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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Hsien Chang, Zhubei, TW;
Shih-Fen Huang, Jhubei, TW;
Chun-Ren Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Fu-Chun Huang, Zhubei, TW;
Ching-Hui Lin, Taichung, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip including a semiconductor layer and a photodetector disposed along the semiconductor layer. A color filter is over the photodetector. A micro-lens is over the color filter. A dielectric structure comprising one or more dielectric layers is over the micro-lens. A receptor layer is over the dielectric structure. An optical signal enhancement structure is disposed along the dielectric structure and between the receptor layer and the micro-lens.