IP Library Granted Patent US 8,670,053
Granted Patent B2
US 8,670,053 · App. 13/974,390 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,670,053
App. No.
13/974,390
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging device, includes: plural unit pixels including a photoelectric conversion portion converting incident light into an electrical signal, and a waveguide having a quadratic curve surface at an inner surface and introducing the incident light to the photoelectric conversion portion.

Claims (16)

1. A solid-state imaging device, comprising:

plural unit pixels including

a photoelectric conversion portion converting incident light into an electrical signal, and

a waveguide having a quadratic curve surface at an inner surface and introducing the incident light to the photoelectric conversion portion,

wherein the quadratic curve surface is an elliptical surface.

2. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the unit pixel includes a micro lens taking the incident light, and

the micro lens condenses the incident light to one focal point of the elliptical surface.

3. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the center of the micro lens is arranged with an offset with respect to the aperture center of the photoelectric conversion portion.

4. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the unit pixel includes a color filter, and

a position of the focal point of the parabolic surface or the other focal point of the elliptical surface in an optical axis direction differs according to colors of the color filter.

5. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the unit pixel includes a color filter, and

a spot size of light condensed to the focal point of the parabolic surface or the other focal point of the elliptical surface differs according to colors of the color filter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040419/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2013
From: KUMAGAI, YOSHIMICHI; ISHIWATA, HIROAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031250/0622 →