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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Applicant:
Chang Eun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Chang Eun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Dongbu Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CMOS image sensor and fabricating method thereof can enhance the quality of the image sensor by preventing unnecessary diffused reflection of light by providing an opaque filter layer next to a microlens. The CMOS image sensor includes a photodiode, an insulating interlayer, a metal line, a device protecting layer, a microlens on the device protecting layer and overlapped with the photodiode, and an opaque layer pattern on the device protecting layer next to the microlens.