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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chin-Min Lin, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ching-Chun Wang, Tainan, TW;
Dun-Nian Yaung, Taipei, TW;
Chun-Ming Su, Kaohsiung, TW;
Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Cianjhen District, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
According to one example, a device includes a semiconductor substrate. The device further includes a plurality of color filters disposed above the semiconductor substrate. The device further includes a plurality of micro-lenses disposed above the set of color filters, each micro-lens of the plurality of micro-lenses being configured to direct light radiation. The device further includes a structure that is configured to block light radiation that is traveling towards a region between adjacent micro-lenses. The structure and the color filters are level at respective top surfaces and bottom surfaces thereof.