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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2019
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alireza Bonakdar, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhiqiang Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate material, an array of the color filters, an array of waveguides and spacers. The substrate material includes a plurality of photodiodes disposed therein. The array of color filters are disposed over the substrate material. The array of waveguides are disposed over the substrate material. The buffer layer is disposed between the substrate material and the arrays of color filters and waveguides. The spacers are disposed between the color filters in the array of color filters. The spacers are disposed between the waveguides in the array of waveguides. Incident light is adapted to be confined between the spacers. The incident light is adapted to be directed through one of the waveguides and through one of the color filters prior to being directed through the buffer layer into one of the photodiodes in the substrate material.