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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Edward J Bawolek, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert C Sundahl, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Berni W Landau, Beaverton, OR (US);
Stephen B Gospe, Fremont, CA (US);
Jack S Uppal, San Jose, CA (US);
Jung S Kang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an image sensor and its fabricating method. The image sensor comprises a photodiode and a dielectric structure. The photodiode is responsive to an amount of incident light from a light source. The dielectric structure is on top of the photodiode and is placed between the photodiode and an inter-level dielectric (ILD) oxide layer. The dielectric structure contains a dielectric material. The ILD oxide layer is made of an oxide material and has an ILD oxide thickness.