Abstract:
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an image sensor. The method includes implanting a dopant into a substrate to form a doped region and implanting one or more additional dopants into the substrate to form an image sensing element between the doped region and a front-side of the substrate. The doped region directly contacts a boundary of the image sensing element that is furthest from the front-side of the substrate. The method further includes etching the substrate to form one or more trenches extending into a back-side of the substrate. The back-side of the substrate opposes the front-side of the substrate. The method further includes filling the one or more trenches with one or more dielectric materials to form isolation structures.
Abstract:
An active pixel sensor (APS) with a vertical transfer gate and a pixel transistor (e.g., a transfer transistor, a source follower transistor, a reset transistor, or a row select transistor) electrically isolated by an implant isolation region is provided. A semiconductor substrate has a photodetector buried therein. The vertical transfer gate extends into the semiconductor substrate with a channel region in electrical communication with the photodetector. The pixel transistor is arranged over the photodetector and configured to facilitate the pixel operation (e.g., reset, signal readout, etc.). The implant isolation region is arranged in the semiconductor substrate and surrounds and electrically isolates the pixel transistor. A method for manufacturing the APS is also provided.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an image sensor. The image sensor comprises a substrate. A photodetector is in the substrate and includes a semiconductor guard ring extending into a first side of the substrate. A shallow trench isolation (STI) structure extends into the first side of the substrate. An outer isolation structure extends into a second side of the substrate, opposite the first side of the substrate, to the STI structure. The STI structure and the outer isolation structure laterally surround the photodetector. An inner isolation structure extends into the second side of the substrate and overlies the photodetector. The inner isolation structure is vertically separated from the photodetector by the substrate. Further, the outer isolation structure laterally surrounds the inner isolation structure.
Abstract:
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an image sensor. The method includes implanting a dopant into a substrate to form a doped region and implanting one or more additional dopants into the substrate to form an image sensing element between the doped region and a front-side of the substrate. The doped region directly contacts a boundary of the image sensing element that is furthest from the front-side of the substrate. The method further includes etching the substrate to form one or more trenches extending into a back-side of the substrate. The back-side of the substrate opposes the front-side of the substrate. The method further includes filling the one or more trenches with one or more dielectric materials to form isolation structures.
Abstract:
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a CMOS image sensor. The CMOS image sensor has an image sensing element disposed within a substrate. A plurality of isolation structures are arranged along a back-side of the substrate and are separated from opposing sides of the image sensing element by non-zero distances. A doped region is laterally arranged between the plurality of isolation structures. The doped region is also vertically arranged between the image sensing element and the back-side of the substrate. The doped region physically contacts the image sensing element.
Abstract:
An active pixel sensor (APS) with a vertical transfer gate and a pixel transistor (e.g., a transfer transistor, a source follower transistor, a reset transistor, or a row select transistor) electrically isolated by an implant isolation region is provided. A semiconductor substrate has a photodetector buried therein. The vertical transfer gate extends into the semiconductor substrate with a channel region in electrical communication with the photodetector. The pixel transistor is arranged over the photodetector and configured to facilitate the pixel operation (e.g., reset, signal readout, etc.). The implant isolation region is arranged in the semiconductor substrate and surrounds and electrically isolates the pixel transistor. A method for manufacturing the APS is also provided.
Abstract:
An image sensor structure is provided. The image sensor structure includes a substrate including a first light sensing region and a second light sensing region. The image sensor structure further includes an isolation structure formed through the substrate to separate the first light sensing region and the second light sensing region and a first source/drain structure and a second source/drain structure formed at a front side of the substrate. In addition, the first source/drain structure and the second source/drain structure are located at opposite sides of the isolation structure. The image sensor structure further includes a contact formed over the isolation structure, a portion of the first source/drain structure, and a portion of the second source/drain structure.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an image sensor. The image sensor comprises a substrate. A photodetector is in the substrate and includes a semiconductor guard ring extending into a first side of the substrate. A shallow trench isolation (STI) structure extends into the first side of the substrate. An outer isolation structure extends into a second side of the substrate, opposite the first side of the substrate, to the STI structure. The STI structure and the outer isolation structure laterally surround the photodetector. An inner isolation structure extends into the second side of the substrate and overlies the photodetector. The inner isolation structure is vertically separated from the photodetector by the substrate. Further, the outer isolation structure laterally surrounds the inner isolation structure.
Abstract:
Methods for forming image sensor structures are provided. The method includes forming an isolation structure in a substrate and forming a first light sensing region and a second light sensing region. The method further includes forming a first gate structure and a second gate structure, and the first gate structure and the second gate structure are positioned at a front side of the substrate. The method further includes forming a first source/drain structure adjacent to the first gate structure and a second source/drain structure adjacent to the second gate structure and forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the front side of the substrate. The method further includes forming a contact trench through the interlayer dielectric layer and forming a contact in the contact trench.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a CMOS image sensor having a doped region, arranged between deep trench isolation structures and an image sensing element, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the CMOS image sensor has a pixel region disposed within a semiconductor substrate. The pixel region has an image sensing element configured to convert radiation into an electric signal. A plurality of back-side deep trench isolation (BDTI) structures extend into the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the pixel region. A doped region is laterally arranged between the BDTI structures and separates the image sensing element from the BDTI structures and the back-side of the semiconductor substrate. Separating the image sensing element from the BDTI structures prevents the image sensing element from interacting with interface defects near edges of the BDTI structures, and thereby reduces dark current and white pixel number.