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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chin-Min Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Ching-Chun Wang, Tainan, TW;
Dun-Nian Yaung, Taipei, TW;
Chun-Ming Su, Kaohsiung, TW;
Tzu-Hsuan Hsu, Cianjhen District, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of micro-lenses disposed on the substrate, each micro-lens being configured to direct light radiation to a layer beneath the plurality of micro-lenses. The device further includes a transparent layer positioned between the plurality of micro-lenses and the substrate, the transparent layer comprising a structure that is configured to block light radiation that is traveling towards a region between adjacent micro-lenses, wherein the structure and the transparent material are coplanar at respective top surfaces and bottom surfaces thereof.