CN110335882A - Frame transfer CCD responsiveness pixel structure can be improved in one kind - Google Patents

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CN110335882A
CN110335882A CN201910553563.6A CN201910553563A CN110335882A CN 110335882 A CN110335882 A CN 110335882A CN 201910553563 A CN201910553563 A CN 201910553563A CN 110335882 A CN110335882 A CN 110335882A
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The invention belongs to photodetection and imaging fields, and in particular to frame transfer CCD responsiveness pixel structure can be improved in one kind;It is hindered including substrate, multiple parallel vertical transfer electrodes, CCD buried channel area, protection ring and ditch;P-type signal amplification region and N-shaped signal amplification region are disposed between substrate and CCD buried channel area;Vertical transfer electrode is connected with above CCD buried channel area, the side of each vertical transfer electrode is connected with signal by dielectric layer and amplifies coordination electrode;From the left and right sides of substrate top upwards up to protection ring and ditch resistance is respectively set in CCD buried channel area.The present invention is by changing the implantation concentration of signal enlarged structure and its voltage of application, the photosensitive responsiveness of CCD pixel can be changed in real time, so that CCD when facing different incident intensities can more flexible ground selection signal amplifying power, promotion CCD is to the imaging detection adaptability of different light intensity environment.

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Frame transfer CCD responsiveness pixel structure can be improved in one kind
Technical field
The invention belongs to photodetection and imaging fields, and in particular to frame transfer CCD responsiveness pixel knot can be improved in one kind Structure.
Background technique
It is that structure is the simplest with the charge coupled cell CCD that frame transfer (Frame transfer, abbreviation FT) mode works A kind of CCD that is single and being easiest to manufacture.Frame transfer CCD is considered as in one's early years a kind of very good CCD structure, although its Size is twice of its photosensitive region, but its performance is compared with there is various improvement for iconoscope.
Improving the main means of frame transfer CCD responsiveness at present is the noise for reducing device, improves the quantum efficiency of device. In terms of reducing noise, under conditions of particular job frequency and operating temperature, the existing noise level of CCD is minimum to be had been lowered to Within 5 electronics, the limit has been arrived substantially.In terms of improving quantum efficiency, the quantum efficiency highest of back-illuminated type frame transfer CCD has reached 90% or more, also basically reach theoretical limit.
Therefore existing device architecture and technology have basically reached the response sensitivity limit of frame transfer CCD, if it is desired to Further increase the responsiveness of device, it is necessary to use new technology or/and device architecture.
Summary of the invention
Based on problem of the existing technology, the invention proposes a kind of methods for improving frame transfer CCD responsiveness, mainly It is to be realized by promoting the luminous sensitivity of CCD pixel itself.Enhance the structure of luminous sensitivity in pixel interior design, So that the photoperceptivity of CCD pixel is improved, so that the responsiveness of CCD is further promoted.
One kind of the invention can be improved frame transfer CCD responsiveness pixel structure, the pixel structure include substrate, it is multiple simultaneously Capable vertical transfer electrode, CCD buried channel area, protection ring and ditch resistance;P-type is disposed between substrate and CCD buried channel area Signal amplification region and N-shaped signal amplification region;It is connected with vertical transfer electrode above CCD buried channel area, each vertical transfer The side of electrode is connected with signal by dielectric layer and amplifies coordination electrode;From the left and right sides of substrate top upwards up to CCD is buried Protection ring and ditch resistance is respectively set in ditch area;One of them in p-type and N-shaped is p-type, another is then N-shaped.
Further, substrate is p-substrate, and protection ring uses n-type doping, and ditch resistance uses p-type doping.
Preferably, the implantation concentration of p-type signal amplification region is 0.8 × 1012/cm2~1.2 × 1012/cm2;N-shaped amplification region Implantation concentration be 0.8 × 1015/cm2~1.2 × 1015/cm2
Further, p-type signal amplification region and N-shaped signal amplification region are formed with pn-junction diode, amplify when in signal Apply the positive voltage for being less than or equal to threshold voltage in coordination electrode, which is then in reverse-biased, signal electricity Son will be collected into the CCD buried channel area below vertical transfer electrode;It is electric when being applied more than threshold value in signal amplification coordination electrode The positive voltage of pressure, the pn-junction diode is then breakdown, is collected into the signal electron below vertical transfer electrode in CCD buried channel area Quantity is multiplied;When the positive voltage applied in signal amplification coordination electrode is closed, by applying CCD on vertical transfer electrode Transfering clock pulse then successively shifts amplified signal electron.
Wherein, threshold voltage can determine that implantation concentration is higher, threshold according to the implantation concentration of adjustment p-type signal amplification region Threshold voltage (breakdown voltage) is lower, and vice versa.
Preferably, high voltage needed for vertical transfer electrode is 5V~10V, and low-voltage is -5V~0V.
Beneficial effects of the present invention:
The pixel interior design of frame transfer CCD of the invention luminous sensitivity enhancing structure, luminous sensitivity enhancing Structure is mainly by the buried channel of CCD pixel and substrate corresponding position modelled signal amplification region and coordination electrode, and by additional Voltage is controlled the amplification, it can be achieved that incident optical signal, and then greatly improves the photosensitive responsiveness of CCD pixel.By changing The implantation concentration of varying signal enlarged structure and its voltage of application, thus it is possible to vary the photosensitive responsiveness of CCD pixel.Implantation concentration is got over Greatly, it is stronger (i.e. the photosensitive responsiveness of device is higher) to apply signal amplifying power obtained when identical voltage, equally identical Implantation concentration under the conditions of, the voltage of application is higher, stronger to the amplifying power of signal.Therefore it can pass through application when in use Different voltage allows CCD more flexible ground selection signal amplifying power when in face of different incident intensities, CCD pairs of promotion The imaging detection adaptability of different light intensity environment.Through overtesting, the present invention by the design of reasonable structure and voltage, CCD's Photosensitive responsiveness improves 10 times or more than traditional frame transfer CCD.In addition, the pixel structure in the present invention directly can be to CCD Generated signal charge amplifies, and under the state of the art that quantum efficiency reaches capacity, can further promote the sound of device Response provides new technical solution for the development of high-responsivity CCD.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is a kind of top view of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved of the invention;
Fig. 2 is a kind of cut away view of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved of the invention;
Fig. 3 is a kind of perspective view of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved of the invention;
In figure, 1,2,3,4 vertical transfer electrodes, 5, signal amplification coordination electrode, 6, protection ring, 7, ditch resistance, 8, dielectric layer, 9, CCD buried channel, 10, N-shaped signal amplification region, 11, p-type signal amplification region, 12, substrate.
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In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with attached drawing to of the invention real The technical solution applied in example is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is only that present invention a part is implemented Example, instead of all the embodiments.
The present invention devises signal amplification region and coordination electrode structure in frame transfer CCD pixel, can be right in CCD pixel Incident optical signal amplifies, and signal amplifying power can be controlled by changing the voltage of coordination electrode, thus realization pair The real-time control of signal amplifying power, and then realize the real-time promotion to CCD responsiveness.
A kind of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved, as shown in Figures 1 to 3:
The pixel structure includes substrate 12, multiple parallel vertical transfer electrodes 1,2,3,4, CCD buried channel area 9, protection Ring 6 and ditch resistance 7;P-type signal amplification region 11 and the amplification of N-shaped signal are disposed between substrate 12 and CCD buried channel area 9 Area 10;Vertical transfer electrode 1 is connected in the top in CCD buried channel area 9,2,3,4, the side of each vertical transfer electrode passes through Jie Matter layer 8 is connected with signal amplification coordination electrode 5;The left and right sides from 12 top of substrate is upward up to CCD buried channel area 9 is respectively set Protection ring 6 and ditch resistance 7.
It is understood that vertical transfer electrode parallel in the present invention is provided with four, but the present invention can be not limited to 4 It is a, or 3,5,6 etc..
The working principle of CCD pixel structure in the present embodiment can be as follows:
The frame transfer CCD of the present embodiment increases N-shaped signal in structure and puts compared with conventional frame transfer CCD pixel Great Qu 10, p-type signal amplification region 11 and signal amplify coordination electrode 5.
During light integral, CCD pixel incident photon enters in pixel, is changed into electron hole pair, hole after being absorbed It is guided via substrate, remaining electronics is signal electron.It, can by applying high-low voltage to vertical transfer electrode 1,2,3,4 Signal electron is collected in pixel.
Vertical transfer electrode 2 applies high voltage (exemplary voltages range is 5V~10V) in the present embodiment, and electrode 1,3,4 is applied Add low-voltage (exemplary voltages range -5V~0V).Signal electron will be collected into the CCD buried channel area of 2 lower section of vertical transfer electrode 9。
N-shaped signal amplification region 10 and p-type signal amplification region 11 constitute a pn-junction diode, electric when amplifying control in signal Apply a positive voltage on pole 5, which is then in reverse-biased, if apply in signal amplification coordination electrode 5 Positive voltage is sufficiently large, and pn-junction diode can be made to puncture, and very high electric field is generated inside CCD pixel, and high electric field can make The signal electron quantity being collected into 2 lower section CCD buried channel area 9 of vertical transfer electrode before is multiplied, to reach raising The effect of response device degree.
After realizing amplification to signal electron, signal is amplified into the positive voltage in coordination electrode 5 and is closed.Again by vertical Apply normal CCD transfering clock pulse in transfer electrode 1~4, amplified signal electron is successively transferred out, it is subsequent The course of work is consistent with routine frame transfer CCD.It is finally shown by peripheral processes circuit and forms image, complete Polaroid mistake Journey.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the effect of ditch resistance 7 is each pixel that CCD is isolated, and the effect of protection ring 6 is in pixel It protects the other regions of pixel not to be affected when puncturing, the control of breakdown generation area is amplified in CCD buried channel 9, N-shaped signal In the range of area 10 and p-type signal amplification region 11.Titanium dioxide is used between vertical transfer electrode 1~4 and signal amplification coordination electrode 5 Silicon dielectric layer is isolated, interelectrode when to avoid work to influence each other.
The structure can be by changing N-shaped signal amplification region 10 and p-type signal amplification region to the amplifying power of signal electron 11 implantation concentration and signal amplifies the voltage in coordination electrode 5 to control.Representative value: the injection of N-shaped signal amplification region 10 Concentration is 1015/cm2, 11 implantation concentration of p-type signal amplification region be 1012/cm2, apply 20V-30V in signal amplification coordination electrode 5 Voltage, the getable signal amplification factor of institute is at 10-20 times.To obtain bigger signal amplifying power, increasing can be passed through The voltage for adding the implantation concentration of N-shaped signal amplification region 10 and p-type signal amplification region 11 or increasing signal amplification coordination electrode 5 comes It realizes.
The modelled signal enlarged structure in CCD pixel of the invention, while the injection by changing signal enlarged structure is dense Degree and its voltage applied, can change the photosensitive responsiveness of CCD pixel, so that CCD enters in face of difference in real time When penetrating light intensity can more flexible ground selection signal amplifying power, promote CCD to the imaging detection adaptability of different light intensity environment.
Embodiment provided above has carried out further detailed description, institute to the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention It should be understood that embodiment provided above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not intended to limit the invention, it is all Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement and etc. made for the present invention, should be included in the present invention within the spirit and principles in the present invention Protection scope within.

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1. a kind of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved, the pixel structure includes substrate, multiple parallel vertical Transfer electrode, CCD buried channel area, protection ring and ditch resistance;It is characterized in that, being disposed with p between substrate and CCD buried channel area Type signal amplification region and N-shaped signal amplification region;It is connected with vertical transfer electrode above CCD buried channel area, each vertical turn The side of shift electrode is connected with signal by dielectric layer and amplifies coordination electrode;From the left and right sides of substrate top upwards up to CCD Protection ring and ditch resistance is respectively set in buried channel area.
2. a kind of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved according to claim 1, which is characterized in that substrate For p-substrate, protection ring uses n-type doping, and ditch resistance uses p-type doping.
3. a kind of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved according to claim 1, which is characterized in that p-type letter The implantation concentration of number amplification region is 0.8 × 1012/cm2~1.2 × 1012/cm2;The implantation concentration of N-shaped amplification region is 0.8 × 1015/ cm2~1.2 × 1015/cm2
4. a kind of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved according to claim 1, which is characterized in that p-type letter Number amplification region and N-shaped signal amplification region are formed with pn-junction diode, are less than when applying one in signal amplification coordination electrode Equal to the positive voltage of threshold voltage, which is then in reverse-biased, and signal electron will be collected into vertical transfer electricity CCD buried channel area below pole;When the positive voltage for being applied more than threshold voltage in signal amplification coordination electrode, the pn-junction diode It is then breakdown, it is collected into the signal electron quantity below vertical transfer electrode in CCD buried channel area and is multiplied;When signal amplifies The positive voltage applied in coordination electrode is closed, by applying the pulse of CCD transfering clock on vertical transfer electrode, then after amplifying Signal electron successively shift.
5. a kind of pixel structure that frame transfer CCD responsiveness can be improved according to claim 1, which is characterized in that vertical High voltage needed for transfer electrode is 5V~10V, and low-voltage is -5V~0V.
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