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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Che-Min Lin, Tainan, TW;
Volume Chien, Sinying, TW;
Chih-Kang Chao, Tainan, TW;
Chi-Cherng Jeng, Madou Township, TW;
Pin Chia Su, Shanhua, TW;
Chih-Mu Huang, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/062 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photodiode structure includes a photodiode and a concave reflector disposed below the photodiode. The concave reflector is arranged to reflect incident light from above back toward the photodiode.