IP Library Granted Patent US 9,659,994
Granted Patent B2
US 9,659,994 · App. 15/148,127 · Granted May 23, 2017

Imaging device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Tsutomu Imoto (Kanagawa, JP); Keiji Mabuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
H01L27/14887H01L27/1463H01L27/14609H01L27/14612H01L27/14627H01L27/14636H01L27/14643H01L27/14654H01L27/14689H01L27/14812
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Patent No.
US 9,659,994
App. No.
15/148,127
Granted
May 23, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion region that generates photovoltaic power for each pixel depending on irradiation light; and a first element isolation region that is provided between adjacent photoelectric conversion regions in a state of surrounding the photoelectric conversion region.

Claims (17)

1. An imaging device comprising:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions that each generate photovoltaic power for a corresponding pixel of the imaging device depending on irradiation light; and

a first element isolation region that is provided between adjacent first and second photoelectric conversion regions included in the plurality of photoelectric conversion regions, wherein the first element isolation region surrounds at least one of the first and second photoelectric conversion regions, and wherein a photovoltaic type pixel and an accumulation type pixel are formed in the adjacent photoelectric conversion regions.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second element isolation region that is provided between at least one of the photoelectric conversion regions and a pixel circuit region.

3. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second element isolation regions are configured of a material that blocks a diffusion current.

4. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein a PN junction diode is formed in at least some of the photoelectric conversion regions as a photo-sensor.

5. The imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein a transfer gate and a floating diffusion are further formed in at least some of the photoelectric conversion regions.

6. An imaging device comprising:

a photoelectric conversion region that generates photovoltaic power for each pixel depending on irradiation light, wherein a PN junction diode is formed in the photoelectric conversion region as a photo-sensor, and wherein a transfer gate and a floating diffusion are further formed in the photoelectric conversion region;

a first element isolation region that is provided between adjacent first and second photoelectric conversion regions, wherein the first element isolation region surrounds at least one of the first and second photoelectric conversion regions, wherein a photovoltaic type pixel and an accumulation type pixel are formed in the adjacent photoelectric conversion regions; and

a second element isolation region that is provided between the photoelectric conversion region and a pixel circuit region.

7. An electronic apparatus equipped with an imaging device, wherein the imaging device includes:

a photoelectric conversion region that generates photovoltaic power for each pixel depending on irradiation light, wherein a PN junction diode is formed in the photoelectric conversion region as a photo-sensor, and wherein a transfer gate and a floating diffusion are further formed in the photoelectric conversion region;

a first element isolation region that is provided between adjacent first and second photoelectric conversion regions, wherein the first element isolation region surrounds at least one of the first and second photoelectric conversion-regions, wherein a photovoltaic type pixel and an accumulation type pixel are formed in the adjacent photoelectric conversion regions; and

a second element isolation region that is provided between the photoelectric conversion region and a pixel circuit region.

8. The electronic apparatus equipped with an imaging device of claim 7 , wherein the first and second element isolation regions are configured of a material that blocks a diffusion current.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2021
From: IMOTO, TSUTOMU; MABUCHI, KEIJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056204/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043952/0693 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14567777 · Dec 11, 2014
Provisional Application 61929842 · Jan 21, 2014
Related Publication 20160247842A1 · Aug 25, 2016