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図1乃至図3は本発明の第1の実施形態に係わる固体撮像素子を示す図であり、図1はCMOS型の固体撮像素子の概略側断面図、図2及び図3はCMOS型の固体撮像素子の製造プロセスを説明するための図である。
図4乃至図7は本発明の第2の実施形態に係わる固体撮像素子を示す図であり、図4はCMOS型の固体撮像素子の概略側断面図、図5及び図6はCMOS型の固体撮像素子の製造プロセスを説明するための図、図7はCMOS型の固体撮像素子の1画素の概略平面図である。なお、本実施形態では、第1の実施形態と同一機能の部材には、同一の符号を付している。
さらに、前記複数の金属電極層間を接続する配線を有し、前記高屈折率膜層は配線形成領域を除いて形成することにより、金属電極層間に凸レンズを設けることが可能となる。
10 シリコン基板
11 光電変換部
12 電極
20,21 層間絶縁膜層
22,24 平坦化膜
23 カラーフィルタ層
25 オンチップマイクロレンズ
30,31 電極
40 シリコン窒化膜層
41 シリコン窒化酸化膜層
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- 複数の画素を有する固体撮像素子において、
前記複数の画素のそれぞれが、
光を集光するマイクロレンズと、
前記マイクロレンズにより集光された光を光電変換する光電変換部と、
前記マイクロレンズと前記光電変換部の間に配置され、前記マイクロレンズから前記光電変換部に向かう光の光路に対応する位置に開口部を有する複数の金属電極層と、
前記複数の金属電極層間を接続する導電部と、
前記マイクロレンズと前記光電変換部の間に配置され、前記マイクロレンズ側に凸の凸レンズ形状部を有する透明膜層とを具備し、
前記凸レンズ形状部は、その厚み方向の少なくとも一部が、前記複数の金属電極層の内の少なくとも1つの金属電極層に形成された前記開口部内に進入して配置されるとともに、前記透明膜層は、前記導電部の配置領域を除いた部分に前記金属電極層を被覆するように形成されていることを特徴とする固体撮像素子。 - 固体撮像素子を製造する方法であって、
シリコン基板に、入射した光を光電変換する光電変換部を形成する光電変換部形成工程と、
前記光電変換部の上方に、該光電変換部に入射する光の光路に対応する位置に開口部を有する第1の金属電極層を形成する第1の金属電極層形成工程と、
前記第1の金属電極層に接続される導電部を形成する導電部形成工程と、
前記第1の金属電極層の上方に、前記光電変換部に入射する光の光路に対応する位置に開口部を有し、前記導電部に接続される第2の金属電極層を形成する第2の金属電極層形成工程と、
前記第2の金属電極層上に、該第2の金属電極層の前記開口部に対応する位置に前記光電変換部とは反対方向に凸の凸レンズ形状部を有する透明膜層を、前記凸レンズ形状部の厚み方向の少なくとも一部が前記開口部内に進入するように、かつ前記導電部の配置領域を除いた部分に前記金属電極層を被覆するように形成する透明膜層形成工程と、
前記透明膜層の上方に、前記光電変換部に光を集光するマイクロレンズを形成するマイクロレンズ形成工程と、
を具備することを特徴とする固体撮像素子の製造方法。
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