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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas E. Dungan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Chintamani Palsule, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Dungan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Chintamani Palsule, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method, apparatus, and/or system providing a backside illuminated imaging device. A non-planar metallic or otherwise reflective layer is provided in an image pixel cell at the frontside of the device substrate to capture radiation passing through the device substrate. The non-planar surface is formed to be capable of reflecting substantially all such radiation back to a photosensor located in the same pixel cell.