JP5435640B2 - 画素間分離されたイメージセンサ - Google Patents
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Description
[発明の分野]
ここに開示する主題は、該して、半導体イメージセンサの分野に関するものである。
デジタルカメラおよびデジタルビデオカメラといった写真機材は、電子イメージセンサを含み、電子イメージセンサはそれぞれ、静止画像に処理するため、または、ビデオ画像に処理するための光を捕獲する。これらの電子イメージセンサは、典型的には、何百万もの光捕獲素子、例えばフォトダイオードを含む。フォトダイオードは、二次元の画素アレイに配置されている。
フォトダイオードアレイを有するイメージセンサであり、各フォトダイオードは、第1の型の材料から構成される第1の領域と、第2の型の材料から構成される第2の領域とを有する。第1の領域と第2の領域との間には、分離領域が位置している。第2の領域は、上記フォトダイオードアレイのコーナー領域において、分離領域からオフセットして配置されている。
[図面の簡単な説明]
図1は、従来技術のイメージセンサを示す図である。
Claims (6)
- 複数のフォトダイオードが低濃度にドープされたp型基板に配置されている画素アレイを有するイメージセンサであって、
上記フォトダイオードは、
上記基板における中濃度にドープされたp型の第1の領域と、
上記第1の領域に隣接し、上記第1の領域に対する第1の横位置に配置され、上記基板における低濃度にドープされたn型の第2の領域と、
上記第1の領域の下で、上記第2の領域と他のフォトダイオードの第2の領域との間に、上記第1の領域に対する第2の横位置に配置され、上記基板における中濃度にドープされたp型のバリア領域とを含み、
上記第1の横位置は、上記画素アレイの中心と上記画素アレイの外側領域との間で変動し、
上記バリア領域は、中性領域を含み、
上記中性領域は、上記第2の領域から上記中性領域に延びる空乏領域が、他のフォトダイオードの第2の領域から上記中性領域に延びる他の空乏領域と繋がることを阻止することを特徴とするイメージセンサ。 - 上記第2の横位置が上記画素アレイの中心と上記画素アレイの外側領域との間で変動することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のイメージセンサ。
- 上記第2の領域と上記他のフォトダイオードの第2の領域とが上記第1の領域よりも深い深度を有することを特徴とする請求項2に記載のイメージセンサ。
- 複数のフォトダイオードが配置されている画素アレイを含むイメージセンサを形成するための方法であって、
低濃度にドープされたp型基板を提供する工程と、
上記基板に中濃度にドープされたp型の第1の領域を形成する工程と、
上記基板に低濃度にドープされたn型の第2の領域を形成する工程と、
上記基板に中濃度にドープされたp型のバリア領域を形成する工程により上記フォトダイオードを形成し、
上記第2の領域は、上記第1の領域に隣接し、上記第1の領域に対する第1の横位置に配置され、
上記バリア領域は、上記第2の領域と他のフォトダイオードの第2の領域との間で、上記第1の領域の下方に配置され、上記第1の領域に対する第2の横位置に配置され、
上記第1の横位置が、上記画素アレイの中心と上記画素アレイの外側領域との間で変動し、
上記のバリア領域は、中性領域を有し、
上記中性領域は、上記第2の領域から上記中性領域に延びる空乏領域が、他のフォトダイオードの第2の領域から上記中性領域に延びる他の空乏領域と繋がることを阻止することを特徴とする方法。 - 上記第2の横位置が上記画素アレイの中心と上記画素アレイの外側領域との間で変動することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の方法。
- 上記第2の領域と上記他のフォトダイオードの第2の領域が上記第1の領域よりも深い深度を有することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の方法。
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