Abstract:
A pixel structure of a CMOS image sensor pixel structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The structure comprises a photosensitive element ( 37 ) and a multi-layer structure of a standard CMOS device arranged on the silicon substrate ( 31 ). A deep groove ( 38 ) having a light-transmitting space therein is formed above the photosensitive element, a side wall of the deep groove is surrounded by a light reflection shielding layer ( 39 ) continuously arranged in a longitudinal direction to reflect the light incident on the light reflection shielding layer. The side wall of the deep groove is surrounded by metal interconnects, vias, contact holes and polysilicon in annular configurations, thus the incident light on the deep grove is substantially completely reflected, which avoids the optical crosstalk and effectively improves the optical resolution and sensitivity of the pixel and the performance and reliability of the chip.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the priority benefit of International Patent Application Serial No.PCT/CN2012/087,826, filed Dec. 28, 2012, which is related to and claims the priority benefit of China patent application serial No. 201210575311.1 filed Dec. 26, 2012. The entirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention generally relates to the field of CMOS image sensor technology, more particularly, to a CMOS image sensor pixel structure and manufacturing method thereof which can improve the optical performance. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     CMOS image sensor is rapidly developed owing to its compatibility with the CMOS process. Compared with the manufacturing process of a CCD image sensor, the manufacturing process of a CMOS image sensor is performed by forming photosensitive elements and CMOS processing circuits together on a silicon substrate, which is completely compatible with the CMOS process, thereby greatly reducing the cost while keeping the device performance, substantially improving the integration, and enabling the production of image sensors having more pixels. 
     The conventional CMOS image sensor is manufactured using front side illumination (FSI) method by which the photosensitive elements and the CMOS processing circuits are formed together in a same layer on a silicon substrate, wherein the interconnects are only formed on the CMOS processing circuits without covering the photosensitive elements so as to make the light pass through. However, since the light transmission of the conventional semiconductor material is rather low, it is required to remove all of the dielectric layers formed on the photosensitive elements and then fill light-transmitting material to increase the light absorption. 
     However, with the shrinking of pixel size, the space between the adjacent pixels also sharply decreases; therefore, when the light is incident to a pixel, the incident light will pass through the space between the adjacent pixels into a nearby pixel after several refractions and reflections, which will produce optical crosstalk between the pixels and cause worse pixel imaging sensitivity, resolution and clarity, thus making the performance of the chip become worse. Therefore, how to reduce the optical crosstalk between the adjacent pixels and increase the incidence of light, so as to improve the pixel resolution and sensitivity is a technical problem need to be resolved by those skilled in the art. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, an objective of the present invention is to provide a pixel structure of a CMOS image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof. 
     The pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor provided by the present invention comprises a photosensitive element and a multi-layer structure of a standard CMOS device on a silicon substrate. A deep groove having a light-transmitting space therein is formed above the photosensitive element, wherein the side wall of the deep groove is surrounded by a light reflection shielding layer continuously arranged in a longitudinal direction to reflect the light incident on the light reflection shielding layer. 
     Preferably, the horizontal projection area of the deep groove completely covers the photosensitive element to enable all the light incident into the deep groove to be absorbed by the photosensitive element. 
     Wherein, the multi-layer structure includes a first polycrystalline silicon layer, a first metal interconnect layer, a first contact hole layer, a first via layer and a first interconnecting dielectric layer. 
     In a first embodiment, the light reflection shielding layer is a metal reflection layer. 
     Preferably, the metal reflection layer is arranged inward and attached to the side wall of the deep groove. Herein ‘inward’ represents a direction from the outside to the inside of the deep groove. 
     Preferably, the metal reflection layer extends from the bottom of the deep groove up to the top of the deep groove, and further extends to cover the multi-layer structure. Preferably, the top layer of the multi-layer structure is a dielectric layer which isolates the metal reflection layer from the metal interconnect layer of the multi-layer structure. The metal reflection layer on the top of the multi-layer structure reflects the light incident from the top into the inner of the multi-layer structure, so as to further avoid the optical crosstalk to the adjacent pixel structures caused by the incident light. 
     Preferably, the material of the metal reflection layer includes conventional metal materials such as Al, Cu, Pt, Ru, TaN, Ta, Ti, TiN, and composite stacked materials thereof, such as the composite metal Ti/TiN/Al; the metal reflection layer has a thickness of 50 Å-5000 Å, and is formed by a film-forming method such as PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition), or ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition). 
     In a second embodiment, the light reflection shielding layer is a metal reflection layer which is arranged outward surrounding the side wall of the deep groove with a dielectric layer formed between the metal reflection layer and the deep groove. Herein ‘outward’ represents a direction from the inside to the outside of the deep groove. 
     In a third embodiment, the light reflection shielding layer includes a second polycrystalline silicon layer formed by polysilicon in a circle, a second contact hole layer formed by multiple contact holes closely arranged in a circle, a second metal interconnect layer formed by metal connects arranged in a circle and a second via layer formed by multiple vias closely arranged in a circle which are stacked continuously from bottom to top; the light reflection shielding layer is arranged outward surrounding the side wall of the deep groove with a dielectric layer formed between the light reflection shielding layer and the deep groove. 
     Wherein, the multiple layers of the light reflection shielding layer mentioned above correspond to the multi-layer structure of the standard CMOS device and are formed by the standard CMOS process. 
     Wherein, the light reflection shielding layer includes several second metal interconnect layers and several second via layers which are stacked in a staggered relationship with respect to each other. 
     Wherein the space between the contact holes in the second contact hole layer and the space between the vias in the second via layer are defined by the minimum space which meets the requirement of the standard CMOS process. 
     Preferably, the horizontal projection of the light reflection shielding layer has a polygonal shape and surrounds the photosensitive element. 
     Preferably, the polygonal shape is square or hexagon. 
     Preferably, the deep groove is filled with a transparent material to form a light-transmitting body. 
     Preferably, the light-transmitting body formed by the transparent material further covers the metal reflection layer on the top of the multi-layer structure; a color filter layer and a microlens layer are sequentially arranged on the upper surface of the light-transmitting body. 
     Preferably, the thickness of the dielectric layer between the light reflection shielding layer and the side wall of the deep groove is 0.05 μm-1 μm. 
     Preferably, the material of the second polycrystalline silicon layer is N-type doped polysilicon, P-type doped polysilicon, or un-doped polysilicon; the second polycrystalline silicon layer can be formed together with an N-type MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) gate or a P-type MOS gate or a high resistance polysilicon structure by a gate process of the standard CMOS process. 
     Preferably, the second contact hole layer is formed by a contact hole process of the standard CMOS process and the material filled in the contact holes of the second contact layer is copper or tungsten. 
     Preferably, the second metal interconnect layer is formed by a contact hole process of the standard CMOS process and the material of the metal interconnects is copper or aluminum; wherein the second metal interconnect layer can be formed by an Al BEOL process of the standard CMOS process, or by a Cu Damascene process. 
     Preferably, the second via layer is formed by a contact hole process of the standard CMOS process and the material filled in the vias of the second via layer is copper or tungsten. 
     Preferably, the transparent material is a transparent resin including C, H and O. 
     Preferably, the photosensitive element is a photosensitive diode. 
     A method of fabricating the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: 
     Step S 101 : forming the photosensitive element and the multi-layer structure of the standard CMOS device on the silicon substrate; 
     Step S 102 : removing dielectric layers on the photosensitive element by lithography and etching to form the deep groove having the light-transmitting space therein; 
     Step S 103 : depositing the metal reflection layer on the silicon substrate surface by a film-forming process; 
     Step S 104 : removing the portion of the deposited metal reflection layer not attached to the side wall of the deep groove. 
     Preferably, the method further includes: Step S 105 : filling the deep groove with a transparent material and performing a planarization process; and Step S 106 : forming a color filter layer and a microlens layer sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent material. 
     Preferably, between the step S 101  and the step S 102  also includes step S 011 : removing a passivation layer above a pixel array comprised of several photosensitive elements; wherein the passivation layer is a stacked structure comprising a lower SiN layer (the thickness is 1000 Å-2000 Å) and an upper SiO 2  layer; the step S 011  includes removing the SiO 2  layer and stopping at the SiN layer, and then removing the SiN layer. 
     Preferably, the film-forming process in the step S 103  includes PVD, CVD or ALD. 
     Preferably, since the portion of the deposited metal reflection layer required to be removed in the step S 104  is formed on multiple surfaces with different heights including the bottom of the deep groove, the areas inside the deep groove except for the side wall, the top of the isolation regions between the deep grooves, and the areas outside the pixel array, different lithography and etching processes may be performed including single photolithography process and single etching process, single photolithography process using multiple masks at different focus planes with multiple exposures and single etching process, or multiple photolithography processes and multiple etching processes. 
     Preferably, the step S 104  includes: firstly performing an exposure to the bottom area of the deep groove, so as to expose the corresponding portion of the metal reflection layer need to be etched; then performing an exposure to the metal reflection layer on the top of the isolation regions between the deep grooves, so as to expose the corresponding portion of the metal reflection layer need to be etched; subsequently performing an exposure to the metal reflection layer on the passivation layer formed outside the pixel array, so as to expose the corresponding portion of the metal reflection layer need to be etched; finally removing the portions of the metal reflection layer exposed in the areas mentioned above by etching. 
     Additionally, since the metal reflection layer at the side wall of the deep groove has a high longitudinal height, that is, the thickness of the metal reflection layer at the side wall of the deep groove is great, a large-area etching can be facilitated to remove the metal reflection layer above the surface plane of the silicon substrate while keeping the metal reflection layer at the side wall of the deep groove still remaining after the etching process. 
     A method of fabricating the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor in the second embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: 
     Step S 201 : arranging the photosensitive element and the multi-layer structure of the standard CMOS device on the silicon substrate, and forming the photosensitive element and the multi-layer structure by a standard CMOS process; 
     Step S 202 : forming vias in the top layer of the multi-layer structure and forming slots for accommodating the light reflection shielding layer; 
     Step S 203 : forming trenches for accommodating metal interconnects in a top first metal interconnect layer of the multi-layer structure; 
     Step S 204 : forming metal interconnects in the top first metal interconnect layer and a metal layer of the light reflection shielding layer; 
     Step S 205 : forming the deep groove by an etching process. 
     Preferably, the step S 202  and the step S 203  utilize a full Via First Dual Damascene process. 
     Preferably, the method further includes Step S 206 : filling the deep groove with a transparent material to form a transparent body, and forming a color filter layer and a microlens layer sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent body. 
     A method of fabricating the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor in the third embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: 
     Step S 301 : arranging the photosensitive element, the multi-layer structure of the standard CMOS device and the light reflection shielding layer on the silicon substrate, and forming the photosensitive element, the multi-layer structure and the light reflection shielding layer by a standard CMOS process; wherein the light reflection shielding layer comprises a second polycrystalline silicon layer, a second contact hole layer formed by multiple contacts closely arranged in a circle, a second metal interconnect layer formed by metal connects arranged in a circle, and a second via layer formed by multiple vias closely arranged in a circle; 
     Step S 302 : forming the deep groove by an etching process. 
     Preferably, the method further includes Step S 303 : filling the deep groove with a transparent material to form a transparent body, and forming a color filter layer and a microlens layer sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent body. 
     In the prior art, the dielectric layers above the photosensitive element are multi-layered, complex, and very thick, which means that the path length of the light to reach the photosensitive element is long, thus cause inevitable light loss during the light transmission as the light loss is proportional to the path length; additionally, in the light transmission, the light incident at some angle to the side wall of the deep groove will be refracted, transmitted and absorbed by the side wall, which also cause optical crosstalk between the adjacent pixels and light loss. 
     Therefore, in the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor according to the present invention, the side wall of the deep groove above the photosensitive element is surrounded by metal interconnects, vias, contact holes and polysilicon in annular configurations, or directly surrounded by a metal layer. Since the material of the metal layer, the metal interconnects, the vias, the contacts and the polysilicon is metal or polycrystalline silicon, the light incident thereon is substantially completely reflected, thus the light with a larger incident angle incident on the side wall of the deep groove will not pass through the area between the adjacent pixels to a nearby pixel, which avoids the optical crosstalk and effectively improves the optical resolution and sensitivity of the pixel; in addition, since the incident light is reflected to the photosensitive element, the light absorption of the pixel is increased, which improves the optical sensitivity and resolution of the whole CMOS image sensor and the performance and reliability of the chip; furthermore, the passivation layer above the photosensitive element array can be removed by a large-area etching process, which decreases the length of the light transmission path and increases the incident angle of the light; moreover, since the distance from the photosensitive element to the color filter layer is reduced, light with a larger incident angle is enabled to reach the photosensitive element, which improves the light absorption of the photosensitive pixel. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       In order that objects, characteristics, and advantages of the present invention may be more fully understood, the embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail hereafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a cross sectional view of a pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a cross sectional view of a pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor according to a second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 3 a  and 3 b    are views illustrating the pixel structure with or without a passivation layer; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view of the structure of the photosensitive element array before forming a metal reflection layer according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view of the structure of the photosensitive element array in  FIG. 4  after forming the metal reflection layer and other layers according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a cross sectional view of a pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor according to a third embodiment of the present invention 
         FIG. 7  is a top view of a second metal interconnect layer according to the third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a top view of a second contact hole layer according to the third embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 9 a  to 9 d    are views illustrating the method of fabricating a pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor in the embodiment comprises a photosensitive diode  10  and a multi-layer structure of a standard CMOS device on a silicon substrate  1 . In the embodiment, a gate oxide layer  2  is formed between the silicon substrate  1  and the multi-layer structure. Wherein, the multi-layer structure includes, from bottom to up, a polycrystalline silicon layer  3 , a tungsten contact hole layer  4 , a copper metal interconnect layer  5 , and other via layers, metal interconnect layers and interconnecting dielectric layers on the copper metal interconnect layer  5 . A deep groove  7  which has a light-transmitting space in it is formed above the photosensitive diode  10 , the inner surface of the side wall of the deep groove  7  is surrounded by a metal reflection layer  6  to reflect the incident light on the metal reflection layer  6 . The material of the metal reflection layer  6  is aluminum and the thickness of the metal reflection layer  6  is 100 Å; the metal reflection layer  6  is formed by a PVD film-forming method. 
     Wherein, a light-transmitting body  71  is formed in the deep groove by filling the deep groove  7  with a transparent material; the light-transmitting body  71  further covers the top layer of the multi-layer structure. A color filter layer  8  and a microlens layer  9  are arranged sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent material in the deep groove  7 . 
     The method of fabricating a pixel array comprised of multiple pixel structures of the CMOS image sensor of the first embodiment includes: 
     Step S 101 : forming the photosensitive diode  10  and the multi-layer structure of the standard CMOS device on the silicon substrate by a standard CMOS process and removing a passivation layer above the pixel array; the passivation layer is a stacked structure comprising a lower SiN layer and an upper SiO 2  layer; the step of removing the passivation layer includes removing the SiO 2  layer and stopping at the SiN layer, and then removing the SiN layer; 
     Step S 102 : removing a dielectric layer on the photosensitive diode  10  by lithography and etching processes, so as to form the deep groove  7  having the light-transmitting space therein; 
     Step S 103 : depositing the metal reflection layer  6  on the silicon substrate surface by a PVD film-forming process; 
     Step S 104 : removing the metal reflection layer  6  in the deep groove  7  except for the portion at the side wall of the deep groove; 
     Step S 105 : filling the deep groove  7  with a transparent material and performing a planarization process; 
     Step S 106 : forming a color filter layer  8  and a microlens layer  9  sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent material in the deep groove  7 . 
     Wherein, the step S 104  includes: firstly performing an exposure to the bottom area of the deep groove  7  to expose the corresponding portion of the metal reflection layer need to be etched; then performing an exposure to the metal reflection layer on the top of the isolation region between the deep grooves  7  to expose the corresponding portion of the metal reflection layer need to be etched; subsequently performing an exposure to the metal reflection layer on the passivation layer outside the pixel array to expose the corresponding portion of the metal reflection layer need to be etched; finally removing the exposed portion of the metal reflection layer in the areas mentioned above by etching. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor in the embodiment comprises a photosensitive diode  10  and a multi-layer structure (of a standard CMOS device) on a silicon substrate  1 . In the embodiment, a gate oxide layer  2  is formed between the silicon substrate  1  and the multi-layer structure. Wherein, the multi-layer structure includes, from bottom to up,a polycrystalline silicon layer  3 , a tungsten contact hole layer  4 , a copper metal interconnect layer  5 , and other via layers, metal interconnect layers and interconnecting dielectric layers on the copper metal interconnect layer  5 . A deep groove  7  having a light-transmitting space therein is formed on the photosensitive diode  10 , the side wall of the deep groove  7  is surrounded by a metal reflection layer  6  to reflect the incident light on the metal reflection layer  6 . The metal reflection layer  6  is also formed on the top of the multi-layer structure to reflect the light incident from the top to the inner of the multi-layer structure, so as to further avoid the optical crosstalk between the adjacent pixels caused by the incident light. The material of the metal reflection layer  6  is Ti and the thickness of the metal reflection layer  6  is 500 Å; the metal reflection layer  6  is formed by a PVD film-forming method. 
     Wherein, a light-transmitting body  71  is formed in the deep groove by filling the deep groove  7  with transparent material, the light-transmitting body  71  further covers the top layer of the multi-layer structure. A color filter layer  8  and a microlens layer  9  are arranged sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent material in the deep groove  7 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3 a  and 3 b   , compared with the multi-layer structure of  FIG. 3 b   , the multi-layer structure shown in  FIG. 3 a    further comprises a passivation layer  11 . As shown in the drawings, when the passivation layer is removed, the incident angle of the light A to the pixel structure becomes larger and the light path B becomes shorter, whereby improving the light absorption of the pixel structure. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 . 
     In  FIG. 4 , the passivation layer  12  above the photosensitive diode array C-C is firstly removed. Wherein, the passivation layer  12  is a stacked structure comprising a lower SiN layer and an upper SiO 2  layer formed sequentially. The step of removing the passivation layer  12  includes removing the SiO 2  layer and stopping at the SiN layer, and then removing SiN layer. Afterwards, the deep grooves  7  are formed on each photosensitive diode  10  (the layers of the multi-layer structure  31  between the adjacent pixel structures are omitted in  FIG. 4 ). 
     In  FIG. 5 , the light-transmitting body, the metal reflection layer  6 , the color filter layer  8  and the microlens layer  9  are formed above the photosensitive diode array C-C. As shown in  FIG. 5 , a dielectric layer  14  becomes the top layer of the multi-layer structure  31  to isolate and protect the metal interconnect layer in the multi-layer structure from the metal reflection layer  6 . In addition, the portion of the metal reflection layer  6  on the top of the isolation regions between the deep grooves  7  is also removed, so as to avoid the crosstalk between the adjacent pixel structures. 
     Wherein, the transparent material in the first embodiment and the second embodiment is a conventional transparent resin including C, H and O. 
     Third Embodiment 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor comprises a photosensitive diode  37  and a multi-layer structure (of a standard CMOS device) on a silicon substrate  31 . In the embodiment, a gate oxide layer  32  is formed between the silicon substrate  31  and the multi-layer structure. Wherein the multi-layer structure includes, from bottom to up, a polycrystalline silicon layer  33 , a tungsten contact hole layer  34 , a copper metal interconnect layer  35 , a first via layer  351  and interconnecting dielectric layers (not shown). A deep groove  38  is formed on the photosensitive diode  37  and a light reflection shielding layer  39  is formed in the dielectric materials outside the side wall of the deep groove  38 . The distance between the light reflection shielding layer  39  and the side wall of the deep groove  38  is 0.1 μm and the deep groove  38  is completely surrounded by the light reflection shielding layer  39 . Furthermore, the light reflection shielding layer  39  comprises a second polycrystalline silicon layer  391 , a second contact hole layer  392 , a second metal interconnect layer A  393 , a second via hole layer A  394 , a second metal interconnect layer B  395 , a second via hole layer B  396  and a second metal interconnect layer C  397 , which are continuously stacked upward from the gate oxide layer  32 . The deep groove  38  is filled with a transparent material to form a light-transmitting body  36 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the second metal interconnect layer A  393 , the second metal interconnect layer B  395  and the second metal interconnect layer C  397  are all in continuous circular configurations and completely surround the deep groove  38 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , the second contact hole layer  392  is formed by multiple contact holes closely arranged in a circle, and completely surrounds the deep groove  38 . Each of the second via layer A  394  and the second via layer B  396  is formed by multiple vias closely arranged in a circle and completely surrounds the deep groove  38 . 
     In the embodiment, the second polycrystalline silicon layer  391  is formed by a gate process of the standard CMOS process. The material of the second polycrystalline silicon layer  391  is N-type doped polysilicon, the second polycrystalline silicon layer is formed together with the gate of an N-type MOS. The second contact hole layer  392  is formed by a contact hole process of the standard CMOS process. The material of the second contact hole layer  392  is tungsten. The three second metal interconnect layers are all formed by the contact hole process of the standard CMOS process. The material of the metal interconnects in the second metal interconnect layers is copper, the metal interconnects are formed by the Cu Damascene process. Both of the second via layers are formed by the contact hole process of the standard CMOS process. The material filled in the vias is copper, and the second via layers are formed by the Cu Damascene process. 
     In the embodiment, a color filter layer  312  and a microlens layer  311  are sequentially formed from bottom to up on the upper surface of the planarized transparent body  36  and above the deep groove  38 . 
     The method of fabricating the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor in the embodiment includes: 
     Step S 201 : arranging the photosensitive diode  37 , the multi-layer structure and the light reflection shielding layer  39  on the silicon substrate  31 , and forming the photosensitive diode  37 , the multi-layer structure and the light reflection shielding layer  39  by a standard CMOS process; 
     Step S 202 : removing all the dielectric materials on the photosensitive diode  37  by etching to form the deep groove  38 ; 
     Step S 203 : filling the deep groove  38  with the transparent body  36  and performing a planarization process to the surface of the transparent body  36 ; 
     Step S 204 : forming the color filter layer  312  and the microlens layer  311  sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent body  36  after the planarization process. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     In the embodiment, the light reflection shielding layer is an integrated circular metal layer continuously formed upwardly from the gate oxide layer in the longitudinal direction. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 9 a  to 9 d   , the method of fabricating the pixel structure of the CMOS image sensor of the embodiment includes: 
     Step S 301 : arranging the photosensitive diode and the multi-layer structure of a standard CMOS device on the silicon substrate, and forming the photosensitive diode and the multi-layer structure by a standard CMOS process; 
     Step S 302 : forming vias  401  in the top layer of the multi-layer structure and forming slots  402  for accommodating the light reflection shielding layer by lithography and etching; 
     Step S 303 : forming trenches  403  for accommodating metal interconnects in a top first metal interconnect layer of the multi-layer structure by lithography and etching; 
     Step S 304 : forming the metal interconnects  404  in the top first metal interconnect layer and metal layer  405  of the light reflection shielding layer by a standard process; 
     Step S 305 : forming the deep groove by an etching process, and then filling the deep groove  406  with a transparent body and performing a planarization process to the surface of the transparent body; 
     Step S 306 : forming a color filter layer and a microlens layer sequentially on the upper surface of the transparent body after the planarization process. 
     While this invention has been particularly shown and described with references to preferred embodiments thereof, if will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.