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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Applicants:
Alexander Zimmer, Uhlstadt-Kirchhasel, DE;
Daniel Gabler, Apolda, DE;
Matthias Krojer, Ilmenau, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
X-FAB SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES GMBH, Erfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G02B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); G02B 3/08 (2013.01); H01L 27/1462 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical sensor in an integrated Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS, device, the sensor including a sensor element with an optical active region and a CMOS backend stack including one or more layers. The sensor further includes an optical lens formed in a layer of the one or more layers and arranged to direct light incident upon it towards the sensor element.