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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
United Microelectronics Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Yen-Chuan Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Tien-SHang Kuo, Taoyuan County, TW;
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a sensing region and a non-sensing region; a passivation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; a first planar layer formed on the passivation layer; a color filter layer formed on the first planar layer with respect to the sensing region and a shielding layer formed on the first planar layer with respect to the non-sensing region; a plurality of micro-lens layers formed on the color filter layer and on the shielding layer; and a plurality of cap oxide layers formed on the micro-lens layer.