IP Library Granted Patent US 7,413,944
Granted Patent B2
US 7,413,944 · App. 11/320,680 · Granted Aug 19, 2008

CMOS image sensor and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,413,944
App. No.
11/320,680
Granted
Aug 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a CMOS image sensor manufacturing process, heavily doped p type impurity ions (for example, B) are implanted in a dummy moat region when the heavily doped p type impurity ions is implanted in a PMOS transistor region, so that metal ion contamination is removed. Accordingly, a CMOS image sensor capable of reducing a leakage current by gettering metal ion contamination is provided.

Claims (14)

1. A method of manufacturing a CMOS image sensor, comprising steps of:

forming an element isolation in a field region of a semiconductor substrate where a photodiode region, first and second conductivity type transistor regions, the field region, and a dummy moat region are defined;

forming a photodiode in the photodiode region of the semiconductor substrate;

forming a first conductivity type well region and a second conductivity type well region by implanting first and second conductivity type impurity ions in the first and second conductivity type transistor regions of the semiconductor substrate, respectively;

forming a first gate electrode on the first conductivity type well region with a first gate insulating film interposed and a second gate electrode on the second conductivity type well region with a second gate insulating film interposed;

forming a lightly doped first conductivity type impurity region in the second conductivity type well region at both sides of the first gate electrode and a lightly doped second conductivity type impurity region in the first conductivity type well region at both sides of the second gate electrode;

forming a heavily doped second conductivity type first impurity region in the first conductivity type well region at both sides of the second gate electrode; and

forming a heavily doped first conductivity type second impurity region in the second conductivity type well region at both sides of the first gate electrode and a heavily doped first conductivity type third impurity region in the dummy moat region simultaneously.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the heavily doped first conductivity type third impurity region is formed by implanting heavily doped p type impurity ions.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the heavily doped p type impurity ions are boron ions.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first conductivity type well region is a P-well region.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the second conductivity type well region is an N-well region.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the lightly doped first conductivity type impurity region is a p type impurity region, and the lightly doped second conductivity type impurity region is an n type impurity region.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of forming insulating film sidewalls on both sides of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
To: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 057336/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
To: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 057279/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: INPHI CORPORATION
To: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
Reel/Frame 056649/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041343/0050 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT REMOVE PATENT NO. 878209 FROM EXHIBIT B PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034009 FRAME: 0157. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 24, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034009/0157 →