• DocumentCode
    2391112
  • Title

    Fully Optimized Cu based process with dedicated cavity etch for 1.75μm and 1.45μm pixel pitch CMOS Image Sensors

  • Author

    Cohen, M. ; Roy, F. ; Herault, D. ; Cazaux, Y. ; Gandolfi, A. ; Reynard, JP ; Cowache, C. ; Bruno, E. ; Girault, T. ; Vaillant, J. ; Barbier, F. ; Sanchez, Y. ; Hotellier, N. ; LeBorgne, O. ; Augier, C. ; Inard, A. ; Jagueneau, T. ; Zinck, C. ; Michailos,

  • Author_Institution
    STMicroelectronics, Crolles
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    11-13 Dec. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    An innovative process development for sub-2μm CMOS imager sensors is described, leading to tremendous improvements on main pixel parameters like conversion gain, saturation charge, sensitivity, dark current and noise, A full 3MP demonstrator with 1.75μ pixel pitch and 1.45μm pixel pitch have been successfully designed, fabricated and characterized
  • Keywords
    CMOS image sensors; copper; 1.45 micron; 1.75 micron; CMOS image sensors; Cu; cavity etch; dark current; pixel pitch; saturation charge; CMOS image sensors; CMOS process; Charge-coupled image sensors; Etching; Implants; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Photodiodes; Pixel; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 2006. IEDM '06. International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0438-X
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0439-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2006.346976
  • Filename
    4154411