WO2020058919A1 - 撮像装置、その作製方法および電子機器 - Google Patents
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Definitions
- One embodiment of the present invention relates to an imaging device.
- one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above technical field.
- the technical field of one embodiment of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the like relates to an object, a method, or a manufacturing method.
- one embodiment of the present invention relates to a process, a machine, a manufacturer, or a composition (composition of matter). Therefore, the technical field of one embodiment of the present invention disclosed in this specification more specifically includes a semiconductor device, a display device, a liquid crystal display device, a light-emitting device, a lighting device, a power storage device, a storage device, an imaging device,
- a driving method or a manufacturing method thereof can be given as an example.
- a semiconductor device in this specification and the like refers to any device that can function by utilizing semiconductor characteristics.
- a transistor and a semiconductor circuit are one embodiment of a semiconductor device.
- the storage device, the display device, the imaging device, and the electronic device sometimes include a semiconductor device.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an imaging device in which a transistor including an oxide semiconductor and having extremely low off-state current is used for a pixel circuit.
- the imaging device is used not only as a means for imaging visible light but also for various uses. For example, it is used for personal authentication, failure analysis, medical diagnosis, security use, and the like. In these applications, in addition to visible light, short-wavelength light such as X-rays, long-wavelength light such as infrared light, and the like are properly used depending on the application.
- One object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an imaging device suitable for detecting infrared light. Or. An object is to provide an imaging device suitable for biometric authentication. Alternatively, it is another object to provide an imaging device suitable for imaging a moving object. Another object is to provide a method for manufacturing the imaging device.
- Another object is to provide an imaging device with low power consumption. Another object is to provide a highly reliable imaging device. Another object is to provide a small-sized imaging device. Alternatively, it is another object to provide a novel imaging device. Another object is to provide an operation method of the imaging device. Another object is to provide a new semiconductor device or the like.
- One embodiment of the present invention relates to an imaging device including single crystal silicon in an imaging device and a metal oxide in a channel formation region of a transistor included in a circuit, and a method for manufacturing the imaging device.
- One embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an imaging device including a single-crystal silicon substrate and a support substrate, in which a conductivity type opposite to that of the single-crystal silicon substrate is provided on a first surface side of the single-crystal silicon substrate.
- a conductive region is provided to form a photoelectric conversion device; a transistor having a metal oxide in a channel formation region over the photoelectric conversion device and electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion device is formed; Forming an insulating layer, forming a second insulating layer on the supporting substrate, bonding the first insulating layer to the surface of the second insulating layer, and forming the first surface of the single crystal silicon substrate.
- This is a method for manufacturing an imaging device in which a surface opposite to the above is ground and polished to reduce the thickness of a light absorption layer of a photoelectric conversion device.
- Another embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an imaging device including a single-crystal silicon substrate and a support substrate, wherein a conductivity type of the single-crystal silicon substrate is set on a first surface side of the single-crystal silicon substrate.
- a region of the opposite conductivity type is provided to form a photoelectric conversion device; a first insulating layer and a first conductive layer electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion device are formed over the photoelectric conversion device;
- a transistor including an oxide in a channel formation region is formed, a second insulating layer and a second conductive layer electrically connected to the transistor are formed over the transistor, and a surface of the first insulating layer and a second insulating layer are formed.
- Imaging device that thins the light absorption layer of the device Which is a manufacturing method.
- a photoelectric conversion device may be formed by providing a region of the same conductivity type as the single crystal silicon substrate and having a higher carrier concentration than the single crystal silicon substrate on the polished surface side of the single crystal silicon substrate.
- a third insulating layer in contact with the photoelectric conversion device may be formed, and the optical filter layer may be formed so as to overlap with the photoelectric conversion device with the third insulating layer interposed therebetween.
- Another embodiment of the present invention is an imaging device in which a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer are stacked in this order.
- a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer each have a region overlapping each other, the first layer has an optical filter layer, and the second layer is a single crystal silicon.
- the third layer has a device formation layer, the fourth layer has a support substrate, and the second layer has a photoelectric conversion device using single crystal silicon as a light absorption layer.
- the third layer includes a transistor having a metal oxide in a channel formation region, the photoelectric conversion device and the transistor are electrically connected, and the photoelectric conversion device receives light transmitted through the optical filter layer. It is.
- the device formation layer includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a capacitor, and one electrode of the photoelectric conversion device is provided for the first transistor.
- the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of the source and the drain, and the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the one of the source and the drain of the second transistor.
- One is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor, one electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the third transistor, and one of the source or the drain of the third transistor is connected to the fourth transistor.
- the transistor can be electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor.
- optical filter layer a layer that blocks visible light and transmits infrared light can be used.
- the metal oxide included in the channel formation region of the transistor may include In, Zn, and M (M is Al, Ti, Ga, Ge, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf). preferable.
- an imaging device suitable for detecting infrared light can be provided.
- An imaging device suitable for biometric authentication can be provided.
- an imaging device suitable for imaging a moving object can be provided.
- a method for manufacturing the above imaging device can be provided.
- an imaging device with low power consumption can be provided.
- a highly reliable imaging device can be provided.
- a small imaging device can be provided.
- a novel imaging device can be provided.
- an operation method of the imaging device can be provided.
- a new semiconductor device or the like can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an imaging device.
- 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating a pixel circuit.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a rolling shutter system.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating the global shutter method.
- 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an imaging device.
- 5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an imaging device.
- 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an imaging device.
- 7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an imaging device.
- 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an imaging device.
- 9A to 9D are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an imaging device.
- 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating an imaging device.
- FIG. 11A and 11B are timing charts illustrating the operation of the pixel circuit.
- 12A and 12B are diagrams illustrating a pixel circuit.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an imaging device.
- 14A and 14B are diagrams illustrating a configuration of a pixel of the imaging device.
- 15A to 15D are diagrams illustrating a transistor.
- FIGS. 16A1 to 16A3 and FIGS. 16B1 to 16B3 are perspective views illustrating a package and a camera module accommodating an imaging device.
- 17A to 17C are diagrams illustrating electronic devices.
- 18A to 18C are diagrams illustrating electronic devices.
- the element may be configured by a plurality of elements unless there is a functional inconvenience.
- a plurality of transistors operating as switches may be connected in series or in parallel.
- the capacitor may be divided and arranged at a plurality of positions.
- one conductor may have a plurality of functions such as a wiring, an electrode, and a terminal in some cases, and in this specification, a plurality of names may be used for the same element.
- a plurality of names may be used for the same element.
- the elements may actually be connected via a plurality of conductors. In this document, such a configuration is also included in the category of direct connection.
- One embodiment of the present invention is an imaging device supporting infrared light. By converting the received infrared light into image data, it can be used for applications such as biometric authentication, failure analysis of industrial products, and non-defective product selection. In addition, by using a pixel circuit capable of capturing images in the global shutter mode, an image without distortion can be obtained even for a moving subject.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention.
- the imaging device has a layer 11, a layer 12, a layer 13, and a layer 14.
- Layer 11 has an optical filter layer.
- the optical filter layer for example, a layer that blocks visible light and transmits infrared light (hereinafter, an infrared light transmitting filter) can be used.
- an infrared light transmitting filter refers to a filter that mainly blocks light (mainly visible light) having a shorter wavelength than near infrared light. A clear infrared light image can be obtained by blocking visible light that is noise.
- the optical filter layer a layer that transmits light of another specific wavelength may be used, and an imaging device specialized in imaging using the light may be used.
- the layer 12 has a photoelectric conversion device (also referred to as a photoelectric conversion element).
- a photodiode can be used as the photoelectric conversion device.
- a photodiode capable of photoelectrically converting infrared light is used for imaging using infrared light.
- a pn junction photodiode using single crystal silicon for a photoelectric conversion portion a pin junction photodiode using polycrystalline silicon or microcrystalline silicon for a photoelectric conversion layer, or the like can be used.
- a material that can photoelectrically convert light in the infrared region such as a compound semiconductor, may be used.
- a pn junction photodiode using single crystal silicon is used as a photoelectric conversion device will be described.
- the light receiving surface is on the layer 11 side.
- the layer 13 has a device formation layer.
- the device formation layer has a transistor and the like which form a pixel circuit.
- a transistor including a metal oxide for a channel formation region (hereinafter, referred to as an OS transistor) is preferably used.
- the OS transistor has a characteristic of an extremely low off-state current and can hold data in a pixel circuit for a long time. Therefore, the OS transistor is suitable as a component of the pixel circuit.
- Layer 14 has a supporting substrate.
- a photodiode is formed by forming a region having a conductivity type opposite to that of the single crystal silicon substrate on the first surface side of the single crystal silicon substrate.
- the single crystal silicon substrate needs to have a thickness (for example, several hundred ⁇ m) that also functions as a support.
- the support substrate is a necessary element in the step of thinning (grinding and polishing). In addition, it becomes a support substrate of the completed imaging device.
- FIG. 2A is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a pixel circuit including a photoelectric conversion device included in the layer 11 and a transistor included in a device formation layer of the layer 12, and the like.
- the pixel circuit can include the photoelectric conversion device 101, the transistor 103, the transistor 104, the transistor 105, the transistor 106, and the capacitor 108. Note that a structure without the capacitor 108 may be employed.
- One electrode (cathode) of the photoelectric conversion device 101 is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor 103.
- the other of the source and the drain of the transistor 103 is electrically connected to one of the source and the drain of the transistor 104.
- One of a source and a drain of the transistor 104 is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor 108.
- One electrode of the capacitor 108 is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor 105.
- One of a source and a drain of the transistor 105 is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor 106.
- a wiring connecting the other of the source and the drain of the transistor 103, one electrode of the capacitor 108, and the gate of the transistor 105 is referred to as a node FD.
- the node FD can function as a charge storage unit.
- the other electrode (anode) of the photoelectric conversion device 101 is electrically connected to the wiring 121.
- the gate of the transistor 103 is electrically connected to the wiring 127.
- the other of the source and the drain of the transistor 104 is electrically connected to the wiring 122.
- the other of the source and the drain of the transistor 105 is electrically connected to the wiring 123.
- the gate of the transistor 104 is electrically connected to the wiring 126.
- the gate of the transistor 106 is electrically connected to the wiring 128.
- the other electrode of the capacitor 108 is electrically connected to a reference potential line such as a GND wiring, for example.
- the other of the source and the drain of the transistor 106 is electrically connected to the wiring 129.
- the wirings 127, 126, and 128 can function as signal lines for controlling conduction of each transistor.
- the wiring 129 can function as an output line.
- the wirings 121, 122, and 123 can have a function as a power supply line.
- the cathode side of the photoelectric conversion device 101 is electrically connected to the transistor 103 and the node FD is reset to a high potential to operate. Is also a high potential).
- FIG. 2A illustrates a configuration in which the cathode of the photoelectric conversion device 101 is electrically connected to the node FD.
- the anode side of the photoelectric conversion device 101 is electrically connected to one of the source and the drain of the transistor 103. It may be configured to be connected.
- the node FD is reset to a low potential to operate, so that the wiring 122 has a low potential (a lower potential than the wiring 121).
- the transistor 103 has a function of controlling the potential of the node FD.
- the transistor 104 has a function of resetting the potential of the node FD.
- the transistor 105 functions as a source follower circuit and can output the potential of the node FD to the wiring 129 as image data.
- the transistor 106 has a function of selecting a pixel to output image data.
- An OS transistor is preferably used as the transistor 103 and the transistor 104.
- the OS transistor has a characteristic of extremely low off-state current. With the use of the OS transistors as the transistors 103 and 104, the period during which charge can be held at the node FD can be extremely long. Therefore, it is possible to apply a global shutter method in which charge accumulation operation is simultaneously performed in all pixels without complicating a circuit configuration and an operation method.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram schematically illustrating the operation method of the rolling shutter system
- FIG. 3B is a diagram schematically illustrating the global shutter system.
- En represents the exposure (accumulation operation) of the n-th column (n is a natural number)
- Rn represents the read operation of the n-th column.
- 3A and 3B show operations from the first row to the M-th row (M is a natural number).
- the rolling shutter method is an operation method of sequentially performing exposure and data reading, and is a method in which a reading period of a certain row and an exposure period of another row are overlapped. Since the reading operation is performed immediately after the exposure, imaging can be performed even with a circuit configuration in which the data retention period is relatively short. However, since an image of one frame is composed of data having no synchronization at the time of imaging, distortion occurs in imaging of a moving object.
- the global shutter method is an operation method in which exposure is performed simultaneously on all pixels, data is held in each pixel, and data is read out for each row. Therefore, an image without distortion can be obtained even when capturing a moving object.
- a rolling shutter method is often used because a data potential easily flows out of a charge storage portion.
- a transistor having a relatively high off-state current such as a transistor using Si in a channel formation region (hereinafter referred to as a Si transistor)
- Si transistor a transistor using Si in a channel formation region
- a rolling shutter method is often used because a data potential easily flows out of a charge storage portion.
- the OS transistor is used for the pixel circuit, the global shutter method can be easily realized because there is almost no outflow of the data potential from the charge storage portion. Note that the imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention can be operated by a rolling shutter method.
- an OS transistor may be used as the transistors 105 and 106. Further, an OS transistor and a Si transistor may be arbitrarily combined and applied. Further, all the transistors may be OS transistors or Si transistors. Examples of the Si transistor include a transistor including amorphous silicon, a transistor including crystalline silicon (typically, low-temperature polysilicon, single crystal silicon, and the like).
- a first method is a method in which a transistor or the like is formed over a photoelectric conversion device provided over a single crystal silicon substrate and a supporting substrate is attached.
- the photoelectric conversion device 101 is formed on the first surface side of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 (see FIG. 4A). Note that in the drawings for explaining the method for manufacturing the imaging device in this specification, a perspective view showing a part of the entire structure and a cross section of the part are shown. Further, the symbols of transistors and diodes shown in the drawings simply indicate device positions, and do not reflect electrical connections or circuit configurations.
- FIG. 4A illustrates a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices 101 corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels.
- the photoelectric conversion device 101 can be formed by joining a partial region of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 and a region 22 provided on the single crystal silicon substrate.
- the region 22 is a region having a conductivity type opposite to that of the single crystal silicon substrate 21.
- the conductivity type of single crystal silicon substrate 21 is p-type
- the conductivity type of region 22 is n-type. That is, the photoelectric conversion device 101 is a pn junction type photodiode.
- the region 22 can be formed by adding an n-type dopant (such as phosphorus or arsenic) to the first surface of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 by using a method such as ion doping or ion implantation.
- an n-type dopant such as phosphorus or arsenic
- a device formation layer 23 is formed on the photoelectric conversion device 101 (see FIG. 5A).
- the device formation layer 23 is provided with a plurality of insulating films as necessary, in addition to the transistors and capacitors included in the pixel circuit. Note that the transistor is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion device 101.
- the insulating layer 24 is provided to flatten the unevenness on the surface (see FIG. 5B).
- the insulating layer 24 is not limited to a single layer, and may be a stacked layer of a plurality of layers.
- an inorganic film such as a silicon oxide film or an organic film such as an acrylic resin or polyimide can be used.
- at least the outermost surface is an inorganic film in order to join the inorganic films together.
- the surface may be flattened using CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) or the like as necessary.
- the insulating layer 26 is formed over the supporting substrate 25, the surface of the insulating layer 26 is brought into close contact with the surface of the insulating layer 24, and a bonding process is performed (see FIG. 5C).
- a hard material having high flatness such as a glass substrate, a ceramic substrate, a semiconductor substrate, or a metal substrate. It is preferable to use an inorganic film such as a silicon oxide film for the insulating layer 26, and at least the outermost surface of the insulating layer 24 and the outermost surface of the insulating layer 26 are preferably formed of the same material.
- the surface of the insulating layer 26 and the surface of the insulating layer 24 are made hydrophilic immediately before the bonding. By making the bonding surface hydrophilic, a strong adhesive force at the atomic level can be obtained. Further, heat treatment or pressure treatment may be performed as necessary.
- the surface opposite to the first surface of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 is ground and polished using the grinding and polishing tool 27 to make the single crystal silicon substrate 21 thinner (see FIG. 6A).
- a grinding device, a lapping device, a polishing device, a CMP device, or the like may be appropriately used as needed. Further, wet etching may be used in combination.
- the thickness of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 may be determined in consideration of the penetration length of light, the diffusion length, the thickness of a depletion layer, and the like. For example, when near-infrared light is to be imaged, the thickness is 3 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less, preferably 5 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 10 ⁇ m or more and 25 ⁇ m or less.
- a region 28 having ap + conductivity type may be formed on the surface of the single-crystal silicon substrate 21 facing the first surface (FIG. 2). 6B).
- the region 28 is a region having a higher carrier concentration and a lower resistance than the single crystal silicon substrate 21, and functions as a carrier extraction electrode (common electrode) of the photoelectric conversion device 101. In the pixel circuit, it also functions as the wiring 121 or a part thereof. Note that a configuration in which the region 28 is not provided may be employed.
- a p-type dopant (boron, aluminum, or the like) is added to a surface of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 facing the first surface by a method such as ion doping, ion implantation, vapor phase diffusion, or solid phase diffusion. And can be formed.
- a method such as ion doping, ion implantation, vapor phase diffusion, or solid phase diffusion. And can be formed. The above is the first method.
- a second method is a method in which a photoelectric conversion device provided over a single crystal silicon substrate is bonded to a transistor or the like provided over a supporting substrate. Note that, in the following description, description overlapping with the first method will be omitted.
- the photoelectric conversion device 101 is formed as in the first method (see FIG. 4A). Then, the insulating layer 31 and the conductive layer 32 are formed over the photoelectric conversion device 101 (see FIG. 4B).
- the insulating layer 31 can be made of the same material as the insulating layer 26.
- the conductive layer 32 is a plug for electrically connecting the photoelectric conversion device 101 and the transistor, and one end is electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion device 101.
- the conductive layer 32 is provided with an opening in the insulating layer 31, the opening is filled with one of conductive materials such as titanium, tungsten, tantalum, and nitride thereof, or a plurality of the conductive materials. And by removing excess conductive material by CMP or the like.
- the conductive layer 32 is buried in the insulating layer 31, and the surface is a flat surface continuous with the surface of the insulating layer 31.
- the device formation layer 23 is formed on the support substrate 25 (see FIG. 7A).
- the device formation layer 23 is provided with a plurality of insulating films as necessary, in addition to the transistors and capacitors included in the pixel circuit.
- an insulating layer 33 and a conductive layer 34 are formed (see FIG. 7B).
- the insulating layer 33 can be made of the same material as the insulating layer 24.
- the conductive layer 34 is a plug for electrically connecting the photoelectric conversion device 101 and the transistor, and one end is electrically connected to the transistor.
- the conductive layer 34 is provided with an opening in the insulating layer 33, the opening is filled with one of conductive materials such as titanium, tungsten, tantalum, and nitride thereof, or a plurality of the conductive materials. And by removing excess conductive material by CMP or the like.
- the conductive layer 34 is buried in the insulating layer 33, and the surface is continuous with the surface of the insulating layer 33 and is flat.
- the surface of the insulating layer 31, the surface of the insulating layer 33, and the surfaces of the conductive layers 32 and 34 are brought into close contact with each other, and a bonding process is performed (see FIG. 7C).
- the surfaces of the insulating layer 31 and the insulating layer 33 be made hydrophilic and the surfaces of the conductive layer 32 and the conductive layer 34 be activated immediately before the bonding.
- the surface opposite to the first surface of the single crystal silicon substrate 21 is ground and polished using the grinding and polishing tool 27 to make the single crystal silicon substrate 21 thinner (see FIG. 8A).
- a region 28 having ap + conductivity type may be formed on the surface of the single-crystal silicon substrate 21 facing the first surface (FIG. 2). 8B). The above is the second method.
- the photoelectric conversion device 101 manufactured by the first method or the second method may be further processed. For example, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D, the region 28 of the photoelectric conversion device 101 and the region serving as the light absorption layer may be divided for each pixel.
- a groove for dividing the single crystal silicon substrate 21 including the region 28 for each pixel is provided (see FIG. 9A).
- an insulating layer 35 such as silicon oxide is provided over the groove and the region 28 (see FIG. 9B).
- an opening 36 reaching the region 28 is provided in the insulating layer 35 (see FIG. 9C).
- a conductive layer 37 having a property of transmitting light of a target wavelength is provided over the insulating layer 35 and the opening 36 (see FIG. 9D).
- the conductive layer 37 functions as a carrier extraction electrode (common electrode) of the photoelectric conversion device 101. In the pixel circuit, it also functions as the wiring 121 or a part thereof. Note that, as the conductive layer 37, a conductive organic film such as indium tin oxide, a conductive organic film, a metal mesh, a semiconductor film having the same conductivity type as the region 28, or the like can be used.
- the insulating layer 35 in the groove provided between the pixels, stray light entering from adjacent pixels can be suppressed, and a clearer image can be obtained.
- ⁇ Modification 2> Components may be further added to the configuration manufactured by the first method and the second method and the configuration shown as a modification.
- an insulating layer 38 can be provided over the region 28 as a protective layer.
- a silicon oxide film or the like having a property of transmitting light in a wide wavelength range can be used.
- a structure in which a silicon nitride film serving as a passivation film is stacked may be employed.
- a configuration in which a dielectric film such as hafnium oxide is stacked as the antireflection film may be adopted.
- a light-shielding layer 39 may be formed on the insulating layer 38.
- the light-shielding layer 30 has a function of suppressing light from entering from an oblique direction.
- a metal layer such as aluminum or tungsten can be used.
- a structure in which the metal layer and a dielectric film having a function as an anti-reflection film are stacked can be employed.
- a resin layer may be used instead of the metal layer.
- a structure in which an insulating layer 40 is provided as a planarization film over the insulating layer 38 and the light-blocking layer 39 can be employed.
- an organic resin film or the like can be used as the insulating layer 40.
- an optical filter layer 41 may be provided on the insulating layer 40.
- the optical filter layer 41 may be formed by selecting a material through which light is transmitted according to the purpose.
- an infrared light transmission filter can be used as the optical filter layer. By using the infrared light transmitting filter, an imaging device having sensitivity to only infrared light can be obtained.
- the infrared light transmitting filter for example, a layer formed by dispersing a material that transmits infrared light and absorbs visible light in a base material that transmits infrared light, such as glass or resin, can be used.
- the wavelength of the transmitted infrared light can be adjusted by appropriately selecting a material dispersed in the base material. For example, when the purpose is to image a vein used for biometric authentication or the like, a material that transmits at least near-infrared light that absorbs hemoglobin may be selected.
- a microlens array 42 may be provided so that light condensed by one lens is received by one pixel. By providing the microlens array 42, light can be efficiently received even in a configuration in which the light shielding layer 39 is provided.
- FIGS. 10A to 10C Note that a configuration in which any of the components illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10C is omitted may be employed. Alternatively, a configuration in which other components are further provided may be employed.
- the transistor 104 is turned off and supply of a reset potential is cut off. Further, the potential of the node FD decreases in accordance with the operation of the photoelectric conversion device 101 (accumulation operation).
- the pixel circuit illustrated in FIG. 2B can be operated according to the timing chart in FIG. 11B. Note that “H” is always supplied to the wirings 121 and 123 and “L” is always supplied to the wiring 122. The basic operation is the same as that described in the timing chart of FIG. 11A.
- a transistor may have a back gate as illustrated in FIGS. 12A and 12B.
- FIG. 12A shows a configuration in which the back gate is electrically connected to the front gate, which has an effect of increasing the on-state current.
- FIG. 12B illustrates a structure in which the back gate is electrically connected to a wiring which can supply a constant potential, so that the threshold voltage of the transistor can be controlled.
- each transistor can perform an appropriate operation, such as a combination of FIGS. 12A and 12B, may be employed.
- the pixel circuit may include a transistor without a back gate.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention.
- the imaging device includes a pixel array 51 including pixel circuits 50 of one embodiment of the present invention arranged in a matrix, a circuit 52 (row driver) having a function of selecting a row of the pixel array 51, and a pixel circuit 50.
- a circuit 53 having a function of reading data and a circuit 58 for supplying a power supply potential are provided.
- the circuit 53 includes a circuit 54 (column driver) having a function of selecting a column of the pixel array 51, a circuit 55 (CDS circuit) for performing correlated double sampling processing on output data of the pixel circuit 50, A circuit 56 (A / D conversion circuit or the like) having a function of converting analog data output from 55 into digital data can be provided.
- a circuit 54 column driver
- CDS circuit circuit 55
- a circuit 56 A / D conversion circuit or the like
- circuits 52 and 54 a shift register circuit or a decoder circuit can be used. Part or all of the circuits 52, 53, and 58 may be formed using OS transistors provided in the layer 13 illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, part of the circuits 52, 53, and 58 may be formed using Si transistors provided in the layer 12.
- FIG. 14A is a diagram illustrating an example of a cross section of a pixel that can be manufactured by the first method.
- FIG. 14B is a diagram illustrating an example of a cross section of a pixel that can be manufactured by the second method.
- the layer 12 includes, as the photoelectric conversion device 101, a pn junction including a region 22 having an n-type conductivity, a region having a p-type conductivity (single-crystal silicon substrate 21), and a region 28 having a p + -type conductivity.
- a type photodiode is provided.
- the layer 13 is provided with an OS transistor.
- 14A and 14B illustrate the transistors 103, 105, and 106 using the circuit configuration illustrated in FIG. 2A as an example.
- the layer 14 is provided with a support substrate 25 and the like.
- the layer 13 in FIG. 14A illustrates an example in which the insulating layer 24 is two layers of the insulating layer 63 and the insulating layer 64.
- the insulating layer 63 for example, an organic film such as an acrylic resin or a polyimide can be used.
- the insulating layer 64 an inorganic film such as a silicon oxide film can be used.
- the insulating layer 31 includes three layers of an insulating layer 63, an insulating layer 65, and an insulating layer 64.
- the insulating layer 65 has a function of preventing diffusion of hydrogen, and is provided between a region where an OS transistor is formed and a region where a Si device such as the photoelectric conversion device 101 is formed. Hydrogen in the insulating layer provided near the photoelectric conversion device 101 terminates dangling bonds of silicon. On the other hand, hydrogen in the insulating layer provided near the channel formation region of the transistors 102, 105, and 106 is one of the factors that generate carriers in the oxide semiconductor layer.
- the reliability of the Si device can be improved by confining hydrogen in one layer by the insulating layer 65. In addition, by suppressing diffusion of hydrogen from one layer to the other layer, reliability of the transistors 102, 105, and 106 can be improved.
- the insulating layer 65 for example, aluminum oxide, aluminum oxynitride, gallium oxide, gallium oxynitride, yttrium oxide, yttrium oxynitride, hafnium oxide, hafnium oxynitride, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), or the like can be used.
- aluminum oxide, aluminum oxynitride, gallium oxide, gallium oxynitride, yttrium oxide, yttrium oxynitride, hafnium oxide, hafnium oxynitride, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), or the like can be used.
- the insulating layer 65 may be provided at other positions as long as the above-described effects can be obtained.
- the insulating layers 63 and 65 may be interchanged.
- FIG. 15A shows details of the OS transistor.
- the OS transistor illustrated in FIG. 15A has a self-aligned structure in which an insulating layer is provided over a stack of an oxide semiconductor layer and a conductive layer, and a groove which reaches the semiconductor layer is provided to form a source electrode 205 and a drain electrode 206. is there.
- the OS transistor can include a channel formation region, a source region 203, and a drain region 204 formed in the oxide semiconductor layer 207, a gate electrode 201, and a gate insulating film 202. At least the gate insulating film 202 and the gate electrode 201 are provided in the groove.
- the groove may be further provided with an oxide semiconductor layer 208.
- the OS transistor may have a self-aligned structure in which a source region 203 and a drain region 204 are formed in a semiconductor layer using the gate electrode 201 as a mask.
- a non-self-aligned top-gate transistor including a region where the source electrode 205 or the drain electrode 206 and the gate electrode 201 overlap with each other may be used.
- the transistors 103, 105, and 106 have a structure including a back gate 535, a structure without a back gate may be employed.
- the back gate 535 may be electrically connected to a front gate of a transistor provided opposite to the transistor as illustrated in a cross-sectional view in the channel width direction of the transistor illustrated in FIG. 15D.
- FIG. 15D shows a cross section taken along line A1-A2 of the transistor in FIG. 15A, the same applies to transistors having other structures.
- a configuration in which a fixed potential different from that of the front gate may be supplied to the back gate 535 may be employed.
- a metal oxide having an energy gap of 2 eV or more, preferably 2.5 eV or more, more preferably 3 eV or more can be used.
- a typical example is an oxide semiconductor containing indium; for example, a CAAC-OS or a CAC-OS described later can be used.
- the CAAC-OS has stable atoms in its crystal and is suitable for a transistor or the like in which reliability is emphasized.
- the CAC-OS has high mobility characteristics, and thus is suitable for a transistor that drives at high speed or the like.
- the OS transistor has an extremely low off-current characteristic of several yA / ⁇ m (current value per 1 ⁇ m of channel width) because the energy gap of the semiconductor layer is large. Further, the OS transistor has characteristics different from those of the Si transistor, such as not generating impact ionization, avalanche breakdown, and a short-channel effect, and thus can form a highly reliable circuit with high withstand voltage. In addition, variation in electrical characteristics due to non-uniformity of crystallinity, which is a problem in the Si transistor, hardly occurs in the OS transistor.
- the semiconductor layer included in the OS transistor includes an In-M-Zn-based oxide including, for example, indium, zinc, and M (a metal such as aluminum, titanium, gallium, germanium, yttrium, zirconium, lanthanum, cerium, tin, neodymium, or hafnium). Can be obtained.
- the In-M-Zn-based oxide can be formed by, for example, a sputtering method, an ALD (Atomic layer deposition) method, a MOCVD (Metal organic chemical vapor deposition) method, or the like.
- the atomic ratio of metal elements in a sputtering target preferably satisfies In ⁇ M and Zn ⁇ M.
- each of the atomic ratios of the semiconductor layers to be formed includes a variation of ⁇ 40% of the atomic ratio of the metal element contained in the sputtering target.
- the semiconductor layer an oxide semiconductor with a low carrier density is used.
- the semiconductor layer has a carrier density of 1 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 or less, preferably 1 ⁇ 10 15 / cm 3 or less, further preferably 1 ⁇ 10 13 / cm 3 or less, more preferably 1 ⁇ 10 11 / cm 3. 3 or less, more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 10 / cm 3 , and an oxide semiconductor of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 9 / cm 3 or more can be used.
- Such an oxide semiconductor is referred to as a high-purity intrinsic or substantially high-purity intrinsic oxide semiconductor. It can be said that the oxide semiconductor has a low density of defect states and has stable characteristics.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and a transistor having an appropriate composition may be used in accordance with required semiconductor characteristics and electric characteristics (eg, field-effect mobility and threshold voltage) of the transistor.
- the carrier density and the impurity concentration of the semiconductor layer, the defect density, the atomic ratio between a metal element and oxygen, the interatomic distance, and the density be appropriate.
- the concentration of silicon or carbon (concentration obtained by secondary ion mass spectrometry) in the semiconductor layer is set to 2 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 17 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal may generate carriers when combined with an oxide semiconductor, which may increase off-state current of a transistor. Therefore, the concentration of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal in the semiconductor layer (concentration obtained by secondary ion mass spectrometry) is 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- the nitrogen concentration (concentration obtained by secondary ion mass spectrometry) in the semiconductor layer is preferably 5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- the transistor when hydrogen is contained in the oxide semiconductor included in the semiconductor layer, oxygen reacts with oxygen bonded to a metal atom to become water, which may cause oxygen vacancies in the oxide semiconductor.
- oxygen vacancy When an oxygen vacancy is contained in a channel formation region in an oxide semiconductor, the transistor might have normally-on characteristics. Further, a defect in which hydrogen is contained in an oxygen vacancy functions as a donor, and an electron serving as a carrier may be generated. Further, in some cases, part of hydrogen is bonded to oxygen which is bonded to a metal atom to generate electrons serving as carriers. Therefore, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor containing a large amount of hydrogen is likely to have normally-on characteristics.
- a defect in which hydrogen is contained in oxygen vacancies can function as a donor of an oxide semiconductor.
- the hydrogen concentration obtained by secondary ion mass spectrometry is lower than 1 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 , preferably 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3. It is less than 3 , more preferably less than 5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 , further preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 .
- an oxide semiconductor in which impurities such as hydrogen are sufficiently reduced is used for a channel formation region of a transistor, stable electric characteristics can be provided.
- An oxide semiconductor (metal oxide) is classified into a single crystal oxide semiconductor and another non-single-crystal oxide semiconductor.
- a non-single-crystal oxide semiconductor for example, CAAC-OS (C-Axis Aligned Crystalline Oxide Semiconductor), a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor, nc-OS (nanocrystalline oxide semiconductor), and a pseudo amorphous oxide semiconductor (a-like) OS: amorphous-like oxide semiconductor, an amorphous oxide semiconductor, or the like.
- CAAC-OS C-Axis Aligned Crystalline Oxide Semiconductor
- nc-OS nanocrystalline oxide semiconductor
- a pseudo amorphous oxide semiconductor a-like oxide semiconductor
- the amorphous structure has the highest density of defect states
- the CAAC-OS has the lowest density of defect states.
- An oxide semiconductor film having an amorphous structure has, for example, a disordered atomic arrangement and no crystalline component.
- an oxide film having an amorphous structure has, for example, a completely amorphous structure and no crystal part.
- the semiconductor layer is a mixed film including two or more of an amorphous structure region, a microcrystalline structure region, a polycrystalline structure region, a CAAC-OS region, and a single crystal structure region.
- the mixed film may have a single-layer structure or a stacked structure including any two or more of the above-described regions.
- a structure of a cloud-aligned composite (CAC) -OS which is one embodiment of a non-single-crystal semiconductor layer, is described below.
- the CAC-OS is one structure of a material in which an element included in an oxide semiconductor is unevenly distributed in a size of, for example, 0.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, preferably 1 nm or more and 2 nm or less.
- one or more metal elements are unevenly distributed in an oxide semiconductor, and a region including the metal element has a size of 0.5 nm to 10 nm, preferably 1 nm to 2 nm, or a size in the vicinity thereof.
- the state mixed by is also referred to as a mosaic shape or a patch shape.
- the oxide semiconductor preferably contains at least indium. In particular, it preferably contains indium and zinc. In addition to them, aluminum, gallium, yttrium, copper, vanadium, beryllium, boron, silicon, titanium, iron, nickel, germanium, zirconium, molybdenum, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, or magnesium, etc. Or a plurality of types selected from the group consisting of:
- CAC-OS in an In-Ga-Zn oxide is an indium oxide (hereinafter referred to as InO).
- InO indium oxide
- X1 X1 is greater real than 0
- X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 X2, Y2, and Z2 is larger real than 0
- gallium An oxide hereinafter, referred to as GaO X3 (X3 is a real number larger than 0)
- Ga X4 Zn Y4 O Z4 X4, Y4, and Z4 are real numbers larger than 0)
- the material becomes mosaic by separate into, mosaic InO X1 or in X2 Zn Y2 O Z2, is a configuration in which uniformly distributed in the film (hereinafter Also referred to as a cloud-like
- the CAC-OS is a composite oxide semiconductor having a structure in which a region containing GaO X3 as a main component and a region containing In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 as a main component are mixed.
- the atomic ratio of In to the element M in the first region is larger than the atomic ratio of In to the element M in the second region.
- the In concentration is higher than that of the region No. 2.
- IGZO is a common name and may refer to one compound of In, Ga, Zn, and O. Representative examples are represented by InGaO 3 (ZnO) m1 (m1 is a natural number), or In (1 + x0) Ga ( 1-x0) O 3 (ZnO) m0 (-1 ⁇ x0 ⁇ 1, m0 is an arbitrary number) Crystalline compounds may be mentioned.
- the above crystalline compound has a single crystal structure, a polycrystal structure, or a CAAC structure.
- the CAAC structure is a crystal structure in which a plurality of IGZO nanocrystals have a c-axis orientation and are connected without being oriented in the ab plane.
- CAC-OS relates to the material configuration of an oxide semiconductor.
- a CAC-OS is a material composition containing In, Ga, Zn, and O, a region which is observed as a nanoparticle mainly containing Ga as a part, and a nanoparticle mainly containing In as a part.
- a region observed in a shape means a configuration in which each region is randomly dispersed in a mosaic shape. Therefore, in the CAC-OS, the crystal structure is a secondary element.
- the CAC-OS does not include a stacked structure of two or more kinds of films having different compositions.
- a structure including two layers of a film mainly containing In and a film mainly containing Ga is not included.
- the CAC-OS has a region which is observed in the form of a nanoparticle mainly including the metal element and a nanoparticle mainly including In as a part.
- the region observed in the form of particles refers to a configuration in which each of the regions is randomly dispersed in a mosaic shape.
- the CAC-OS can be formed by a sputtering method, for example, without intentionally heating the substrate.
- any one or more selected from an inert gas (typically, argon), an oxygen gas, and a nitrogen gas is used as a deposition gas.
- the flow rate ratio of the oxygen gas to the total flow rate of the film formation gas during the film formation is preferably as low as possible.
- the flow rate ratio of the oxygen gas is preferably from 0% to less than 30%, more preferably from 0% to 10%. .
- the CAC-OS is characterized in that a clear peak is not observed when measured using a ⁇ / 2 ⁇ scan by an Out-of-plane method, which is one of X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement methods.
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- the CAC-OS includes, in an electron beam diffraction pattern obtained by irradiating an electron beam (also referred to as a nanobeam electron beam) with a probe diameter of 1 nm, a ring-shaped region (ring region) with high luminance and a ring-shaped region. Multiple bright spots are observed in the area. Therefore, the electron diffraction pattern shows that the crystal structure of the CAC-OS has an nc (nano-crystal) structure having no orientation in a planar direction and a cross-sectional direction.
- an electron beam also referred to as a nanobeam electron beam
- GaO X3 is a main component by EDX mapping obtained using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). It can be confirmed that the region and the region containing In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 as a main component are unevenly distributed and mixed.
- EDX energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- the CAC-OS has a different structure from an IGZO compound in which metal elements are uniformly distributed, and has different properties from the IGZO compound.
- the CAC-OS is phase-separated into a region containing GaO X3 or the like as a main component and a region containing In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 as a main component.
- the region in which In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 is a main component is a region having higher conductivity than the region in which GaO X3 or the like is a main component. That is, the conductivity of the oxide semiconductor is exhibited by the flow of carriers in a region containing In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 as a main component. Therefore, high field-effect mobility ( ⁇ ) can be realized by distributing a region containing In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 as a main component in a cloud shape in the oxide semiconductor.
- a region containing GaO X3 or the like as a main component is a region having higher insulating properties as compared with a region containing In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 as a main component. That is, a region in which GaO X3 or the like is a main component is distributed in the oxide semiconductor, whereby a leakage current can be suppressed and a favorable switching operation can be realized.
- the insulating property due to GaO X3 and the like and the conductivity due to In X2 Zn Y2 O Z2 or InO X1 act complementarily to each other, so that high performance is obtained.
- On-state current (I on ) and high field-effect mobility ( ⁇ ) can be realized.
- CAC-OS is suitable as a constituent material of various semiconductor devices.
- FIG. 14A shows a configuration example in which mechanical connection between layers 13 and 14 is obtained by a bonding technique.
- FIG. 14B shows a configuration example in which the mechanical connection and the electrical connection between the layers 12 and 13 are obtained by a bonding technique.
- the bonding technique will be described with reference to FIG. 14B as an example.
- the layer 12 is provided with an insulating layer 33 and a conductive layer 34.
- the conductive layer has a region buried in the insulating layer 33.
- Conductive layer 34 is electrically connected to region 22.
- the surfaces of the insulating layer 33 and the conductive layer 34 are flattened so that their heights are the same.
- the layer 13 is provided with an insulating layer 31 and a conductive layer 32.
- the conductive layer 32 has a region embedded in the insulating layer 31.
- the conductive layer 32 is electrically connected to the transistor 103.
- the surfaces of the insulating layer 31 and the conductive layer 32 are flattened so that their heights are the same.
- the main components of the conductive layer 32 and the conductive layer 34 are the same metal element. It is preferable that the surfaces of the insulating layer 31 and the insulating layer 33 are formed of the same component.
- the conductive layers 32 and 34 Cu, Al, Sn, Zn, W, Ag, Pt, Au, or the like can be used. Cu, Al, W, or Au is preferably used from the viewpoint of easy joining.
- silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, titanium nitride, or the like can be used.
- the same metal material as described above is preferably used for the combination of the conductive layers 32 and 34. It is preferable to use the same insulating material as described above for each of the insulating layer 31 and the insulating layer 33. With this structure, bonding can be performed with the boundary between the layer 12 and the layer 13 as a bonding position.
- connection between the conductive layers 32 and 34 can be obtained. Further, a connection having a mechanical strength between the insulating layer 31 and the insulating layer 33 can be obtained.
- a surface activated bonding method in which the oxide film on the surface and the adsorption layer of impurities are removed by a sputtering process or the like, and the cleaned and activated surfaces are brought into contact with each other and bonded to each other can be used.
- a diffusion bonding method in which surfaces are bonded to each other by using both temperature and pressure can be used. In both cases, bonding at the atomic level occurs, so that a bonding excellent not only electrically but also mechanically can be obtained.
- the surfaces that have been subjected to hydrophilic treatment with oxygen plasma or the like are brought into contact with each other, and temporarily bonded, and then subjected to dehydration by heat treatment to perform the final bonding.
- a joining method or the like can be used. Since bonding at the atomic level also occurs in the hydrophilic bonding method, mechanically excellent bonding can be obtained.
- an insulating layer and a metal layer are mixed on each bonding surface. Therefore, for example, a surface activated bonding method and a hydrophilic bonding method may be combined.
- a method of cleaning the surface after polishing, performing an antioxidation treatment on the surface of the metal layer, performing a hydrophilic treatment, and then joining the metal layer can be used.
- the surface of the metal layer may be made of a non-oxidizable metal such as Au, and may be subjected to a hydrophilic treatment. Note that a joining method other than the method described above may be used.
- the structure of the imaging device can be used for the image sensor chip.
- FIG. 16A1 is an external perspective view of the upper surface side of the package containing the image sensor chip.
- the package includes a package substrate 610 for fixing the image sensor chip 650, a cover glass 620, an adhesive 630 for bonding the both, and the like.
- FIG. 16A2 is an external perspective view of the lower surface side of the package.
- a BGA Bit grid array
- BGA All grid array
- LGA Land Grid Array
- PGA Peripheral Component Interconnect
- FIG. 16A3 is a perspective view of the package illustrated with the cover glass 620 and a part of the adhesive 630 omitted.
- An electrode pad 660 is formed on the package substrate 610, and the electrode pad 660 and the bump 640 are electrically connected through a through hole.
- the electrode pad 660 is electrically connected to the image sensor chip 650 by a wire 670.
- FIG. 16B1 is an external perspective view of the upper side of the camera module in which the image sensor chip is housed in a lens-integrated package.
- the camera module includes a package substrate 611 to which the image sensor chip 651 is fixed, a lens cover 621, a lens 635, and the like. Further, an IC chip 690 having functions such as a driving circuit and a signal conversion circuit of an imaging device is provided between the package substrate 611 and the image sensor chip 651, and has a configuration as a SiP (System @ in @ package). I have.
- FIG. 16B2 is an external perspective view of the lower surface side of the camera module.
- the lower surface and the side surface of the package substrate 611 have a configuration of QFN (Quad flat no-lead package) provided with mounting lands 641. Note that this configuration is an example, and a QFP (Quad @ flat @ package) or the aforementioned BGA may be provided.
- FIG. 16B3 is a perspective view of the module illustrated with the lens cover 621 and a part of the lens 635 omitted.
- the lands 641 are electrically connected to the electrode pads 661, and the electrode pads 661 are electrically connected to the image sensor chip 651 or the IC chip 690 by wires 671.
- the image sensor chip By mounting the image sensor chip in the above-described package, mounting on a printed circuit board or the like becomes easy, and the image sensor chip can be incorporated into various semiconductor devices and electronic devices.
- the imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention can have a structure in which an infrared light transmission filter is unnecessary, and can be easily reduced in thickness and can be easily incorporated in various devices. Note that the infrared light transmission filter may be incorporated in the optical path of the electronic device without being incorporated in the imaging device.
- FIG. 17A illustrates a biometric authentication device for a finger vein, which includes a housing 911, a light source 912, a detection stage 913, and the like.
- a finger By placing a finger on the detection stage 913, the shape of a vein can be imaged.
- a light source 912 is provided above the detection stage 913, and an imaging device 914 is provided below.
- the detection stage 913 is made of a material that transmits infrared light, and the imaging device 914 can image the infrared light emitted from the light source 912 and transmitted through the finger. Note that an optical system may be provided between the detection stage 913 and the imaging device 914.
- the above device configuration can also be used for a biometric authentication device for palm veins.
- the light source 912 can be formed with a thin EL device.
- the EL device can be installed in a curved shape, and can irradiate an object with light with high uniformity.
- an EL device that emits near-infrared light having a peak at a wavelength of 700 nm or more and 1200 nm or less is preferable.
- light at a wavelength of 760 nm and its vicinity is easily absorbed by hemoglobin in a vein. Therefore, the position of a vein can be detected by receiving and transmitting an image of light transmitted through a finger or a palm. This effect can be used as biometric authentication.
- highly accurate sensing can be performed even if the subject moves.
- the light source 912 can include a plurality of light-emitting portions like light-emitting portions 915, 916, and 917 illustrated in FIG. 17B.
- Each of the light emitting units 915, 916, and 917 may emit light of different wavelengths, and may emit light at different timings. Therefore, different images can be continuously captured by changing the wavelength and the angle of the light to be irradiated, so that a plurality of images can be used for authentication and high security can be realized.
- FIG. 17C illustrates a biometric authentication device for palm veins, which includes a housing 921, operation buttons 922, a detection unit 923, a light source 924, and the like.
- a biometric authentication device for palm veins, which includes a housing 921, operation buttons 922, a detection unit 923, a light source 924, and the like.
- a light source 924 is arranged around the detection unit 923 to irradiate an object (hand). Then, light reflected from the object enters the detection unit 923.
- the light source 924 is formed of a thin EL device that emits near-infrared light.
- An imaging device 925 is disposed immediately below the detection unit 923, and can capture an image of the target object (the entire image of the hand). Note that an optical system may be provided between the detection unit 923 and the imaging device 925.
- the configuration of the above device can also be used for a biometric device for finger veins.
- FIG. 18A illustrates a nondestructive inspection device including a housing 931, an operation panel 932, a transport mechanism 933, a monitor 934, a detection unit 935, a light source 938, and the like.
- the inspected member 936 is transported by the transport mechanism 933 directly below the detection unit 935.
- the inspected member 936 is irradiated with infrared light from a light source 938, and the transmitted light is imaged with an imaging device 937 of one embodiment of the present invention provided in the detection unit 935.
- the captured image is displayed on a monitor 934. After that, it is transported to the exit of the housing 931 and the defective product is separated and collected.
- By imaging using near-infrared light defective elements such as defects and foreign matter inside the non-inspection member can be detected nondestructively and at high speed.
- FIG. 18B illustrates a monitoring camera, which includes a housing 951, a lens 952, a light source 953, a support portion 954, and the like.
- a subject irradiated with infrared light emitted from the light source 953 can be imaged with the imaging device 955 of one embodiment of the present invention.
- the surveillance camera may have a structured light configuration.
- a light source 953 irradiates a subject with light having a directivity such as a linear shape or a point shape, and captures the light from another angle. Since the light applied to the subject is distorted by the shape of the subject, the light can be obtained as an image, and information such as the shape and depth of the subject can be obtained from the image.
- the surveillance camera may have a configuration of a ToF (Time @ of @ Flight) sensor.
- the ToF sensor detects the time from when light emitted from the light source 953 is reflected by the subject and reaches the sensor (the imaging device 955). By detecting the time for each pixel of the imaging device 955, information on the distance to the subject can be obtained in detail. That is, the surface shape and the number of the subject can be recognized.
- FIG. 18C illustrates a mobile phone, which includes a housing 981, a display portion 982, operation buttons 983, an external connection port 984, a speaker 985, a microphone 986, a first camera 987, a second camera 988, and the like.
- the mobile phone includes a touch sensor in the display portion 982.
- the housing 981 and the display portion 982 have flexibility. All operations such as making a call and inputting characters can be performed by touching the display portion 982 with a finger, a stylus, or the like.
- the first camera can acquire a visible light image
- the second camera can acquire an infrared light image.
- the imaging device of one embodiment of the present invention can be applied to an element for acquiring an infrared light image in the mobile phone.
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図2A、図2Bは、画素回路を説明する図である。
図3Aは、ローリングシャッタ方式を説明する図である。図3Bは、グローバルシャッタ方式を説明する図である。
図4A、図4Bは、撮像装置の作製方法を説明する図である。
図5A乃至図5Cは、撮像装置の作製方法を説明する図である。
図6A、図6Bは、撮像装置の作製方法を説明する図である。
図7A乃至図7Cは、撮像装置の作製方法を説明する図である。
図8A、図8Bは、撮像装置の作製方法を説明する図である。
図9A乃至図9Dは、撮像装置の作製方法を説明する図である。
図10A乃至図10Cは、撮像装置を説明する図である。
図11A、図11Bは、画素回路の動作を説明するタイミングチャートである。
図12A、図12Bは、画素回路を説明する図である。
図13は、撮像装置を説明するブロック図である。
図14A、図14Bは、撮像装置の画素の構成を説明する図である。
図15A乃至図15Dは、トランジスタを説明する図である。
図16A1乃至図16A3、図16B1乃至図16B3は、撮像装置を収めたパッケージ、カメラモジュールを説明する斜視図である。
図17A乃至図17Cは、電子機器を説明する図である。
図18A乃至図18Cは、電子機器を説明する図である。
本実施の形態では、本発明の一態様である撮像装置およびその作製方法について、図面を参照して説明する。
図1は、本発明の一態様の撮像装置を説明する図である。撮像装置は、層11、層12、層13、および層14を有する。
図2Aは、層11が有する光電変換デバイスおよび層12のデバイス形成層が有するトランジスタ等で構成される画素回路の一例を説明する回路図である。画素回路は、光電変換デバイス101と、トランジスタ103と、トランジスタ104と、トランジスタ105と、トランジスタ106と、キャパシタ108を有することができる。なお、キャパシタ108を設けない構成としてもよい。
図3Aはローリングシャッタ方式の動作方法を模式化した図であり、図3Bはグローバルシャッタ方式を模式化した図である。Enはn列目(nは自然数)の露光(蓄積動作)、Rnはn列目の読み出し動作を表している。図3A、図3Bでは、1行目からM行目(Mは自然数)までの動作を示している。
次に、本発明の一態様の撮像装置の作製方法について説明を行う。作製方法は第1の方法と第2の方法があり、いずれも貼り合わせ工法を用いる。
第1の方法は、単結晶シリコン基板に設けた光電変換デバイス上にトランジスタ等を作製し、支持基板を貼り合わせる方法である。
第2の方法は、単結晶シリコン基板に設けた光電変換デバイスと、支持基板上に設けたトランジスタ等とを貼り合わせる方法である。なお、以下の説明において、第1の方法と重複する説明は省略する。
第1の方法または第2の方法で作製した光電変換デバイス101にさらに加工を行ってもよい。例えば、図9A乃至図9Dに示すように、光電変換デバイス101の領域28および光吸収層となる領域を画素ごとに分断してもよい。
第1の方法、第2の方法で作製した構成および変形例として示した構成に対して、さらに構成要素を付加してもよい。例えば、図10Aに示すように、領域28上に保護層として絶縁層38を設けることができる。絶縁層38には、広い波長範囲の光に対して透光性を有する酸化シリコン膜などを用いることができる。また、パッシベーション膜として作用する窒化シリコン膜を積層する構成としてもよい。また、反射防止膜として、酸化ハフニウムなどの誘電体膜を積層する構成としてもよい。
本実施の形態では、本発明の一態様の撮像装置の構造例などについて詳細を説明する。
本実施の形態では、本発明の一態様に係る撮像装置を用いることができる電子機器の一例を説明する。本発明の一態様の撮像装置は赤外光透過フィルタを不要とする構成とすることもでき、薄型化が容易で、様々な機器に組み込みやすくなる。なお、赤外光透過フィルタは、撮像装置に組み込まず、電子機器の光路に組み込んでもよい。
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- 単結晶シリコン基板と、支持基板と、を有する撮像装置の作製方法であって、
前記単結晶シリコン基板の第1の面側に前記単結晶シリコン基板の導電型とは逆の導電型の領域を設けて光電変換デバイスを形成し、
前記光電変換デバイス上に金属酸化物をチャネル形成領域に有し、かつ前記光電変換デバイスと電気的に接続するトランジスタを形成し、
前記トランジスタ上に第1の絶縁層を形成し、
前記支持基板上に第2の絶縁層を形成し、
前記第1の絶縁層の表面と前記第2の絶縁層の表面との結合を行い、
前記単結晶シリコン基板の第1の面と対向する面を研削および研磨して前記光電変換デバイスの光吸収層を薄層化する撮像装置の作製方法。 - 単結晶シリコン基板と、支持基板と、を有する撮像装置の作製方法であって、
前記単結晶シリコン基板の第1の面側に前記単結晶シリコン基板の導電型とは逆の導電型の領域を設けて光電変換デバイスを形成し、
前記光電変換デバイス上に第1の絶縁層および前記光電変換デバイスと電気的に接続する第1の導電層を形成し、
前記支持基板上に金属酸化物をチャネル形成領域に有するトランジスタを形成し、
前記トランジスタ上に第2の絶縁層および前記トランジスタと電気的に接続する第2の導電層を形成し、
前記第1の絶縁層の表面と前記第2の絶縁層の表面との結合、および前記第1の導電層の表面と前記第2の導電層の表面との結合を行い、
前記単結晶シリコン基板の第1の面と対向する面を研削および研磨して前記光電変換デバイスの光吸収層を薄層化する撮像装置の作製方法。 - 請求項1または2において、
さらに、前記単結晶シリコン基板の研磨した面側に前記単結晶シリコン基板と同じ導電型であって、
前記単結晶シリコン基板よりもキャリア濃度の高い領域を設けて前記光電変換デバイスを形成する撮像装置の作製方法。 - 請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項において、
前記光電変換デバイスと接する第3の絶縁層を形成し、
前記第3の絶縁層を介して前記光電変換デバイスと重なるように、光学フィルタ層を形成する撮像装置の作製方法。 - 請求項4において、前記光学フィルタ層は、可視光を遮蔽し赤外光を透過する層である撮像装置の作製方法。
- 請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項において、
前記金属酸化物は、Inと、Znと、M(MはAl、Ti、Ga、Sn、Y、Zr、La、Ce、NdまたはHf)と、を有する撮像装置の作製方法。 - 第1の層と、第2の層と、第3の層と、第4の層と、が当該順序で積層された撮像装置であって、
前記第1の層、前記第2の層、前記第3の層および前記第4の層は、それぞれが互いに重なる領域を有し、
前記第1の層は、光学フィルタ層を有し、
前記第2の層は、単結晶シリコンを有し、
前記第3の層は、デバイス形成層を有し、
前記第4の層は、支持基板を有し、
前記第2の層は、前記単結晶シリコンを光吸収層とする光電変換デバイスを有し、
前記第3の層は、金属酸化物をチャネル形成領域に有するトランジスタを有し、
前記光電変換デバイスと前記トランジスタは電気的に接続され、
前記光電変換デバイスは、前記光学フィルタ層を透過した光を受光する撮像装置。 - 請求項7において、前記光学フィルタ層は、可視光を遮蔽し赤外光を透過する層である撮像装置。
- 請求項7または8において、
前記デバイス形成層は、第1のトランジスタと、第2のトランジスタと、第3のトランジスタと、第4のトランジスタと、キャパシタと、を有し、
前記光電変換デバイスの一方の電極は、前記第1のトランジスタのソースまたはドレインの一方と電気的に接続され、
前記第1のトランジスタのソースまたはドレインの他方は、前記第2のトランジスタのソースまたはドレインの一方と電気的に接続され、
前記第2のトランジスタのソースまたはドレインの一方は、前記キャパシタの一方の電極と電気的に接続され、
前記キャパシタの一方の電極は、前記第3のトランジスタのゲートと電気的に接続され、
前記第3のトランジスタのソースまたはドレインの一方は、前記第4のトランジスタのソースまたはドレインの一方と電気的に接続される撮像装置。 - 請求項7乃至9のいずれか一項において、
前記金属酸化物は、Inと、Znと、M(MはAl、Ti、Ga、Ge、Sn、Y、Zr、La、Ce、NdまたはHf)と、を有する撮像装置。 - 請求項7乃至10のいずれか一項に記載の撮像装置と光源と、を有する電子機器。
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