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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Kevin Hutto, Kuna, ID (US);
Ross Dando, Nampa, ID (US);
Swarnal Borthakur, Boise, ID (US);
Richard Mauritzson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kevin Hutto, Kuna, ID (US);
Ross Dando, Nampa, ID (US);
Swarnal Borthakur, Boise, ID (US);
Richard Mauritzson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aptina Imaging Corporation, George Town, KY;
Abstract
An integrated circuit for use, for example, in a backside illuminated imager device includes circuitry provided on a first side of a substrate, a first conductive pad connected to the circuitry and spaced from the first side of the substrate, a second conductive pad spaced from a second side of the substrate, an electrically conductive interconnect formed through the substrate to interconnect the first and second conductive pads, and a dielectric surrounding the second conductive pad and at least a portion of the interconnect. Methods of forming the integrated circuit are also described.