IP Library Granted Patent US 9,450,114
Granted Patent B2
US 9,450,114 · App. 14/527,221 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus having a plurality of photoelectric conversion layer for corresponding wavelength regions

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Patent No.
US 9,450,114
App. No.
14/527,221
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging device which includes, a photoelectric conversion film provided on a second surface side which is the opposite side to a first surface on which a wiring layer of a semiconductor substrate is formed, performs photoelectric conversion with respect to light in a predetermined wavelength region, and transmits light in other wavelength regions; and a photoelectric conversion layer which is provided in the semiconductor substrate, and performs the photoelectric conversion with respect to light in other wavelength regions which has transmitted the photoelectric conversion film, in which input light is incident from the second surface side with respect to the photoelectric conversion film and the photoelectric conversion layer.

Claims (41)

1. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a photoelectric conversion film provided at a first side of a semiconductor substrate, the first side of the semiconductor substrate located opposite to a second side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion film performs photoelectric conversion with respect to light of a predetermined wavelength region and transmits light of other wavelength regions;

a first photoelectric conversion layer provided within the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first photoelectric conversion layer performs photoelectric conversion with respect to the light of a first one of the other wavelength regions; and

a second photoelectric conversion layer provided within the semiconductor substrate, wherein the second photoelectric conversion layer performs photoelectric conversion with respect to the light of a second one of the other wavelength regions.

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

a light-shielding film which defines a region in which light enters the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the light-shielding film is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate.

3. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-shielding film is provided with an opening which passes light to the first side of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein the photoelectric conversion film has an area which is larger than that of the opening.

4. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-shielding film is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate for each pixel, and the light-shielding film transfers charge which is photoelectrically converted in the photoelectric conversion film to a charge accumulation unit provided within the semiconductor substrate.

5. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein the light-shielding film has an area which is larger than that of an upper portion of the charge accumulation unit, and the light-shielding film performs light shielding with respect to the charge accumulation unit.

6. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein the light-shielding film includes:

a portion having a larger area than that of the upper portion of the charge accumulation unit, and

a convex portion which protrudes from the portion of the larger area to the first side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the convex portion is in electrical contact with a diffused region formed on a front layer portion of the semiconductor substrate in which light shielding is performed with respect to the charge accumulation unit by the convex portion.

7. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein the light-shielding film is in electrical contact with a diffused region formed on a front layer portion of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein the diffused region has a larger area than that of the upper portion of the charge accumulation unit.

8. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-shielding film includes a light-shielding region which performs light shielding between pixels, and a predetermined potential is applied to the light-shielding region.

9. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein the photoelectric conversion film is pinched by a lower electrode and an upper electrode, and

wherein a part of the light-shielding film is used as a wiring which supplies a predetermined bias voltage to the upper electrode from the first side of the semiconductor substrate.

10. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 2 , further including a first transfer gate that is configured to transfer charge from the photoelectric conversion film accumulated in a charge accumulation unit to a floating diffusion region.

11. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first photoelectric conversion layer, the second photoelectric conversion layer, and the photoelectric conversion film are vertically provided along an optical axis of input light.

12. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a solid-state imaging device which includes:

a photoelectric conversion film provided at a first side of a semiconductor substrate, the first side of the semiconductor substrate located opposite to a second side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion film performs photoelectric conversion with respect to light of a predetermined wavelength region and transmits light of other wavelength regions,

a first photoelectric conversion layer provided within the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first photoelectric conversion layer performs photoelectric conversion with respect to the light of a first one of the other wavelength regions, and

a second photoelectric conversion layer provided within the semiconductor substrate, wherein the second photoelectric conversion layer performs photoelectric conversion with respect to the light of a second one of the other wavelength regions.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , further including:

a light-shielding film which defines a region in which light enters the semiconductor substrate,

wherein the light-shielding film is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the light-shielding film is provided with an opening which passes light to the first side of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein the photoelectric conversion film has an area which is larger than that of the opening.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the light-shielding film is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate for each pixel, and the light-shielding film transfers charge which is photoelectrically converted in the photoelectric conversion film to a charge accumulation unit provided within the semiconductor substrate.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the light-shielding film has an area which is larger than that of an upper portion of the charge accumulation unit, and the light-shielding film performs light shielding with respect to the charge accumulation unit.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the light-shielding film includes:

a portion having a larger area than that of the upper portion of the charge accumulation unit; and

a convex portion which protrudes from the portion of the larger area to the first side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the convex portion is electrically connected to a diffused region formed on a front layer portion of the semiconductor substrate in which light shielding is performed with respect to the charge accumulation unit by the convex portion.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the light-shielding film is electrically connected to a diffused region and is formed on a front layer portion of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein the diffused region has a larger area than that of the upper portion of the charge accumulation unit.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the light-shielding film includes a light shielding region which performs light shielding between pixels, and a predetermined potential is applied to the light-shielding region.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the photoelectric conversion film is pinched by a lower electrode and an upper electrode, and

wherein a part of the light-shielding film is used as a wiring which supplies a predetermined bias voltage to the upper electrode from the first side of the semiconductor substrate.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE INCORRECT APPLICATION NUMBER 14/572221 AND REPLACE IT WITH 14/527221 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040815 FRAME: 0649. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 27, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2020
From: YAMAGUCHI, TETSUJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2020
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053085/0608 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: YAMAGUCHI, TETSUJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 039635 FRAME 0495. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 9, 2016
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