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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Satyadev Nagaraja, San Jose, CA (US);
Vincent Venezia, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Satyadev Nagaraja, San Jose, CA (US);
Vincent Venezia, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image sensor pixel includes a photo-sensor region, a microlens, a first color filter layer, and a second color filter layer. The photo-sensor region is disposed within a semiconductor die. The microlens is disposed on the semiconductor die in optical alignment with the photo-sensor region. The first color filter layer is disposed between the photo-sensor region and the microlens. The second color filter layer is disposed on an opposite side of the microlens as the first color filter layer.