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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Brendan Dunne, Gardanne, FR;
Caroline Fossati, Sorgues, FR;
Olivier Gagliano, Marseilles, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics Rousset SAS, Rousset, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A CMOS imager includes a photosite array and a microlens array. The microlens array comprises microlenses of a first type and microlenses of a second type, the microlenses of first type being manufactured according to a first circular template having a first radius, the microlenses of second type being manufactured according to a second circular template having a second radius inferior to the first radius, and the first and second templates having overlap areas. One advantage is that the CMOS imager has a high fill rate.