Method for making image sensor and imageing sensor
Technical field
The present invention relates to semiconductor fabrication process, more particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of method for making image sensor and imageing sensor.
Background technology
Imageing sensor is an important component part of forming digital camera.According to the difference of element, can be divided into two big types of CCD (Charge Coupled Device, charge coupled cell) and CMOS (Compl ementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor, metal oxide semiconductor device).
In imageing sensor, (transfer transistor TX) transmits light induced electron in the photodiode to adopt transfer tube.
Fig. 1 shows the transmission transistor structure that is used for imageing sensor according to prior art.
As shown in Figure 1, comprise according to the transmission transistor structure that is used for imageing sensor of prior art: 5 (being used to reduce dark current) of substrate 1, light sensitive diode district 2, surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer, floating diffusion region 7 (comprising well region doping 7a and source dopant 7b), grid polycrystalline silicon 3, grid oxic horizon 4, gate lateral wall 6.Wherein, light sensitive diode district 2, light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer 5 and floating diffusion region 7 have been arranged on the substrate 1; Light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer 5 and floating diffusion region 7 are positioned at the surf zone of silicon chip; Light sensitive diode district 2 is positioned at P type doped layer 5 belows, surface, light sensitive diode district.Grid polycrystalline silicon 3, grid oxic horizon 4, gate lateral wall 6 constitute the grid structure that is positioned at the silicon chip top.
The manufacturing approach according to the transmission transistor structure that is used for imageing sensor of prior art shown in Fig. 1 has increased a mask plate owing to form the ion implantation step of surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer; Be desirable to provide mask plate and manufacturing approach thereof that a kind of ability is omitted to be increased owing to the ion implantation step that forms surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer, reach the purpose that reduces production costs.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to have above-mentioned defective in the prior art, and a kind of method for making image sensor that can omit the mask plate that increases owing to the required ion implantation step of formation light sensitive diode district's surface P type doped layer is provided.
In order to realize above-mentioned technical purpose; First aspect of the present invention provides a kind of method for making image sensor; It comprises: floating diffusion region and grid form step; Be used for forming floating diffusion region, and on substrate, form grid oxic horizon and grid polycrystalline silicon subsequently successively at the surf zone of substrate; First implantation step; Be used to utilize the photoresist of patterning and the combination of grid to carry out ion injection for the first time; Thereby form the light sensitive diode district in said substrate interior; The photoresist of wherein said patterning partly covers said grid, and the direction of its intermediate ion injection is perpendicular to the surface of said substrate; And second implantation step; Be used to utilize the photoresist of said patterning to carry out ion injection for the second time; Thereby the surf zone at said substrate forms surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer; The direction that its intermediate ion injects is not orthogonal to the surface of said substrate, but tilts towards the grid direction.
Preferably; In said second implantation step; Regulate with respect to the location of said desired locations at the photoresist of the desired locations of the surf zone of said substrate and said patterning according to said light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer and to inject the angle of inclination of ion in said second implantation step towards the grid direction; Thereby utilize photoresist to stop, make injection zone, avoid in electronic transmission process, producing potential barrier with a certain distance from grid.
Preferably, said method for making image sensor also comprises: photoresist is removed, and is used to remove the photoresist of said patterning; Gate lateral wall forms step, and the sidepiece that is used to form at grid oxic horizon and grid polycrystalline silicon forms gate lateral wall; And well region doping formation step, be used for forming well region and mix at floating diffusion region, thereby being divided into well region, floating diffusion region mixes and source dopant.
Second aspect of the present invention provides a kind of method for making image sensor; It comprises: floating diffusion region and grid form step; Be used for forming floating diffusion region, and on substrate, form grid oxic horizon and grid polycrystalline silicon subsequently successively at the surf zone of substrate; First implantation step; Be used to utilize the photoresist of patterning and the combination of grid to carry out ion injection for the first time; Thereby form the light sensitive diode district in said substrate interior; The photoresist of wherein said patterning partly covers said grid, and the direction of its intermediate ion injection is perpendicular to the surface of said substrate; And second implantation step; Be used to utilize the photoresist of said patterning and the combination of said grid to carry out ion injection for the second time; Thereby the surf zone at said substrate forms surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer; The direction that its intermediate ion injects is not orthogonal to the surface of said substrate, but tilts towards the grid direction.
Preferably; In said second implantation step; Regulate with respect to the location of said desired locations with respect to the upper surface of the location of said desired locations and grid at the photoresist of the desired locations of the surf zone of said substrate, said patterning according to light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer and to inject the angle of inclination of ion in said second implantation step towards the grid direction; Thereby utilize stopping of photoresist and grid; Make injection zone with a certain distance from grid, avoid in electronic transmission process, can not producing potential barrier.
Preferably, said method for making image sensor also comprises: photoresist is removed, and is used to remove the photoresist of said patterning; Gate lateral wall forms step, and the sidepiece that is used to form at grid oxic horizon and grid polycrystalline silicon forms gate lateral wall; And well region doping formation step, be used for forming well region and mix at floating diffusion region, thereby being divided into well region, floating diffusion region mixes and source dopant.
First aspect of the present invention provides a kind of process through described according to a first aspect of the invention method for making image sensor or imageing sensor that the described method for making image sensor of second aspect of the present invention is processed.
According to the present invention; Adopted the photoresist of same patterning owing to form first implantation step in light sensitive diode district and second implantation step of formation light sensitive diode district, formative region surface P type doped layer, thereby omitted owing to forming the mask plate that the light sensitive diode district required ion implantation step of surface P type doped layer increases.
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Fig. 1 schematically shows the transmission transistor structure according to the imageing sensor of prior art.
Fig. 2 schematically shows according to the floating diffusion region of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention and grid and forms step structure afterwards.
Fig. 3 schematically shows according to the structure after first implantation step of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 schematically shows according to the structure after second implantation step of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 schematically shows according to the photoresist of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention and removes step structure afterwards.
Fig. 6 schematically shows the imageing sensor transmission transistor structure of processing according to the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention.
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Embodiment
In order to make content of the present invention clear more and understandable, content of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiment and accompanying drawing.
, comprise to shown in Figure 6 like Fig. 2 according to the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention:
Floating diffusion region and grid form step, are used for forming floating diffusion region 7 at the surf zone of substrate 1, and on substrate 1, form grid oxic horizon 4 and grid polycrystalline silicon 3 subsequently successively; Fig. 2 schematically shows according to the floating diffusion region of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention and grid and forms step structure afterwards.
First implantation step; Be used to utilize the photoresist 10 of patterning and the combination of grid 3 to carry out ion injection for the first time; Thereby in the said substrate 1 inner light sensitive diode district 2 that forms; The photoresist 10 of wherein said patterning partly covers (in other words, blocking) said grid 3, and the direction of its intermediate ion injection is perpendicular to the surface of said substrate 1; Fig. 3 schematically shows according to the structure after first implantation step of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention.More particularly, in first implantation step, both combine the mask as implantation step the photoresist 10 of patterning and grid 3.
Second implantation step; Be used to utilize the photoresist 10 of said patterning perhaps to utilize the photoresist 10 of said patterning and the combination of grid 3 to carry out ion injection for the second time; Thereby the surf zone at said substrate 1 forms surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer 5; The direction that its intermediate ion injects is not orthogonal to the surface of said substrate 1, i.e. the direction of ion injection is with respect to the surface tilt of said substrate 1; Fig. 4 schematically shows according to the structure after second implantation step of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention.
That is to say; In one embodiment; In said second implantation step; Can only utilize the photoresist 10 of said patterning to form surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer 5 (keeping preset distance) with grid through the surf zone that the ion that tilts is infused in said substrate 1; In this case, only the photoresist 10 through said patterning stops a part of angle-tilt ion, thereby forms surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer 5 at the desired locations of the surf zone of said substrate 1.At this moment; Preferably; In said second implantation step, regulate with respect to the location of said desired locations at the photoresist 10 of the desired locations of the surf zone of said substrate 1 and said patterning according to light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer 5 and to inject ion in said second implantation step, thereby utilize photoresist to stop towards the angle of inclination of grid direction; Make injection zone with a certain distance from grid, avoid in electronic transmission process, producing potential barrier.
In alternative; In said second implantation step; Can utilize the photoresist 10 of said patterning and the next surf zone formation light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer 5 that is infused in said substrate 1 through the ion that tilts of combination of grid 3; In this case, the photoresist 10 through said patterning and the combination of grid 3 stop a part of angle-tilt ion, thereby form surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer 5 at the desired locations of the surf zone of said substrate 1.At this moment; Preferably; In said second implantation step; Regulate with respect to the location of said desired locations with respect to the upper surface of the location of said desired locations and grid 3 at the photoresist 10 of the desired locations of the surf zone of said substrate 1, said patterning according to light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer 5 and to inject the angle of inclination of ion in said second implantation step towards the grid direction; Thereby utilize stopping of photoresist and grid, make injection zone, avoid in electronic transmission process, producing potential barrier with a certain distance from grid.
Can find out; According to the abovementioned embodiments of the present invention; Adopt the photoresist 10 of same patterning owing to form first implantation step in light sensitive diode district 2 and second implantation step of formation light sensitive diode district, formative region surface P type doped layer 5, thereby omitted the mask plate that increases owing to surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer 5 required ion implantation steps.
After this, can be as prior art carry out subsequent step.Specifically, can carry out following step:
Photoresist is removed, and is used to remove the photoresist 10 of said patterning; Fig. 5 schematically shows according to the photoresist of the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention and removes step structure afterwards.
Gate lateral wall forms step, and the sidepiece that is used to form at grid oxic horizon 4 and grid polycrystalline silicon 3 forms gate lateral wall 6.
Well region mixes and forms step, is used for forming well region doping 7a at floating diffusion region 7, thereby floating diffusion region 7 is divided into well region doping 7a and source dopant 7b.
Fig. 6 schematically shows the imageing sensor transmission transistor structure of processing according to the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 6, the imageing sensor of processing according to the method for making image sensor of the embodiment of the invention comprises: substrate 1, light sensitive diode district 2, surface, light sensitive diode district P type doped layer 5, floating diffusion region 7 (comprising well region doping 7a and source dopant 7b), grid polycrystalline silicon 3, grid oxic horizon 4, gate lateral wall 6.
Wherein, light sensitive diode district surface P type doped layer 5 and floating diffusion region 7 have been arranged on the surf zone of substrate 1; The internal placement of substrate 1 light sensitive diode district 2; Light sensitive diode district 2 is positioned partially at P type doped layer 5 belows, surface, light sensitive diode district.
It is understandable that though the present invention with the preferred embodiment disclosure as above, yet the foregoing description is not in order to limit the present invention.For any those of ordinary skill in the art; Do not breaking away under the technical scheme scope situation of the present invention; All the technology contents of above-mentioned announcement capable of using is made many possible changes and modification to technical scheme of the present invention, or is revised as the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations.Therefore, every content that does not break away from technical scheme of the present invention, all still belongs in the scope of technical scheme protection of the present invention any simple modification, equivalent variations and modification that above embodiment did according to technical spirit of the present invention.