IP Library Granted Patent US 11,122,227
Granted Patent B2
US 11,122,227 · App. 16/845,964 · Granted Sep 14, 2021

Image sensor, image capturing system, and production method of image sensor

Inventor: Atsushi Toda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04N5/36965G01S7/4816G01S17/86G01S17/931G02B5/201G02B5/208G02B5/26G02B5/281H01L24/29H01L24/32H01L27/14629H01L27/14634H01L27/14636H01L27/14647H01L27/14652H01L27/14685H04N5/332H01L27/1464H01L27/1469H01L27/14689H01L2224/2908H01L2224/29188H01L2224/30505H01L2224/32145H01L2924/05042H01L2924/05341H01L2924/05442
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Patent No.
US 11,122,227
App. No.
16/845,964
Granted
Sep 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an imaging device, an electronic apparatus including an imaging device, and an automotive vehicle including an electronic apparatus including an imaging device, including: a first substrate including a first set of photoelectric conversion units; a second substrate including a second set of photoelectric conversion units; and an insulating layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; where the insulating layer has a capability to reflect a first wavelength range of light and transmit a second wavelength range of light that is longer than the first wavelength range of light.

Claims (23)

1. An imaging device, comprising:

a first pixel unit that converts light of a first wavelength range into a first charge, wherein the first pixel unit is driven with a low drive voltage;

a second pixel unit that converts light of a second wavelength range into a second charge, wherein the second pixel unit is driven with a high drive voltage; and

a light passing element, wherein a light transmittance for the second wavelength range is higher than for the first wavelength range,

wherein the light passing element is formed between the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit in a depth direction, and

wherein the first wavelength range includes a shorter wavelength than the second wavelength range.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein at least two first pixel units correspond to one second pixel unit.

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

a first wiring layer between the first pixel unit and the light passing element in the depth direction and

a second wiring layer under the second pixel unit in the depth direction.

4. The imaging device according to claim 3 , wherein the first wiring layer includes a first wire electrically connected with a second wire of the second wiring layer by a through electrode.

5. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the light passing element comprises a multilayer film.

6. The imaging device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an optical filter on top of the first pixel unit in the depth direction.

7. The imaging device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a semiconductor layer under the second wiring layer in the depth direction.

8. The imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light of the first wavelength range comprises visible light, and

wherein the light of the second wavelength range comprises infrared light.

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

at least one of a logic circuit and a memory circuit.

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

a control unit that controls an overall drive state of the imaging device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2020
From: TODA, ATSUSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052450/0387 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-244083 · Dec 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16060106
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