IP Library Granted Patent US 7,525,139
Granted Patent B2
US 7,525,139 · App. 11/025,746 · Granted Apr 28, 2009

Image sensor with a protection layer

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Patent No.
US 7,525,139
App. No.
11/025,746
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image sensor die comprises a substrate and an image sensor array formed over the substrate. Micro lens are disposed on the image sensor array. A protection layer is formed on the micro lens to prevent the micro lens from particle containment.

Claims (12)

1. An image sensor die, comprising:

a substrate;

an image sensor array formed over said substrate;

a micro lens disposed on said image sensor array; and

a repellency layer formed on said micro lens, wherein a thickness of said repellency layer is less than 0.5 micron meters, wherein the material of said repellency layer includes polycarbonate or fluoropolymer.

2. The image sensor die in claim 1 , wherein said repellency layer includes SOG (Spin on Glass) process.

3. The image sensor die in claim 1 , wherein said image sensor array includes CMOS or CCD.

4. The image sensor die in claim 1 , farther comprising a filtering layer formed on said repellency layer.

5. The image sensor die in claim 4 , wherein said filtering layer is IR filtering film.

6. The image sensor die in claim 1 , further comprising a color filter formed over said image sensor array.

7. The image sensor die in claim 1 , wherein material of said substrate includes glass, semiconductor material, ceramic or quartz.

8. The image sensor die in claim 1 , wherein said repellency layer is a water repellency layer, an oil repellency layer or a low refractive index layer.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: ADL ENERGY CORP.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065957/0661 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: ADL ENGINEERING INC.; ADVANCED CHIP ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: ADL ENGINEERING INC.
Reel/Frame 064926/0845 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: ADL ENGINEERING INC.
To: ADL ENERGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 064927/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2005
From: YANG, WEN-KUN; YANG, CHIN-CHEN; YANG, WEN-PING; SUN, WEN-BIN; YUAN, HIS-YING; CHOU, CHAO-NAN; CHANG, JUI-HSIEN
To: ADVANCED CHIP ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 016311/0225 →