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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chiu-Jung Chen, Tainan, TW;
Chen-Chun Chen, Tainan, TW;
Fu-Tsun Tsai, Tainan, TW;
Chi-Cherng Jeng, Tainan, TW;
Hsin-Chi Chen, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0216 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backside illuminated (BSI) image sensor device includes a substrate including a front side and a back side; a radiation-sensing region in the substrate; a metal post with a longitudinal height and disposed over the back side; and a color filter adjacent to the metal post and substantially over the radiation-sensing region. The radiation-sensing region is configured to detect a radiation wave entering from the back side.