Imaging device and electronic device using three dimentional (3D) integration
View Patent ↗An imaging device having a three-dimensional integration structure is provided. A first structure including a transistor including silicon in an active layer or an active region and a second structure including an oxide semiconductor in an active layer are fabricated. After that, the first and second structures are bonded to each other so that metal layers included in the first and second structures are bonded to each other; thus, an imaging device having a three-dimensional integration structure is formed.
1. An imaging device comprising:
a first layer comprising a photoelectric conversion element, a third insulating layer, and a fifth metal layer;
a second layer comprising a first transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor in an active layer, a fourth insulating layer, and a sixth metal layer; and
a third layer comprising a second transistor comprising silicon in an active layer or an active region,
wherein the second layer is provided between the first layer and the third layer,
wherein the fifth metal layer and the sixth metal layer are formed using metal elements of a same main component,
wherein the fifth metal layer comprises a region embedded in the third insulating layer and a region bonded to the sixth metal layer,
wherein the sixth metal layer comprises a region embedded in the fourth insulating layer,
wherein the third insulating layer comprises a region bonded to the fourth insulating layer,
wherein the photoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the fifth metal layer, and
wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are electrically connected to the fifth metal layer and the first transistor, respectively.
2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element is Cu, Al, W, or Au.
3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In, Zn, and M (M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn).
4. A module comprising a lens and the imaging device according to claim 1 .
5. An electronic device comprising a display device and the imaging device according to claim 1 .
6. An imaging device comprising:
a third layer comprising a second transistor comprising silicon in an active layer or an active region;
a second layer comprising a first transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor in an active layer, a fourth insulating layer, and a sixth metal layer, the second layer being over the third layer; and
a first layer comprising a photoelectric conversion element, a third insulating layer, and a fifth metal layer, the first layer being over the second layer,
wherein the fifth metal layer and the sixth metal layer are formed using metal elements of a same main component,
wherein the fifth metal layer is in contact with the sixth metal layer,
wherein the third insulating layer is in contact with the fourth insulating layer, and
wherein the photoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the fifth metal layer.
7. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein the metal element is Cu, Al, W, or Au.
8. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In, Zn, and M (M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn).
9. A module comprising a lens and the imaging device according to claim 6 .
10. An electronic device comprising a display device and the imaging device according to claim 6 .