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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Optiz, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vage Oganesian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhenhua Lu, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
OPTIZ, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/07 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/005 (2013.01); G02B 3/0043 (2013.01); G02B 3/0056 (2013.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14607 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor that includes a substrate having front and back surfaces, a plurality of photo detectors formed adjacent the front surface, a plurality of contact pads at the front surface and electrically coupled to the photo detectors, and a plurality of light manipulation components disposed on a portion of the back surface. The photo detectors are configured to generate electrical signals in response to light incident through the light manipulation components and through the portion of the back surface. The portion of the back surface has a non-planar shape.