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/Semiconductor Device Including Image Sensor And Methods Of Forming The Same
Abstract

A semiconductor device is provided. The device comprises first semiconductor wafer comprising first BEOL structure disposed on first side of first substrate, the first BEOL structure comprising first metallization layer disposed over the first substrate, second metallization layer disposed over the first metallization layer, first storage device disposed between the first and second metallization layers, and first transistor contacting the first storage device, and a first bonding layer disposed over the first BEOL structure. The device also comprises second semiconductor wafer comprising second BEOL structure disposed on first side of second substrate, the second BEOL structure comprising third metallization layer disposed over the second substrate, fourth metallization layer disposed over the third metallization layer, second storage device disposed between the third and fourth metallization layers, and second transistor contacting the second storage device, and second bonding layer disposed over the second BEOL structure and contacting the first bonding layer.

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What is claimed is:

A semiconductor device is provided. The device comprises first semiconductor wafer comprising first BEOL structure disposed on first side of first substrate, the first BEOL structure comprising first metallization layer disposed over the first substrate, second metallization layer disposed over the first metallization layer, first storage device disposed between the first and second metallization layers, and first transistor contacting the first storage device, and a first bonding layer disposed over the first BEOL structure. The device also comprises second semiconductor wafer comprising second BEOL structure disposed on first side of second substrate, the second BEOL structure comprising third metallization layer disposed over the second substrate, fourth metallization layer disposed over the third metallization layer, second storage device disposed between the third and fourth metallization layers, and second transistor contacting the second storage device, and second bonding layer disposed over the second BEOL structure and contacting the first bonding layer.
Timeline
Filed
02/20/2026
Published
06/25/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(7)
H10F 39/00:Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
H04N 25/79:Arrangements of circuitry being divided between different or multiple substrates, chips or circuit boards, e.g. stacked image sensors
H10W 20/40:Interconnections external to wafers or substrates, e.g. back-end-of-line [BEOL] metallisations or vias connecting to gate electrodes