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Patent No.:

US 8476099 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2010
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/473 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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Cooney, III, Edward. (2013). Methods for improved adhesion of protective layers of imager microlens structures by forming an interfacial region (U.S. Patent No. 8476099). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8476099

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