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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd, Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chun-Lin Fang, Tainan, TW;

Ping-Hao Lin, Tainan, TW;

Kuo-Cheng Lee, Tainan, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/8057 (2025.01); H10F 39/024 (2025.01); H10F 39/807 (2025.01);
Abstract

A pixel array may include a plurality of pixel regions including a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The pixel array may include a metal grid structure over the plurality of pixel regions. The pixel array may include a light blocking layer. A first portion of the light blocking layer may be over the first pixel region and under the metal grid structure. The first portion may have a first thickness. A second portion of the light blocking layer may be over the second pixel region and under the metal grid structure. The second portion may have a second thickness that is different from the first thickness.


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