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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes an image sensing element. The device also includes a Silicon Dioxide (SiO) layer, located over the image sensing element, exhibiting a first index of refraction. The device further includes a first lens, located over the SiOlayer, exhibiting a second index of refraction greater than the first index of refraction. The device still further includes a color filter located over the first lens and a second lens located over the color filter.