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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A thermal-type infrared radiation detector cell includes a diaphragm structural body that forms a gap of a predetermined width over a semiconductor substrate. The diaphragm structural body is capable of either providing metal wiring films that doubles as an infrared radiation reflector film or providing a high refractive index film having a thickness set to satisfy the expression d=&lgr;×{1/(4×n)}, where n is the refractive index of the high refractive index film, and &lgr; is the wavelengths of infrared rays. As a result, in the former option, no separate infrared radiation reflector film is required, whilst in the latter no separate infrared radiation absorption layer is required. This facilitates the manufacturing process and improves the sensitivity in infrared radiation detection.