KR20090050697A - Image sensor and method for manufacturing thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
An image sensor according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate including unit pixels; An interlayer insulating film including metal wires disposed on the semiconductor substrate; A passivation layer disposed on the interlayer insulating film; A micro lens disposed on the passivation layer to correspond to the unit pixel; And a color filter disposed on the micro lens.
Image Sensor, Micro Lens, Color Filter
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In an embodiment, an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed.
An image sensor is a semiconductor device that converts an optical image into an electrical signal, and is largely a charge coupled device (CCD) and a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon) image sensor. Sensor (CIS).
The CMOS image sensor implements an image by sequentially detecting an electrical signal of each unit pixel in a switching method of forming a photodiode and a MOS transistor in the unit pixel.
In order to increase the light sensitivity, efforts have been made to increase the fill factor of the light sensing region in the entire image sensor device. Microlenses may be formed on the color filter in order to change the path of light incident to an area other than the light sensing area and to collect the light sensing area in order to increase the light sensitivity.
In the method of forming an image sensor, a color filter, a planarization layer, and a microlens forming process are performed on a pixel array substrate including pixels.
The microlens proceeds to the photosensitive organic material in the order of exposure, development, and reflow to finally form a hemispherical shape.
When the microlens is formed using the photosensitive organic material, a merge phenomenon with an adjacent microlens may occur, thus making it difficult to implement a gapless microlens.
Since the photosensitive organic material is weak in physical properties, the microlenses are easily damaged by physical shocks in the package and bumps, and the photosensitive organic material is relatively viscous and may cause lens defects when particles are adsorbed. have.
The embodiment provides an image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same, which can simplify a process by forming a color filter on a microlens.
An image sensor according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate including unit pixels; An interlayer insulating film including metal wires disposed on the semiconductor substrate; A passivation layer disposed on the interlayer insulating film; A micro lens disposed on the passivation layer to correspond to the unit pixel; And a color filter disposed on the micro lens.
In another aspect, a method of manufacturing an image sensor includes: forming unit pixels on a semiconductor substrate; Forming an interlayer insulating film including metal wires and pads on the semiconductor substrate; Forming a passivation layer on the interlayer insulating film; Forming a micro lens on the passivation layer to correspond to the unit pixel; And forming a color filter on the micro lens.
According to the image sensor and the manufacturing method thereof according to the embodiment, the micro lens is formed of an inorganic material, it is possible to prevent cracks due to pressure.
In addition, since the inorganic material constituting the microlens may be formed at a high temperature, it may have a uniform surface film with reduced roughness. Therefore, it is possible to shape the light sensitivity of the image sensor.
In addition, since a color filter is formed on the microlens, an additional process required after the color filter is unnecessary, thereby reducing process steps and costs.
An image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the description of the embodiments, when described as being formed "on / over" of each layer, the on / over may be directly or through another layer ( indirectly) includes everything formed.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an image sensor according to an embodiment.
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11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an image sensor according to a second embodiment. In the description of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals and the same names will be used for the same components as those of the above-described first embodiment.
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1 to 5 are cross-sectional views illustrating a manufacturing process of the image sensor according to the first embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 1, a
An isolation layer (not shown) defining an active region and a field region may be formed on the
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Although not shown, a pad protective layer may be formed on the surface of the
In the exemplary embodiment, since the
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6 to 11, the manufacturing process of the image sensor according to the second embodiment will be described in detail. In particular, in the description of the second embodiment with reference to Figs. 6 to 11, the same reference numerals and the same names will be given to the components substantially the same as the first embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 6, a
An isolation layer (not shown) defining an active region and a field region may be formed on the
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Each of these color filters represents a different color, and is composed of three colors of red, green, and blue, and
Although not shown, a pad protective layer may be formed on the surface of the
The above-described embodiments are not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and it is common in the technical field to which the present embodiments belong that various changes, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present embodiments. It will be apparent to those who have
1 to 5 are sectional views showing the manufacturing process of the image sensor according to the first embodiment.
6 to 11 are cross-sectional views illustrating a manufacturing process of an image sensor according to a second embodiment.
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