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Description
比較実験例1は、図6Aのように中間段階の構造体を形成した後、センサアレイ領域上の不必要な層間絶縁膜(すなわち、図6Aの150d、150e、150f)を異方性エッチングだけを用いて除去した後、センサアレイ領域上に形成されている絶縁膜構造体の高さを測定した。
比較実験例2は、図6Aのように中間段階の構造体を形成した後、センサアレイ領域上の不必要な層間絶縁膜(すなわち、図6Aの150d、150e、150f)を異方性エッチングだけを用いて除去した。
140 第1絶縁膜構造体、
150 第2絶縁膜構造体、
160 パッシベーション膜、
170 連結面、
170a 第1部分、
170b 第2部分、
170c 第3部分、
180 カラーフィルタ、
185 平坦化膜、
190 マイクロレンズ、
200 等方性エッチング停止膜。
Claims (6)
- センサアレイ領域と周辺回路領域が定義された基板と、
前記周辺回路領域に形成され、第1多層配線を含む第1絶縁膜構造体と、
前記センサアレイ領域に形成され、第2多層配線を含む第2絶縁膜構造体と、を含み、
(a)前記センサアレイ領域および前記周辺回路領域において、前記センサアレイ領域における前記第2多層配線の最上層配線層となる配線層M2bより高い位置に、層間絶縁膜150c、140cを形成する工程、
(b)前記周辺回路領域において、前記層間絶縁膜140cの上面に配線M3aを形成する工程、
(c)前記センサアレイ領域および前記周辺回路領域における、前記層間絶縁膜150c、140cの上面、前記配線M3aの上面および側面に、等方性エッチング停止膜210を形成する工程、
(d)前記配線M3aの上面に形成されている前記等方性エッチング停止膜210を除去する工程、
(e)前記センサアレイ領域および前記周辺回路領域における、前記等方性エッチング停止膜210上および前記配線M3a上に、層間絶縁膜150e、140eを形成する工程、
(f)前記センサアレイ領域において、前記層間絶縁膜150eを、等方性エッチングを用いて除去する工程、
(g)前記センサアレイ領域において、前記等方性エッチング停止膜210を除去する工程、を順次に行うことにより、
前記第1絶縁膜構造体は前記層間絶縁膜140cの上面、前記配線M3aの側面に形成される前記等方性エッチング停止膜210を含み、前記第2絶縁膜構造体は前記等方性エッチング停止膜210を含まないことを特徴とするイメージセンサ。 - 前記等方性エッチング停止膜は、前記第2多層配線の最上層配線より高いことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のイメージセンサ。
- 前記第1絶縁膜構造体の層間絶縁膜140fの上部面は、前記第2絶縁膜構造体の層間絶縁膜150cの上部面より高く、前記層間絶縁膜140fの上部面と前記層間絶縁膜150cの上部面との間を連結する連結面の少なくとも一部は等方性エッチングプロファイルを有することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のイメージセンサ。
- 前記センサアレイ領域内に形成された多数の光電変換素子と、
前記第2絶縁膜構造体上に、前記多数の光電変換素子に対応される領域に各々形成されたカラーフィルタおよびマイクロレンズをさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載のイメージセンサ。 - 前記第1および第2多層配線は、アルミニウムからなることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれかに記載のイメージセンサ。
- 前記等方性エッチング停止膜は、窒化膜であることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれかに記載のイメージセンサ。
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