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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Shih-cheng Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jin-lien Lin, Taoyuan, TW;
Kuo-ching Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Kai-ming Ching, Jhudong Township, TW;
Jiun Yi Wu, Zhongli, TW;
Yen-huei Chen, Jhudong Township, TW;
Shih-Cheng Chang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jin-Lien Lin, Taoyuan, TW;
Kuo-Ching Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Kai-Ming Ching, Jhudong Township, TW;
Jiun Yi Wu, Zhongli, TW;
Yen-Huei Chen, Jhudong Township, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor chip including a front surface and a back surface; a via extending from the back surface of the semiconductor chip into the semiconductor chip, wherein the via is light transparent; and a photon detector in the semiconductor chip and exposed to the via.