IP Library Granted Patent US 11,676,978
Granted Patent B2
US 11,676,978 · App. 17/574,312 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

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

Inventors: Susumu Hiyama (Kumamoto, JP); Kazufumi Watanabe (Kumamoto, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H01L27/1462H01L27/1463H01L27/1464H01L27/14612H01L27/14621H01L27/14623H01L27/14627H01L27/14629H01L27/14636H01L27/14643
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Patent No.
US 11,676,978
App. No.
17/574,312
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid state imaging device including a semiconductor layer comprising a plurality of photodiodes, a first antireflection film located over a first surface of the semiconductor layer, a second antireflection film located over the first antireflection film, a light shielding layer having side surfaces which are adjacent to at least one of first and the second antireflection film.

Claims (24)

1. A light detecting device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate including a first plane receiving incident light and a second plane opposite to the first plane;

a first photoelectric conversion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate;

a second photoelectric conversion region disposed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first photoelectric conversion region in a cross-sectional view;

a first separation region disposed between the first and second photoelectric conversion regions in the cross-sectional view;

a first film including titanium nitride, wherein the first film is disposed above the first separation region in the cross-sectional view;

a second film including hafnium oxide, wherein the second film is disposed between the first plane and the first film in the cross-sectional view; and

a third film including aluminum oxide, wherein a first part of the third film is disposed above the first film in the cross-sectional view,

wherein the second film contacts a second part of the third film above the first photoelectric conversion region in the cross-sectional view,

wherein the first film has a convex shape provided on a flat surface of the second film, such that concave and convex surfaces are provided, and

wherein the third film is provided so as to follow the concave and convex surfaces in a constant thickness.

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

a multi wiring layer disposed on the second plane of the semiconductor substrate.

3. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film includes metal.

4. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film is a light-shielding film.

5. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein a third part of the third film is disposed on a side wall of the first film in the cross-sectional view.

6. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an insulating film disposed above the third film in the cross-sectional view.

7. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first separation region includes a groove portion.

8. The light detecting device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a micro lens disposed above the insulating film.

9. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film is disposed corresponding to the first separation region in the cross-sectional view.

10. The light detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second film is an antireflection film, and wherein the third film is an antireflection film.

11. The light detecting device according to claim 7 , wherein at least a part of the second film is disposed in the groove portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2022
From: HIYAMA, SUSUMU; WATANABE, KAZUFUMI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058719/0901 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 12, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058719/0918 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2010-082488 · Mar 31, 2010 · national
Continuity (9)
Continuation 16688534 · Nov 19, 2019
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