IP Library Granted Patent US 9,117,719
Granted Patent B2
US 9,117,719 · App. 14/035,638 · Granted Aug 25, 2015

Solid-state imaging apparatus, manufacturing method for the same, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,117,719
App. No.
14/035,638
Granted
Aug 25, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, an upper layer film, and on-chip lenses. On the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of pixels are formed. The upper layer film is laminated on the semiconductor substrate. The on-chip lenses are formed on the upper layer film so as to correspond to the respective pixels. A pupil correction amount of one of the on-chip lenses is changed depending on a distance between a center of a pixel area and the on-chip lens, and depending on a film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the on-chip lens on the upper layer film.

Claims (28)

1. A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixels is formed;

an upper layer film varying in thickness and laminated on the semiconductor substrate; and

on-chip lenses formed on the upper layer film so as to correspond to respective pixels, a pupil correction amount of at least one of the on-chip lenses being changed depending on a distance between a center of a pixel area and the at least one on-chip lens, and depending on the film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the at least one on-chip lens on the upper layer film, wherein the film thickness of the upper layer film at the position of the at least one on-chip lens is the distance between the at least one on-chip lens and the semiconductor substrate.

2. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the film thickness of the upper layer film is represented by a function of a distance from a factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film.

3. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the function is a linear function.

4. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the function is a non-linear function.

5. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the upper layer film includes color filters formed so as to correspond to the respective pixels, and wherein a pupil correction amount of one of the color filters is changed depending on a distance between the center of the pixel area and the color filter, and depending on a film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the color filter on the upper layer film.

6. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the upper layer film includes light-shielding films formed so as to correspond to the respective pixels, and wherein a pupil correction amount of one of the light-shielding films is changed depending on a distance between the center of the pixel area and the light-shielding film, and depending on a film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the light-shielding film on the upper layer film.

7. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is an OPB (Optical Black) pixel.

8. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is a through hole via.

9. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is an electrode pad.

10. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is a wiring.

11. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is a scribe line.

12. A method of producing a solid-state imaging apparatus including a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixels is formed, an upper layer film varying in thickness and laminated on the semiconductor substrate, and on-chip lenses formed on the upper layer film so as to correspond to the respective pixels, comprising:

forming the on-chip lenses by changing a pupil correction amount of one or more of the on-chip lenses depending on a distance between a center of a pixel area and the one or more on-chip lenses, and depending on a film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the one or more on-chip lenses on the upper layer film, wherein the film thickness of the upper layer film at the position of the one or more on-chip lenses is the distance between the one or more on-chip lenses and the semiconductor substrate.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the film thickness of the upper layer film is represented by a function of a distance from a factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the function is at least one of a linear function and a non-linear function.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is at least one of a through hole via, an electrode pad, a wiring, an OPB (Optical Black) pixel, and a scribe line.

16. An electronic apparatus, comprising

a solid-state imaging apparatus including:

a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of pixels is formed;

an upper layer film varying in thickness and laminated on the semiconductor substrate; and

on-chip lenses formed on the upper layer film so as to correspond to respective pixels, a pupil correction amount of at least one of the on-chip lenses being changed depending on a distance between a center of a pixel area and the at least one on-chip lens, and depending on a film thickness of the upper layer film at a position of the at least one on-chip lens on the upper layer film, wherein the film thickness of the upper layer film at the position of the at least one on-chip lens is the distance between the at least one on-chip lens and the semiconductor substrate.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the film thickness of the upper layer film is represented by a function of a distance from a factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the factor differentiating the film thickness of the upper layer film is at least one of a through hole via, an electrode pad, a wiring, an OPB (Optical Black) pixel, and a scribe line.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the function is a linear function.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the function is a non-linear function.

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 Sep 26, 2013
From: SAITO, HIROMASA
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031291/0585 →