IP Library Granted Patent US 12710575
Granted Patent B2
US 12710575 · App. 18/606,454 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Sensing structure, sensing chip including the same, and method for forming the same

Inventors: Yi-Hsin Tai (Hsin-Chu City, TW); Hsin-Yi Hsieh (Hsin-Chu City, TW); Chin-Chuan Hsieh (Hsin-Chu City, TW)
Assignee: VisEra Technologies Company Limited
G02B5/3025G01N21/553G02B5/201G01N2201/0683
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12710575
App. No.
18/606,454
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensing structure, a sensing chip including the sensing structure, and method for forming the sensing structure are provided. The sensing structure includes a substrate and a metal layer. The substrate has a first recess. The metal layer is disposed on the substrate. The metal layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed on a top surface of the substrate. The second portion is disposed in the first recess. The second portion includes a base portion and a protruding portion disposed on the base portion and extending away from the substrate. A gap is between the first portion and the protruding portion and surrounds the protruding portion, and the gap is in a range of 20 nm to 100 nm.

Claims (30)

1 . A sensing structure, comprising:

a substrate having a first recess; and

a metal layer disposed on the substrate, comprising:

a first portion disposed on a top surface of the substrate; and

a second portion disposed in the first recess and comprising:

a base portion; and

a protruding portion disposed on the base portion and extending away from the substrate,

wherein a gap is between the first portion and the protruding portion and surrounds the protruding portion, and the gap is in a range of 20 nm to 100 nm,

wherein the substrate has a second recess adjacent to the first recess, and a pitch between the first recess and the second recess is in a range of 250 nm to 450 nm,

wherein the pitch is greater than a width of the base portion, and the width of the base portion is in a range of 120 nm to 250 nm, and

wherein the width of the base portion is greater than a width of the protruding portion, and the width of the protruding portion is in a range of 40 nm to 250 nm.

2 . The sensing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a height of the top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the first recess is in a range of 20 nm to 100 nm.

3 . The sensing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a height of the base portion is in a range of 20 nm to 100 nm.

4 . The sensing structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a height of the first portion is in a range of 20 nm to 100 nm.

5 . A sensing chip, comprising:

a filter array;

a carrier layer disposed on the filter array;

a light-blocking layer disposed on the carrier layer;

a polarizer disposed on the carrier layer; and

the sensing structure as claimed in claim 1 disposed on the light-blocking layer and the polarizer.

6 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the filter array comprises:

a first filter unit comprising a portion of a first filter and a second filter; and

a second filter unit disposed adjacent to the first filter unit and comprising a remaining portion of the first filter.

7 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the light-blocking layer is disposed directly above a boundary between the first filter unit and the second filter unit.

8 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first filter is a band pass filter with a first wavelength range, the second filter is a band pass filter or a long pass filter with a second wavelength range, and the first wavelength range overlaps the second wavelength range.

9 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a height of the light-blocking layer is in a range of 90 nm to 250 nm.

10 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a width of the light-blocking layer is in a range of 80 nm to 150 nm.

11 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a height of the polarizer is in a range of 90 nm to 250 nm.

12 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a width of the polarizer is in a range of 80 nm to 150 nm.

13 . The sensing chip as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the polarizer comprises a first polarizer and a second polarizer, an angle between an extending direction of the first polarizer and an extending direction of the second polarizer is 45±5°, 90±5°, or 135±5°.