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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Atsushi Ono, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Norito Fujihara, Minamikawachi-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Ono, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Norito Fujihara, Minamikawachi-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image pickup element and a micro-lens part are formed on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate; through electrodes passing through the semiconductor substrate are formed; protruding parts protruding from the front surface toward a glass lid are formed in a thickness greater than the thickness of the micro-lens part on the through electrodes; and the protruding parts are interposed between the semiconductor substrate and the glass lid.