IP Library Granted Patent US 7,936,487
Granted Patent B2
US 7,936,487 · App. 12/958,817 · Granted May 3, 2011

Solid-state imaging device

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,936,487
App. No.
12/958,817
Granted
May 3, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

To control the potential distribution generated in a well at the time of amplification and reduce a shading in a solid-state imaging device of amplification type, the amplification type solid-state imaging device of the present invention comprises a plurality of picture elements each including photoelectric conversion elements formed in a second conductivity type common well inside a first conductivity type substrate, wherein a plurality of well contacts are disposed inside a picture element array area.

Claims (11)

1. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a picture element array area in which a plurality of picture elements are arrayed, each picture element including a photoelectric conversion element;

a plurality of first conductive type-amplifying transistors, each transistor being provided for every picture element or every group of picture elements and receiving a charge produced in the photoelectric conversion element or elements by a gate thereof;

a second conductive type-common well in which the plurality of first conductive type-amplifying transistors are arranged;

a second conductive type-semiconductor region arranged in the second conductive type-well and within the picture element array area, an impurity concentration of the second conductive type-semiconductor region being higher than that of the common well, and

a plurality of well contacts arranged in the picture element array area, for supplying a referential voltage to the second conductive type-semiconductor region to suppress a shading depending on a potential distribution in the common well.

2. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of well contacts is electrically connected to a shield layer which defines an aperture of the photoelectric conversion element.

3. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising a well contact arranged outside the picture element array area, for suppressing the potential distribution in the common well.

4. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the well contact is provided for every picture element.

5. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the well contact is provided for every group of the picture elements.

6. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein a shading in an image of one frame output from the picture element array area is suppressed through the suppressed potential distribution in the common well performed by the well contacts.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 11-346255 · Dec 6, 1999 · national
JP 2000-365552 · Nov 30, 2000 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 12264972 · Nov 5, 2008
Division 11104538 · Apr 13, 2005
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