Abstract:
The present technology relates to techniques of preventing intrusion of moisture into a chip. Various illustrative embodiments include image sensors that include: a substrate; a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate; the plurality of layers including a photodiode layer having a plurality of photodiodes formed on a surface of the photodiode layer; the plurality of layers including at least one layer having a groove formed such that a portion of the at least one layer is excavated; and a transparent resin layer formed above the photodiode layer and formed in the groove. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image sensor.
Abstract:
Provided is a solid-state image pickup element including: a sensor unit configured to generate an electrical signal in response to incident light; a color filter covering the sensor unit; and a lens configured to concentrate the incident light into the sensor unit via the color filter and formed by a laminated film made of a predetermined lens material. The lens is formed on the color filter without providing a planarization layer for removing a difference in level in the color filter.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging element capable of easily manufacturing a solid-state imaging element having a small ineffective region of a lens.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing a solid-state imaging element in which a lens 20 is provided above a light-receiving unit comprises the steps of: forming a lens base material layer 21 constituting the lens 20; forming an intermediate film 22 having a larger thermal expansion coefficient than a resist 23 on the lens base material layer 21; forming the resist 23 in contact with the intermediate film 22; forming the resist 23 into a lens shape by a thermal reflow; and forming the lens 20 by transferring a lens shape of the resist 23 to the lens base material layer 21 by etching.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid-state image sensor that prevents the peeling of a film and dropping of a deposit on a sidewall in a dicing process to suppress reduction of the yield, and to provide a method of manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the solid-state image sensor includes a barrier forming step of forming a barrier on a scribe line defining an element forming region including an imaging region having microlenses formed on the surface thereof with a predetermined gap provided between the sidewall of the element forming region and the barrier, an antireflection film forming step of forming an antireflection film on the surfaces of the microlenses and in the gap, and a barrier removing step of removing the barrier. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product which prevents the adhesion of dust at the time of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device and which is excellent in optical characteristics. SOLUTION: A solid-state image pickup device 1 includes a solid-state image pickup element 20 for generating charge according to an amount of received light, a microlens ML arranged above a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element 20, a protective film 30 which covers the top of the microlens ML and has the flattened surface, and a surface film 31 which is formed by plasma-treating the surface of the protective film 30 and which has a hydrophilic property higher than that of the inside of the protective film 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit separation of a color filter in a solid state imaging device.SOLUTION: The solid state imaging device 100 comprises a pixel 112 having a photoelectric conversion element 11 which converts incident light into an electric signal, a color filter 15 formed corresponding to the pixel 112 and having a plurality of color filter components, a microlens 16 which focuses the incident light on the photoelectric conversion element 11 through the color filter 15, a light-shielding film 17 arranged between respective color filter components of the color filter 15, and a non-planarized adhesive film 19 provided between the color filter 15 and the light-shielding film 17.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid-state imaging device that suppresses flare or ghost, a method of manufacturing the same and an electronic device using the same. SOLUTION: In the solid-state imaging device 1, incident light is collected onto a light receiving portion 2 formed on a substrate 9 by using a rectangular on-chip microlens 19. Also, a flat lens layer 20 is formed on an upper portion of the on-chip microlens 19. Generation of reflected diffraction light caused by a periodic structure is suppressed since the periodic structure such as the on-chip microlens 19 is not formed on an interface between a surface of the incident light of the solid imaging device 1 and air by allowing the flat lens layer 20 to be formed. This suppresses the ghost or flare. Also, sufficient light collecting characteristics is achieved and the sensitivity is improved by allowing the on-chip microlens 19 to be a rectangular shape (or graded refractive index) even if the flat lens layer 20 is used. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manufacture a solid-state imaging element capable of suppressing the damage of a microlens material layer or the like due to hydrophilization treatment.SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the solid-state imaging element includes a process of forming a light receiving part in the light receiving region 11 of a semiconductor substrate, a process of forming a pad part 24 in the pad region 12 of the semiconductor substrate, a process of forming the microlens material layer 22 on the upper layer of the light receiving part and the pad part 24, a process of forming a microlens corresponding to the light receiving part in the microlens material layer 22, a process of forming a low reflection material layer 23 on the microlens material layer 22, a process of etching the microlens material layer 22 and the low reflection material layer 23 on the pad part 24 and forming an opening 25, and a process of hydrophilizing the surface of the low reflection material layer 23 and the inside of the opening 25 by normal temperature oxygen radical treatment.