IP Library Granted Patent US 11,581,356
Granted Patent B2
US 11,581,356 · App. 17/471,964 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Takekazu Shinohara (Kumamoto, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H01L27/1464H01L27/1463H01L27/14605H01L27/14623H01L27/14636H01L27/14641H01L27/14643H01L27/14645H01L27/14685H01L27/14689H04N5/374H01L27/14621H01L27/14627
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Patent No.
US 11,581,356
App. No.
17/471,964
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging device having a backside illuminated structure, includes: a pixel region in which pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion and a plurality of pixel transistors are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix; an element isolation region isolating the pixels which is provided in the pixel region and which includes a semiconductor layer provided in a trench by an epitaxial growth; and a light receiving surface at a rear surface side of a semiconductor substrate which is opposite to a multilayer wiring layer.

Claims (40)

1. A light detecting device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate including a first plane receiving incident light and a second plane opposite to the first plane;

a first photoelectric conversion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate;

a second photoelectric conversion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first photoelectric conversion region in a cross-sectional view;

a first trench including a first void region disposed between the first and second photoelectric conversion regions in the cross-sectional view; and

a multi wiring layer disposed at a side of the second plane in the cross-sectional view, wherein a first film and a second film are disposed in the first trench in the cross-sectional view.

2. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a p-type region, and wherein the p-type region is disposed between the first void region and the first photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view.

3. The light detecting device according to claim 2 , wherein the first void region does not extend over the first plane of the semiconductor substrate.

4. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third photoelectric conversion region disposed adjacent to the second photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view.

5. The light detecting device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a second trench including a second void region disposed between the second and third photoelectric conversion regions in the cross-sectional view.

6. The light detecting device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a fourth photoelectric conversion region disposed adjacent to the third photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view.

7. The light detecting device according to claim 6 , wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth photoelectric conversion regions share a reset transistor, an amplification transistor, and a selection transistor.

8. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a reset transistor; an amplification transistor; and a selection transistor.

9. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film comprises a p-type silicon film, and wherein the second film comprises a silicon oxide film.

10. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a p-type region, and wherein the first and the second photoelectric conversion regions comprise an n-type region.

11. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

an optical system; and

a light detecting device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate including a first plane receiving incident light and a second plane opposite to the first plane;

a first photoelectric conversion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate in a cross-sectional view;

a second photoelectric conversion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view;

a first trench including a first void region disposed between the first and second photoelectric conversion regions in the cross-sectional view; and

a multi wiring layer disposed at a side of the second plane in the cross-sectional view, wherein a first film and a second film are disposed in the first trench in the cross-sectional view.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a p-type region, and wherein the p-type region is disposed between the first void region and the first photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first void region does not extend over the first plane of the semiconductor substrate.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a third photoelectric conversion region disposed adjacent to the second photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a second trench including a second void region disposed between the second and third photoelectric conversion regions in the cross-sectional view.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a fourth photoelectric conversion region disposed adjacent to the third photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth photoelectric conversion regions share a reset transistor, an amplification transistor, and a selection transistor.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a reset transistor; an amplification transistor; and a selection transistor.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first film comprises a p-type silicon film, and wherein the second film comprises a silicon oxide film.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a p-type region, and wherein the first and the second photoelectric conversion regions comprise an n-type region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: SHINOHARA, TAKEKAZU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057470/0597 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057470/0882 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2010-179073 · Aug 9, 2010 · national
Continuity (9)
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