transistor is configured to reset the third node to the pixel voltage according to an operation of the common transistor.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-