Method for forming light-sensing device

    公开(公告)号:US11177304B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16728568

    申请日:2019-12-27

    摘要: A method for forming a light-sensing device is provided. The method includes forming a light-sensing region in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a front surface and a light-receiving surface opposite to the front surface. The method also includes forming a first dielectric layer over the front surface and forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has a different refractive index than that of the first dielectric layer, and the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer together form a (or a part of a) light-reflective element. The method further includes partially removing the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to form a contact opening. In addition, the method includes forming a conductive contact to partially (or completely) fill the contact opening.

    Stacked semiconductor dies with a conductive feature passing through a passivation layer

    公开(公告)号:US10680027B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US16395803

    申请日:2019-04-26

    摘要: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first semiconductor die, and a second semiconductor die bonded on the first semiconductor die. A through-substrate via penetrates through a semiconductor substrate of the second semiconductor die. A passivation layer is disposed between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the passivation layer is directly bonded to the semiconductor substrate of the second semiconductor die. A conductive feature passes through the passivation layer, wherein the conductive feature is bonded to the through-substrate via. A barrier layer is disposed between the conductive feature and the passivation layer. The barrier layer covers sidewalls of the conductive feature and separates the surface of the conductive feature from a nearest neighboring surface of the first or second semiconductor die.

    CMOS IMAGE SENSOR HAVING INDENTED PHOTODIODE STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20200058689A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16662453

    申请日:2019-10-24

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a CMOS image sensor, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the CMOS image sensor comprises a floating diffusion region disposed at one side of a transfer gate within a substrate and a photo detecting column disposed at the other side of the transfer gate opposing to the floating diffusion region within the substrate. The photo detecting column comprises a doped sensing layer with a doping type opposite to that of the substrate. The photo detecting column and the substrate are in contact with each other at a junction interface comprising one or more recessed portions. By forming the junction interface with recessed portions, the junction interface is enlarged compared to a previous p-n junction interface without recessed portions, and thus a full well capacity of the photodiode structure is improved.

    Structure and formation method of light-sensing device

    公开(公告)号:US10522580B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15683900

    申请日:2017-08-23

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146 H01L31/18

    摘要: Structures and formation methods of a light-sensing device are provided. The light-sensing device includes a semiconductor substrate and a light-sensing region in the semiconductor substrate. The light-sensing device also includes a light-reflective element over the semiconductor substrate. The light-sensing region is between the light-reflective element and a light-receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate. The light-reflective element includes a stack of multiple pairs of dielectric layers. Each of the pairs has a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, and the first dielectric layer has a different refractive index than that of the second dielectric layer.

    Structure for stacked logic performance improvement

    公开(公告)号:US10147682B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15143950

    申请日:2016-05-02

    摘要: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip (IC) having a back-side through-silicon-via (BTSV) with a direct physical connection between a metal interconnect layer and a back-side conductive bond pad. The IC has metal interconnect layers arranged within an inter-level dielectric structure disposed onto a front-side of a substrate. A dielectric layer is arranged along a back-side of the substrate, and a conductive bond pad is arranged over the dielectric layer. A BTSV extends from one of the metal interconnect layers through the substrate and the dielectric layer to the conductive bond pad. A conductive bump is arranged onto the conductive bond pad, which has a substantially planar lower surface extending from over the BTSV to below the conductive bump. Directly connecting the conductive bond pad to the BTSV reduces a size of the conductive bond thereby improving a routing capability of the conductive bond pad.

    Semiconductor device structure with stacked semiconductor dies

    公开(公告)号:US09923011B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US14993748

    申请日:2016-01-12

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146 H01L23/48

    摘要: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The semiconductor device structure also includes a passivation layer between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, and the passivation layer is directly bonded to a second interlayer dielectric layer of the second semiconductor die. The semiconductor device structure further includes a conductive feature in via hole and directly bonded to a second conductive line of the second semiconductor die. The semiconductor device structure further includes a second barrier layer between the conductive feature and the passivation layer. The second barrier layer covers sidewalls of the conductive feature and a surface of the conductive feature closer to the first semiconductor die.