Vertically integrated photosensor for CMOS imagers
First Claim
1. A method for making an electronic imaging component, said methodcomprising the steps of:
- providing an electronics layer;
providing a photosensing element, said photosensing element fabricated in a vertically integrated optically active layer;
providing a substantially vertical interconnect;
providing a junction substantially surrounding and at least partially encompassing said vertical interconnect, wherein charge carriers may be substantially laterally drawn toward the axis of at least one of said junction and said interconnect;
bonding said optically active layer to said electronics layer, wherein said optically active layer is disposed substantially proximate to a metalization surface of said electronics layer.
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Abstract
An exemplary system and method for providing a vertically integrated photosensing element suitably adapted for use in CMOS imaging applications is disclosed as comprising inter alia: a processed CMOS layer (420); and a photosensing element (380) fabricated in a vertically integrated optically active layer (320, 350), where the optically active layer (320, 350) is bonded to the CMOS layer (420) and the optically active layer (320, 350) is positioned near a metalization surface (405) of the CMOS layer (420). Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, configured, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to further improve or otherwise optimize photosensing performance or other material characteristics. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention representatively provide for integrated photosensing components that may be readily incorporated with existing technologies for the improvement of CMOS imaging, device package form factors, weights and/or other manufacturing, device or material performance metrics.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for making an electronic imaging component, said method
comprising the steps of: -
providing an electronics layer; providing a photosensing element, said photosensing element fabricated in a vertically integrated optically active layer; providing a substantially vertical interconnect; providing a junction substantially surrounding and at least partially encompassing said vertical interconnect, wherein charge carriers may be substantially laterally drawn toward the axis of at least one of said junction and said interconnect; bonding said optically active layer to said electronics layer, wherein said optically active layer is disposed substantially proximate to a metalization surface of said electronics layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for making an electronic imaging component array, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronics array layer; providing a photosensing element array, said photosensing element array fabricated in a vertically integrated optically active layer; providing a plurality of substantially vertical interconnects; providing a plurality of junctions substantially surrounding and at least partially encompassing said plurality of vertical interconnects, wherein charge carriers may be substantially laterally drawn toward the axes of at feast one of said plurality of junctions and said plurality of interconnects; bonding said optically active layer to said electronics layer, wherein said optically active layer is disposed substantially proximate to a metalization surface of said electronics layer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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