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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Edward C. Cooney, Iii, Jericho, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Robert K. Leidy, Burlington, VT (US);
Charles F. Musante, South Burlington, VT (US);
John G. Twombly, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Edward C. Cooney, III, Jericho, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Robert K. Leidy, Burlington, VT (US);
Charles F. Musante, South Burlington, VT (US);
John G. Twombly, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, structures, and design structures for improved adhesion of protective layers of imager microlens structures are disclosed. A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure includes forming an interfacial region between a microlens and a protective oxide layer. The interfacial region has a lower concentration of oxygen than the protective oxide layer.