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US 11,335,717 · App. 16/361,853 · Granted May 17, 2022

Semiconductor device including light-collimating layer

Inventors: Chung-Ren Lao (Taichung, TW); Chih-Cherng Liao (Jhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW); Shih-Hao Liu (Taoyuan, TW); Wu-Hsi Lu (New Taipei, TW); Ming-Cheng Lo (New Taipei, TW); Wei-Lun Chung (Changhua County, TW); Chih-Wei Lin (Jhubei, TW)
Assignee: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
H01L27/14623G02B27/30H01L27/14625H01L27/14678H01L27/14685H01L27/14687H01L27/14621H01L31/173
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Patent No.
US 11,335,717
App. No.
16/361,853
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a light-collimating layer. The substrate has a plurality of pixels. The light-collimating layer is disposed on the substrate, and the light-collimating layer includes a transparent material layer, a first light-shielding layer, a second light-shielding layer and a plurality of transparent pillars. The transparent material layer covers the pixels. The first light-shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and the first light-shielding layer has a plurality of holes corresponding to the pixels. The second light-shielding layer is disposed on the first light-shielding layer. The transparent pillars are disposed in the second light-shielding layer.

Claims (22)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a plurality of pixels; and

a light-collimating layer disposed on the substrate, comprising:

a transparent material layer covering and in direct contact with the pixels;

a first light-shielding layer disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of holes corresponding to the pixels;

a second light-shielding layer disposed on the first light-shielding layer, wherein the first light-shielding layer is disposed between the substrate and the second light-shielding layer; and

a plurality of transparent pillars disposed in the second light-shielding layer;

wherein the transparent material layer is disposed between the first light-shielding layer and the second light-shielding layer, the first light-shielding layer is formed of a first material, and the second light-shielding layer is formed of a second material that is different than the first material.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises a metal.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises a photoresist, an ink, a molding compound, a solder mask, an epoxy resin or a combination thereof.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first light-shielding layer is in direct contact with a top surface of the substrate.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein a width of one of the transparent pillars is larger than a width of one of the holes.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first light-shielding layer is smaller than a thickness of the second light-shielding layer.

7. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a plurality of pixels; and

a light-collimating layer disposed on the substrate, comprising:

a plurality of light-shielding layers disposed on the substrate, wherein each of the light-shielding layers has a plurality of holes corresponding to the pixels, a light-shielding layer among the light-shielding layers closest to the substrate is in direct contact with the substrate; and

a transparent material layer disposed between the light-shielding layers and filling the holes;

wherein a material of the light-shielding layer closest to the substrate comprises a metal, and materials of the other light-shielding layers comprise a photoresist, an ink, a molding compound, a solder mask, an epoxy resin or a combination thereof.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein a cross-sectional area of each hole of the light-shielding layer closest to the substrate is smaller than a cross-sectional area of each hole of the other light-shielding layers.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein thicknesses of the light-shielding layer are different from each other.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein cross-sectional areas of different light-shielding layers are different from each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: LAO, CHUNG-REN; LIAO, CHIH-CHERNG; LIU, SHIH-HAO; LU, WU-HSI; LO, MING-CHENG; CHUNG, WEI-LUN; LIN, CHIH-WEI
To: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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