IP Library Granted Patent US 11,791,353
Granted Patent B2
US 11,791,353 · App. 17/496,545 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Solid state imaging device, manufacturing method of the same, and electronic equipment

Inventors: Hiroshi Tayanaka (Kanagawa, JP); Yuuji Inoue (Nagasaki, JP); Masashi Nakata (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H01L27/14621H01L27/14605H01L27/14623H01L27/14627H01L27/14634H01L27/14656H01L27/14685
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Patent No.
US 11,791,353
App. No.
17/496,545
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid state imaging device that includes a phase difference detection pixel which is a pixel for phase difference detection; a first imaging pixel which is a pixel for imaging and is adjacent to the phase difference detection pixel; and a second imaging pixel which is a pixel for imaging other than the first imaging pixel. An area of a color filter of the first imaging pixel is smaller than an area of a color filter of the second imaging pixel.

Claims (59)

1. An imaging device comprising:

a first pixel configured to receive green light, the first pixel including:

a first photoelectric conversion region,

a first on-chip lens, and

a first light shield disposed between the first photoelectric conversion region and the first on-chip lens, wherein the first photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the first light shield in a plan view;

a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel and configured to receive red light, the second pixel including:

a second photoelectric conversion region,

a second on-chip lens, and

a second light shield disposed between the second photoelectric conversion region and the second on-chip lens, wherein the second photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the second light shield in the plan view; and

a third pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel and configured to receive white light, the third pixel including:

a third photoelectric conversion region,

a third on-chip lens, and

a third light shield disposed between the third photoelectric conversion region and the third on-chip lens, wherein the third photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the third light shield in the plan view,

wherein an area of the first light shield is less than an area of the third light shield and greater than an area of the second light shield.

2. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, and third pixels further include a light shielding film.

3. The imaging device of claim 1 , further comprising a first color filter aligned with the first pixel.

4. The imaging device of claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film.

5. The imaging device of claim 1 , further comprising a pixel array unit, a control circuit, and a logic circuit.

6. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein an aperture area of the first pixel differs from an aperture area of the second pixel.

7. The imaging device of claim 6 , wherein an aperture area of the third pixel differs from each of the aperture area of the first pixel differs and the aperture area of the second pixel.

8. A method of forming an imaging device, the method comprising:

disposing a first pixel configured to receive green light, the first pixel including:

a first photoelectric conversion region,

a first on-chip lens, and

a first light shield disposed between the first photoelectric conversion region and the first on-chip lens, wherein the first photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the first light shield in a plan view;

disposing a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel and configured to receive red light, the second pixel including:

a second photoelectric conversion region,

a second on-chip lens, and

a second light shield disposed between the second photoelectric conversion region and the second on-chip lens, wherein the second photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the second light shield in the plan view; and

disposing a third pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel and configured to receive white light, the third pixel including:

a third photoelectric conversion region,

a third on-chip lens, and

a third light shield disposed between the third photoelectric conversion region and the third on-chip lens, wherein the third photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the third light shield in the plan view,

wherein an area of the first light shield is less than an area of the third light shield and greater than an area of the second light shield.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the first, second, and third pixels further include a light shielding film.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising disposing a first color filter aligned with the first pixel.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising disposing an insulating film.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising disposing a pixel array unit, a control circuit, and a logic circuit.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein an aperture area of the first pixel differs from an aperture area of the second pixel.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein an aperture area of the third pixel differs from each of the aperture area of the first pixel differs and the aperture area of the second pixel.

15. An electronic apparatus comprising a solid-state imaging device, the solid-state imaging device comprising:

a first pixel configured to receive green light, the first pixel including:

a first photoelectric conversion region,

a first on-chip lens, and

a first light shield disposed between the first photoelectric conversion region and the first on-chip lens, wherein the first photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the first light shield in a plan view;

a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel and configured to receive red light, the second pixel including:

a second photoelectric conversion region,

a second on-chip lens, and

a second light shield disposed between the second photoelectric conversion region and the second on-chip lens, wherein the second photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the second light shield in the plan view; and

a third pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel and configured to receive white light, the third pixel including:

a third photoelectric conversion region,

a third on-chip lens, and

a third light shield disposed between the third photoelectric conversion region and the third on-chip lens, wherein the third photelectric conversion region is overlapped by the third light shield in the plan view;

wherein an area of the first light shield is less than an area of the third light shield and greater than an area of the second light shield.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein each of the first, second, and third pixels further include a light shielding film.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , the solid-state imaging device further comprising a first color filter aligned with the first pixel.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , the solid-state imaging device further comprising an insulating film.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , the solid-state imaging device further comprising a pixel array unit, a control circuit, and a logic circuit.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an aperture area of the first pixel differs from an aperture area of the second pixel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057750/0781 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: TAYANAKA, HIROSHI; INOUE, YUUJI; NAKATA, MASASHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058639/0785 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-257294 · Dec 12, 2013 · national
JP 2014-109412 · May 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16867141 · May 5, 2020
Continuation 15722960 · Oct 2, 2017
Continuation 14764685
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