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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Chih-Min Liu, Zhubei, TW;
Honyih Tu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Calvin Yi-Ping Chao, Zhubei, TW;
Fu-Lung Hsueh, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/1469 (2013.01); H01L 27/14618 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48091 (2013.01); H01L 2224/73265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Dual-Side Illumination (DSI) image sensor chip includes a first image sensor chip configured to sense light from a first direction, and a second image sensor chip aligned to, and bonded to, the first image sensor chip. The second image sensor chip is configured to sense light from a second direction opposite the first direction.