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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre Bar, Grenoble, FR;
Jean Luc Huguenin, Rives, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/024 (2025.01); H10F 39/8063 (2025.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment a method for manufacturing an image sensor includes forming of a plurality of microlenses at a first resin layer, forming a mask on top of and in contact with the first resin layer, the mask comprising a second resin; and chemical plasma etching the first resin layer through the mask.