IP Library Granted Patent US 9,110,205
Granted Patent B2
US 9,110,205 · App. 13/514,887 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Black curable composition, light-shielding color filter, light-shielding film and method for manufacturing the same, wafer level lens, and solid-state imaging device

Inventor: Yushi Kaneko (Haibara-gun, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,110,205
App. No.
13/514,887
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A black curable composition for a wafer level lens is provided which exhibits excellent developability during formation of a pattern and imparts excellent adhesion with a lens to a formed light-shielding film. The black curable composition contains an inorganic pigment, a specific dispersion resin, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound. The inorganic pigment is preferably titanium black.

Claims (77)

1. A black curable composition for a wafer level lens, comprising:

(A1) an inorganic pigment;

(B1) a dispersion resin having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group in a molecule thereof;

(C1) a polymerization initiator; and

(D1) a polymerizable compound,

wherein (i) the (B1) dispersion resin comprises a copolymer of a monomer (b1-1) having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group with a macromonomer (b1-2) having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000; or (ii) the (B1) dispersion resin comprises a resin that has a polyether structure in the main chain thereof and is represented by the following Formula (I):

wherein, in Formula (I), R A represents a molecular chain which has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 30,000 and which is a polyether; and y represents 1 or 2.

2. The black curable composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (A1) inorganic pigment comprises titanium black.

3. The black curable composition according to claim 1 , further comprising (E) an organic pigment.

4. A wafer level lens, comprising, at a peripheral portion of a lens that is present on a substrate, a light-shielding section obtained using a black curable composition, the black curable composition comprising:

(A1) an inorganic pigment;

(B1) a dispersion resin having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group in a molecule thereof;

(C1) a polymerization initiator; and

(D1) a polymerizable compound,

wherein (i) the (B1) dispersion resin comprises a copolymer of a monomer (b1-1) having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group with a macromonomer (b1-2) having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000; or (iii) the (B1) dispersion resin comprises a resin that has a polyether structure or a polyester structure in the main chain thereof and is represented by the following Formula (I):

wherein, in Formula (I), R A represents a molecular chain which has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 30,000 and which is selected from a polyether or a polyester; and y represents 1 or 2.

5. A black curable composition for formation of a light-shielding film, comprising:

(A2) an inorganic pigment;

(B2) a dispersion resin which has at least one of a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group in a molecule thereof and has an acid value of from 10 mgKOH/g to 100 mgKOH/g;

(C2) a polymerization initiator; and

(D2) a polymerizable compound,

wherein the light-shielding film blocks infrared light and is provided on one surface of a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on an opposite surface thereof,

wherein (i) the (B2) dispersion resin comprises a copolymer of a monomer (b2-1) having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group with a macromonomer (b2-2) having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000; or (ii) the (B2) dispersion resin comprises a resin that has a polyether structure in the main chain thereof and is represented by the following Formula (I):

wherein, in Formula (I), R A represents a molecular chain which has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 30,000 and which is a polyether; and y represents 1 or 2.

6. The black curable composition according to claim 5 , wherein the (A2) inorganic pigment comprises titanium black.

7. The black curable composition according to claim 5 , wherein the (B2) dispersion resin has an acid value of from 20 mgKOH/g to 70 mgKOH/g.

8. The black curable composition according to claim 5 , wherein the (C2) polymerization initiator is an oxime ester compound or a hexaarylbiimidazole compound.

9. The black curable composition according to claim 6 , wherein the titanium black as the (A2) inorganic pigment has an average primary particle diameter of from 30 nm to 65 nm.

10. The black curable composition according to claim 5 , wherein the content of the (B2) dispersion resin in terms of mass ratio is from 0.20 to 0.40 relative to the (A2) inorganic pigment.

11. A light-shielding film, which is formed using a black curable composition on one surface of a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on an opposite surface thereof, the black curable composition comprising:

(A2) an inorganic pigment;

(B2) a dispersion resin which has at least one of a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group in a molecule thereof and has an acid value of from 10 mgKOH/g to 100 mgKOH/g;

(C2) a polymerization initiator; and

(D2) a polymerizable compound,

wherein the light-shielding film blocks infrared light and is provided on one surface of a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on an opposite surface thereof,

wherein (i) the (B2) dispersion resin comprises a copolymer of a monomer (b2-1) having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group with a macromonomer (b2-2) having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000; or (iii) the (B2) dispersion resin comprises a resin that has a polyether structure or a polyester structure in the main chain thereof and is represented by the following Formula (I):

wherein, in Formula (I), R A represents a molecular chain which has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 30,000 and which is selected from a polyether or a polyester; and y represents 1 or 2.

12. A solid-state imaging device, comprising the light-shielding film according to claim 11 on one surface of a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on an opposite surface thereof.

13. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 12 , comprising:

a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on one surface thereof;

a metal electrode provided on an opposite surface of the silicon substrate and electrically connected with the imaging device section; and

the light-shielding film according to claim 11 , which is provided on the surface of the silicon substrate having the metal electrode provided thereon, and which is patterned so that at least a part of the metal electrode is exposed.

14. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 13 , wherein a solder resist is provided between the metal electrode and the light-shielding film.

15. A method for manufacturing a light-shielding film, comprising:

applying a black curable composition on one surface of a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on an opposite surface thereof to form a black curable composition layer;

subjecting the black curable composition layer to pattern exposure; and

developing the black curable composition layer after exposure to form a pattern, wherein the black curable composition comprises:

(A2) an inorganic pigment;

(B2) a dispersion resin which has at least one of a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group in a molecule thereof and has an acid value of from 10 mgKOH/g to 100 mgKOH/g;

(C2) a polymerization initiator; and

(D2) a polymerizable compound,

wherein the light-shielding film blocks infrared light and is provided on one surface of a silicon substrate having an imaging device section on an opposite surface thereof,

wherein (i) the (B2) dispersion resin comprises a copolymer of a monomer (b2-1) having a phosphoric acid group or a sulfonic acid group with a macromonomer (b2-2) having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000; or (iii) the (B2) dispersion resin comprises a resin that has a polyether structure or a polyester structure in the main chain thereof and is represented by the following Formula (I):

wherein, in Formula (I), R A represents a molecular chain which has a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 30,000 and which is selected from a polyether or a polyester; and y represents 1 or 2.

16. A black curable composition, comprising:

(A3) an inorganic pigment;

(B3) a chain resin comprising a solvent-compatible moiety and a pigment-adsorbing moiety having a basic group, and not comprising an acidic group, the chain resin having an amine value of from 75 mgKOH/g to 150 mgKOH/g;

(C3) a polymerization initiator; and

(D3) a polymerizable compound.

17. The black curable composition according to claim 16 , wherein the (A3) inorganic pigment comprises titanium black.

18. The black curable composition according to claim 16 , wherein the solvent-compatible moiety comprises repeating units having an I/O value in a range from 0.05 to 1.50 in an amount of 80% by mass or more.

19. The black curable composition according to claim 16 , wherein the solvent-compatible moiety comprises a repeating unit represented by the following Formula (I-A) or the following Formula (I-B):

wherein, in Formula (I-A), R 1 represents an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, or an aryloxy group; and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group:

wherein, in Formula (I-B), R 3 represents an aryl group; and R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

20. The black curable composition according to claim 16 , wherein the (C3) polymerization initiator is an oxime ester compound or a hexaarylbiimidazole compound.

21. The black curable composition according to any one of claims 16 to 20 , further comprising (E3) an alkali-soluble resin that is other than the (B3) chain resin.

22. The black curable composition according to claim 16 , further comprising (F3) an organic pigment.

23. A light-shielding color filter for a solid-state imaging device, comprising the black curable composition according to claim 16 .

24. A solid-state imaging device, comprising the light-shielding color filter for a solid-state imaging device according to claim 23 .

25. A wafer level lens, comprising, at a peripheral portion of a lens present on a substrate, a light-shielding film obtained using the black curable composition according to claim 16 .

26. An infrared light-shielding film, which is formed, using the black curable composition according to claim 16 , and on a silicon substrate having an imaging device section, on an opposite surface to a surface on which the imaging device is provided.

27. A solid-state imaging device, comprising the infrared light-shielding film according to claim 26 provided on a silicon substrate having an imaging device section, at an opposite surface to a surface on which the imaging device is provided.

28. A method for manufacturing an infrared light-shielding film, comprising:

applying the black curable composition according to claim 16 to a silicon substrate having an imaging device section, on an opposite surface to a surface on which the imaging device is provided, to form a photosensitive layer;

subjecting the photosensitive layer to pattern exposure; and

developing the photosensitive layer after exposure to form a pattern.

29. The black curable composition according to claim 16 , wherein the chain resin is a block copolymer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: KANEKO, YUSHI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028346/0953 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2009-281756 · Dec 11, 2009 · national
JP 2009-282002 · Dec 11, 2009 · national
JP 2010-082283 · Mar 31, 2010 · national
JP 2010-082284 · Mar 31, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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