Alignment for backside illumination sensor
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a substrate having a first region and second region, wherein the first region includes an integrated circuit;
forming a recess in the second region of the substrate;
forming a material within the recess in the second region of the substrate;
forming another material within the recess, the another material being different than the material within the recess; and
removing a portion of the substrate to expose a portion of the material, wherein the exposed material is an alignment mark.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus that includes an integrated circuit located in a first region of a substrate having first and second opposing major surfaces and an alignment mark located in a second region of the substrate and extending through the substrate between the first and second surfaces.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a first region and second region, wherein the first region includes an integrated circuit; forming a recess in the second region of the substrate; forming a material within the recess in the second region of the substrate; forming another material within the recess, the another material being different than the material within the recess; and removing a portion of the substrate to expose a portion of the material, wherein the exposed material is an alignment mark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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7. A method comprising:
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forming a first recess in a semiconductor substrate, the first recess extending to a first depth in the semiconductor substrate; forming a second recess in the semiconductor substrate, the second recess extending to a second depth in the semiconductor substrate, the second depth is different than the first depth; forming a material within the first and second recesses; and removing a portion of the semiconductor substrate to expose a portion of the material within the first recess. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a first surface opposing a second surface and first and second regions extending between the first and second surfaces, wherein the first region includes an integrated circuit; forming an alignment mark in the second region of the substrate, wherein the alignment mark is exposed through at least one of the first and second surfaces of the substrate; forming an interconnect structure formed over the first surface of the substrate; and forming a pixel array over the second surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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