• DocumentCode
    2369360
  • Title

    A leading-edge 0.9µm pixel CMOS image sensor technology with backside illumination: Future challenges for pixel scaling

  • Author

    Wuu, S.G. ; Wang, C.C. ; Hseih, B.C. ; Tu, Y.L. ; Tseng, C.H. ; Hsu, T.H. ; Hsiao, R.S. ; Takahashi, S. ; Lin, R.J. ; Tsai, C.S. ; Chao, Y.P. ; Chou, K.Y. ; Chou, P.S. ; Tu, H.Y. ; Hsueh, F.L. ; Tran, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Taiwan Semicond. Manuf. Co., Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6-8 Dec. 2010
  • Abstract
    This paper presents process breakthroughs that enable a BSI 0.9μm pixel formation and its performance. The technology was developed using 300mm bulk silicon starting wafers with the state-of-the-art tool set for BSI sensor processing. This is the first demonstration of 0.9μm BSI pixel with acceptable optical performance. Further improvements are in the area of crosstalk suppression and color performance enhancement for continuous pixel scaling from 0.9μm.
  • Keywords
    CMOS image sensors; BSI sensor processing; CMOS image sensor; backside illumination; bulk silicon starting wafers; pixel formation; pixel scaling; size 9 mum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4424-7418-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0163-1918
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2010.5703358
  • Filename
    5703358