Solid-state image pickup device with color filter and method...

Details Solid-state image pickup device with color filter and method... Solid-state image pickup device with color filter and method...

Filed on

2009-05-28

Date issued

2011-10-04

Examiner

Louie, Wai Sing (Department: 2814)

Patent Class

Semiconductor device manufacturing: process

SubClass

Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal

SubSubClass

Responsive to electromagnetic radiation

Other Related Categories

C438S075000, C438S069000, C438S060000, C438S072000

Type

Reexamination Certificate

Status

active

Patent number

08030115

Description

ABSTRACT:
A solid-state image pickup device which includes a substrate carrying a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged therein the substrate having a plurality of rectangular light-receiving faces each corresponding to the photoelectric conversion element, a flattening layer having a plurality of approximately rectangular concave faces each located to correspond to the light-receiving faces, and a color filter having color layers of plural kinds of colors and buried in the concave faces of the flattening layer, the color filter exhibiting a larger refractive index than that of the flattening layer, wherein the color layers are respectively enabled to function as a convex lens.

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