IP Library Granted Patent US 12,237,352
Granted Patent B2
US 12,237,352 · App. 17/739,281 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Solid-state imaging element having partition wall disposed between optical filters

Inventor: Masahiro Mori (Haibara-gun, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
H01L27/14621H01L27/14685H01L27/14645
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Patent No.
US 12,237,352
App. No.
17/739,281
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a solid-state imaging element including a support 1 having a photoelectric conversion unit 10 and an optical filter 20 provided on a light incident side with respect to the photoelectric conversion unit 10 . The optical filter 20 has two or more kinds of pixels 21, 22 , and 23 arranged in a patterned manner and a partition wall 25 disposed between the pixels. A refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm is 1.10 to 1.30, a width W 1 of the partition wall is 80 to 150 nm, a refractive index of the pixels with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 1.60 to 1.90, a difference between a thickness H 1 of the partition wall and a thickness H 2 of pixels adjacent to the partition wall is 200 nm or less, and a difference between the refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm and a refractive index of the pixels adjacent to the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 0.30 to 0.80.

Claims (46)

1. A solid-state imaging element comprising:

a support having a photoelectric conversion unit; and

an optical filter provided on a light incident side with respect to the photoelectric conversion unit,

wherein the optical filter has two or more kinds of pixels arranged in a patterned manner and a partition wall disposed between the pixels,

a refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm is 1.10 to 1.30,

a width of the partition wall is 80 to 150 nm,

a refractive index of the pixels with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 1.60 to 1.90,

a difference between a thickness of the partition wall and a thickness of pixels adjacent to the partition wall is 200 nm or less,

a difference between the refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm and a refractive index of the pixels adjacent to the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 0.30 to 0.80, and

the thickness of the partition wall is larger than a thickness of the pixels.

2. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the thickness of the partition wall is 300 to 650 nm.

3. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the pixels is 300 to 600 nm.

4. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a width of the pixels is 300 to 1100 nm.

5. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a pixel pitch of the optical filter is 400 to 1200 nm.

6. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the difference between the thickness of the partition wall and the thickness of pixels adjacent to the partition wall is 1 nm or more.

7. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a void ratio of the partition wall is 20% to 80%.

8. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an underlayer between the partition wall and a pixel side.

9. The solid-state imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the optical filter includes at least one kind of pixel selected from a yellow pixel, a cyan pixel, or a magenta pixel.

10. A solid-state imaging element comprising:

a support having a photoelectric conversion unit; and

an optical filter provided on a light incident side with respect to the photoelectric conversion unit,

wherein the optical filter has two or more kinds of pixels arranged in a patterned manner and a partition wall disposed between the pixels,

a refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm is 1.10 to 1.30,

a width of the partition wall is 80 to 150 nm,

a refractive index of the pixels with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 1.60 to 1.90,

a difference between a thickness of the partition wall and a thickness of pixels adjacent to the partition wall is 200 nm or less,

a difference between the refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm and a refractive index of the pixels adjacent to the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 0.30 to 0.80, and

the partition wall includes at least one kind selected from silica particles having a shape in which a plurality of spherical silica particles are linked in a beaded shape or silica particles having a hollow structure.

11. A solid-state imaging element comprising:

a support having a photoelectric conversion unit; and

an optical filter provided on a light incident side with respect to the photoelectric conversion unit,

wherein the optical filter has two or more kinds of pixels arranged in a patterned manner and a partition wall disposed between the pixels,

a refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm is 1.10 to 1.30,

a width of the partition wall is 80 to 150 nm,

a refractive index of the pixels with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 1.60 to 1.90,

a difference between a thickness of the partition wall and a thickness of pixels adjacent to the partition wall is 200 nm or less,

a difference between the refractive index of the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 533 nm and a refractive index of the pixels adjacent to the partition wall with respect to light having a wavelength of 1000 nm is 0.30 to 0.80, and

a surface roughness Ra value of the pixels is 0.1 to 5.0 nm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2022
From: MORI, MASAHIRO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-212900 · Nov 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020042704 · Nov 17, 2020
Related Publication 20220271078A1 · Aug 25, 2022
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