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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chih-Chiang Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chia-Chan Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 77/40 (2025.01); H10F 30/221 (2025.01); H10F 71/00 (2025.01); H10F 77/14 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 77/413 (2025.01); H10F 30/221 (2025.01); H10F 71/121 (2025.01); H10F 77/147 (2025.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are devices for optical sensing and manufacturing method thereof. In one embodiment, a device for optical sensing includes a substrate, a photodetector and a reflector. The photodetector is disposed in the substrate. The reflector is disposed in the substrate and spaced apart from the photodetector, wherein the reflector has a reflective surface inclined relative to the photodetector that reflects light transmitted thereto to the photodetector.