摘要 |
Microlenses are formed on a solid state imager comprising a substrate having planar radiation-sensitive regions and upstanding electrode regions by forming a conformal layer of a first, low refractive index material on the substrate, and forming a planarized layer of a second, higher refractive index material on top of the layer of first material. The portions of the second material extending down between the upstanding electrode regions act as microlenses deflecting light which would otherwise fall on the radiation-insensitive electrode regions on to the radiation-sensitive regions, thus improving the quantum efficiency of the imager. |