Patents by Inventor Minwei Xi

Minwei Xi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9773834
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a CMOS image sensor includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side, forming at least two pixels in the front side, forming a shallow trench isolation in the front side between the at least two pixels, forming a deep trench in the back side at a location above the shallow trench isolation, and depositing a dielectric layer in the deep trench to form a crosstalk reduction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenjie Peng, Minwei Xi
  • Publication number: 20170047373
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a CMOS image sensor includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side, forming at least two pixels in the front side, forming a shallow trench isolation in the front side between the at least two pixels, forming a deep trench in the back side at a location above the shallow trench isolation, and depositing a dielectric layer in the deep trench to form a crosstalk reduction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: WENJIE PENG, MINWEI XI
  • Patent number: 9530814
    Abstract: A CMOS image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The CMOS image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side, at least two pixels disposed in the first side, a shallow trench isolation disposed in the front side between the at least two pixels, and a crosstalk reduction element disposed in the back side at a location above the shallow trench isolation. The crosstalk reduction element reduces optical and electrical crosstalk and improves the image quality of the CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: Wenjie Peng, Minwei Xi
  • Publication number: 20150318319
    Abstract: A CMOS image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The CMOS image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side, at least two pixels disposed in the first side, a shallow trench isolation disposed in the front side between the at least two pixels, and a crosstalk reduction element disposed in the back side at a location above the shallow trench isolation. The crosstalk reduction element reduces optical and electrical crosstalk and improves the image quality of the CMOS image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Wenjie Peng, Minwei Xi
  • Patent number: 8389404
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate and a second substrate being bonded to each other, a posterior interconnect layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a weld pad disposed in the posterior interconnect layer, and a first annular opening disposed in the first substrate. The device further includes a dielectric layer formed in the first opening, a via surrounded by the first annular opening, and an interconnect layer disposed in the via. The device also includes a conductive bump disposed on the interconnect layer and electrically connected to the weld pad through the interconnect layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
    Inventors: Minwei Xi, Hong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120228761
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate and a second substrate being bonded to each other, a posterior interconnect layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a weld pad disposed in the posterior interconnect layer, and a first annular opening disposed in the first substrate. The device further includes a dielectric layer formed in the first opening, a via surrounded by the first annular opening, and an interconnect layer disposed in the via. The device also includes a conductive bump disposed on the interconnect layer and electrically connected to the weld pad through the interconnect layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: MINWEI XI, HONG ZHU