IP Library Granted Patent US 9,318,534
Granted Patent B2
US 9,318,534 · App. 14/410,649 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Solid-state image pickup device and manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,318,534
App. No.
14/410,649
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a solid-state image pickup device that makes it possible to enhance image quality, and a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic apparatus. A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections, wherein the pixel section includes an effective pixel region and an optical black region, and the organic photoelectric conversion sections of the optical black region include a light-shielding film and a buffer film on a light-incidence side.

Claims (42)

1. A solid-state image pickup device comprising;

a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections,

wherein the pixel section includes an effective pixel region and an optical black region, and

the organic photoelectric conversion sections of the optical black region include a light-shielding film, an organic semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion function, and a buffer film between the light-shielding film and the organic semiconductor layer on a light-incidence side of the organic semiconductor layer.

2. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 1 , wherein the organic photoelectric conversion section of the effective pixel region includes the organic semiconductor layer between a first electrode and a second electrode, and

the organic photoelectric conversion section of the optical black region includes the organic semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.

3. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the buffer film is configured of at least one of a group consisting of SiN, SiO 2 , SiON, SiC, SiCN, ITO, Al, and AlO.

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

wherein a difference in stress between the optical black region and the effective pixel region is −150 MPa to 200 MPa both inclusive.

5. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixels include one or more inorganic photoelectric conversion sections that are configured to perform photoelectric conversion in different wavelength ranges from those of the organic photoelectric conversion sections, and

in each of the pixels, the one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections and the one or more inorganic photoelectric conversion sections are stacked.

6. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 2 , further comprising a protective film that is provided between the second electrode and the light-shielding film,

wherein the buffer film is provided between the second electrode and the protective film.

7. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 2 , further comprising a protective film that is provided between the second electrode and the light-shielding film,

wherein the buffer film is provided between the protective film and the light-shielding film.

8. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the buffer film is provided between the organic semiconductor layer and the second electrode.

9. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4 ,

wherein film stress on the light-incidence side in the optical black region is −150 MPa to 200 MPa both inclusive.

10. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 4 ,

wherein film stress on the light-incidence side in the effective pixel region is −150 MPa to 200 MPa both inclusive.

11. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the inorganic photoelectric conversion sections are embedded in a semiconductor substrate, and

the organic photoelectric conversion sections are formed on a first surface side of the semiconductor substrate.

12. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 11 , further comprising a multi-layered wiring layer, the multi-layered wiring layer being formed on a second surface side of the semiconductor substrate.

13. The solid-state image pickup device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the organic photoelectric conversion sections are configured to perform photoelectric conversion of green light, and

in the semiconductor substrate, the inorganic photoelectric conversion section that is configured to perform photoelectric conversion of blue light and the inorganic photoelectric conversion section that is configured to perform photoelectric conversion of red light are stacked.

14. A method of manufacturing a solid-state image pickup device, the solid-state image pickup device including a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections, the method comprising:

providing, in the pixel section, an effective pixel region and an optical black region;

forming, in the organic photoelectric conversion section of the effective pixel region, a first electrode, an organic semiconductor layer, and a second electrode, the organic semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion function; and

forming, in the organic photoelectric conversion section of the optical black region, the first electrode, the organic semiconductor layer, the second electrode, and a light-shielding film, and forming a buffer layer on the second electrode side of the organic semiconductor layer, wherein the buffer layer is between the organic semiconductor layer and the light-shielding film.

15. The method of manufacturing the solid-state image pickup device according to claim 14 , further comprising providing a protective film between the second electrode and the light-shielding film,

wherein the buffer film is provided between the second electrode and the protective film.

16. The method of manufacturing the solid-state image pickup device according to claim 14 , further comprising providing a protective film between the second electrode and the light-shielding film,

wherein the buffer film is provided between the protective film and the light-shielding film.

17. The method of manufacturing the solid-state image pickup device according to claim 14 , wherein the buffer film is provided between the organic semiconductor layer and the second electrode.

18. An electronic apparatus provided with a solid-state image pickup device, the solid-state image pickup device comprising:

a pixel section that includes a plurality of pixels, the pixels each including one or more organic photoelectric conversion sections,

wherein the pixel section includes an effective pixel region and an optical black region, and

the organic photoelectric conversion sections of the optical black region include a light-shielding film, an organic semiconductor layer having a photoelectric conversion function, and a buffer film between the light-shielding film and the organic semiconductor layer on a light-incidence side of the organic semiconductor layer.

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 Dec 30, 2014
From: JOEI, MASAHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034716/0378 →