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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Applicant:
Hiroshi Sakoh, Kyotanabe, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Sakoh, Kyotanabe, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid-state image sensor of the present invention is a solid-state image sensor in which pixel cells are arranged on a semiconductor substrate, wherein each of the pixel cells includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light; and a microlens formed above the photoelectric conversion unit, the microlens corresponding to the photoelectric conversion unit, wherein the microlens includes a transparent layer and a color filter layer.