IP Library Granted Patent US 11,710,753
Granted Patent B2
US 11,710,753 · App. 17/591,701 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

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

Inventors: Atsushi Kawashima (Kumamoto, JP); Katsunori Hiramatsu (Kumamoto, JP); Yasufumi Miyoshi (Kumamoto, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
H01L27/14623H01L27/1463H01L27/1464H01L27/14621H01L27/14627H01L27/14636H01L27/14641H01L27/14645H01L27/14685H01L27/14687
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Patent No.
US 11,710,753
App. No.
17/591,701
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate provided with an effective pixel region including a light receiving section that photoelectrically converts incident light; an interconnection layer that is provided at a plane side opposite to the light receiving plane of the semiconductor substrate; a first groove portion that is provided between adjacent light receiving sections and is formed at a predetermined depth from the light receiving plane side of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating material that is embedded in at least a part of the first groove portion.

Claims (16)

1. An imaging device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate including an effective pixel region and an optical black region, wherein the effective pixel region of the semiconductor substrate includes a photoelectric conversion region, and wherein the semiconductor substrate has a first side and a second side opposite the first side;

a first trench disposed entirely in the optical black region of the semiconductor substrate in a cross-sectional view;

a first film disposed in the first trench in the cross-sectional view, wherein the first film includes a metal; and

a second film disposed in the first trench in the cross-sectional view, wherein the second film is disposed above the first side and extends outside of the first trench toward a side of the effective pixel region in the cross-sectional view.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film is comprised of tungsten.

3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the second film is comprised of a high-dielectric insulating film.

4. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film is disposed above the second film in the cross-sectional view.

5. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film is disposed above the first side in the optical black region.

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

a second trench disposed in the effective pixel region of the semiconductor substrate in the cross-sectional view.

7. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein a width of the first trench is larger than a width of the second trench in the cross-sectional view.

8. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the second film is comprised of a metallic oxide.

9. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein the second film extends into the second trench in the cross-sectional view.

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

a wiring layer disposed adjacent to the second side.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2022
From: KAWASHIMA, ATSUSHI; HIRAMATSU, KATSUNORI; MIYOSHI, YASUFUMI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059828/0331 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059857/0336 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-169911 · Jul 29, 2010 · national
Continuity (10)
Continuation 16782338 · Feb 5, 2020
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