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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jae-Kwan Seo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jaihoon Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Boram Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinsu Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Seul-Young Jeong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sunwook Heo, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate having a plurality of pixel regions, a lower layer on the substrate; a plurality of color filters on the lower layer, and a micro-lens layer on or covering top surfaces of the color filters. The micro-lens layer extends to a location between two of the color filters and contacts the lower layer on one of the pixel regions. The color filters are spaced apart from the lower layer.