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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Ju-il Lee, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Ju-Il Lee, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Magnachip Semiconductor, Ltd., Cheongju-si, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image sensor with a microlens and a method for fabricating the same with use of a bump formation process. A method for fabricating an image sensor includes the steps of: forming a passivation layer on a substrate structure provided with a photodiode and other various device elements; forming a microlens on a portion of the passivation layer; forming a microlens passivation layer for protecting the microlens from a subsequent bump formation process on the microlens; forming a pad open region by selectively etching the microlens passivation layer and the passivation layer; and forming a bump in the pad open region.