Patent ID: 10879288

Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an image sensor having a reflector. In some embodiments, the image sensor comprises a substrate, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) structure, an etch stop layer, a wire, and the reflector. The substrate comprises a photodetector. The ILD structure is over the substrate, and the etch stop layer is over the ILD structure. The wire is in the etch stop layer. The reflector is directly over the photodetector and is in the etch stop layer. An upper surface of the wire is elevated above an upper surface of the reflector. By forming the reflector directly over the photodetector, the reflector may reflect radiation that passes through the photodetector without being absorbed back to the photodetector. This gives the photodetector a second chance to absorb the radiation and enhances the quantum efficiency (QE) of the photodetector.