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Granted Patent B2
US 12,035,063 · App. 18/017,526 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Kimiyasu Shiina (Tokyo, JP); Kei Nakagawa (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Shuntaro Izumi (Kanagawa, JP); Kohei Yamada (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: Sony Group Corporation; Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
H04N25/79H04N25/131H04N25/134H04N25/65H04N25/766H04N25/77H04N25/78
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Patent No.
US 12,035,063
App. No.
18/017,526
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Accuracy of results obtained by integrally processing information acquired by different sensors is improved. A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band; and a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, in which the first sensor includes a first pixel ( 110 ) that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and the second sensor includes a second pixel ( 110 ) that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light.

Claims (112)

1. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band;

a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, wherein

the first sensor includes a first pixel that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and

the second sensor includes a second pixel that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light,

the first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the first wavelength band,

the second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the second wavelength band, and

the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed on a surface side of the first photoelectric conversion section opposite to a light incident surface of the first wavelength band;

a first chip including the first pixel and the second pixel; and

a second chip including a driving unit that drives the first pixel and the second pixel, and a readout section that reads out a pixel signal from the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein

the first chip and the second chip are stacked chips configured by being bonded to each other, and wherein

the driving unit includes

a first driving unit that supplies a control signal to the first pixel, and

a second driving unit that supplies a control signal to the second pixel, and

the readout section includes

a first readout section that reads out the first pixel signal generated by the first pixel, and

a second readout section that reads out the second pixel signal generated by the second pixel.

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

the first driving unit and the second driving unit are disposed in adjacent regions in the second chip, and

the first readout section and the second readout section are disposed in adjacent regions in the second chip.

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

the first readout section and the second readout section are disposed in adjacent regions close to a center of the second chip, and

the first driving unit and the second driving unit are separately disposed in two regions sandwiching the region in which the first readout section and the second readout section are disposed in the second chip.

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

the driving unit further includes a third driving unit that supplies a common control signal to the first pixel and the second pixel.

5. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein

the first driving unit, the second driving unit, and the third driving unit are disposed in adjacent regions in the second chip, and

the first readout section and the second readout section are disposed in adjacent regions in the second chip.

6. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein

two of the first driving unit to the third driving unit are disposed in adjacent regions in the second chip,

the first readout section and the second readout section are disposed in adjacent regions in the second chip and adjacent to the region where the two of the first driving unit to the third driving unit are disposed, and

a remaining one of the first driving unit to the third driving unit is disposed in a region opposite to the region where the two of the first driving unit to the third driving unit are disposed with a region where the first readout section and the second readout section are disposed in the second chip sandwiched between.

7. The solid-state imaging device according claim 1 , wherein

a first drive line that supplies the control signal output from the driving unit to the first pixel extends in a first direction in the first chip, and

a second drive line that supplies the control signal output from the driving unit to the second pixel extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in the first chip.

8. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first sensor includes a plurality of the first pixels for one second pixel in the second sensor.

9. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , further including:

a fifth chip including a frame memory that holds data output from the readout section, wherein

the fifth chip is bonded between the first chip and the second chip or on a side opposite to the first chip sandwiching the second chip.

10. An electronic apparatus including:

a solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , and

a processor that processes first image data acquired by the first sensor and output from the solid-state imaging device and second image data acquired by the second sensor and output from the solid-state imaging device.

11. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band;

a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, wherein

the first sensor includes a first pixel that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and

the second sensor includes a second pixel that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light,

the first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the first wavelength band,

the second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the second wavelength band, and

the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed on a surface side of the first photoelectric conversion section opposite to a light incident surface of the first wavelength band;

a first chip including the first pixel and the second pixel; and

a second chip including a driving unit that drives the first pixel and the second pixel, and a readout section that reads out a pixel signal from the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein

the first chip and the second chip are stacked chips configured by being bonded to each other, and wherein

the driving unit supplies a common control signal to the first pixel and the second pixel, and

the readout section includes

a first readout section that reads out a first pixel signal generated by the first pixel, and

a second readout section that reads out a second pixel signal generated by the second pixel.

12. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band;

a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, wherein

the first sensor includes a first pixel that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and

the second sensor includes a second pixel that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light,

the first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the first wavelength band,

the second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the second wavelength band, and

the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed on a surface side of the first photoelectric conversion section opposite to a light incident surface of the first wavelength band;

a first chip including the first pixel and the second pixel; and

a second chip including a driving unit that drives the first pixel and the second pixel, and a readout section that reads out a pixel signal from the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein

the first chip and the second chip are stacked chips configured by being bonded to each other, and

wherein the driving unit includes

a first driving unit that supplies a control signal to the first pixel, and

a second driving unit that supplies a control signal to the second pixel, and

the readout section reads out a first pixel signal generated by the first pixel and a second pixel signal generated by the second pixel.

13. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 12 , wherein

the readout section is disposed in an adjacent region close to the center of the second chip, and

the first driving unit and the second driving unit are separately disposed in two regions sandwiching the region in which the readout section is disposed in the second chip.

14. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band;

a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, wherein

the first sensor includes a first pixel that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and

the second sensor includes a second pixel that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light,

the first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the first wavelength band,

the second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the second wavelength band, and

the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed on a surface side of the first photoelectric conversion section opposite to a light incident surface of the first wavelength band;

a first chip including the first pixel and the second pixel; and

a second chip including a driving unit that drives the first pixel and the second pixel, and a readout section that reads out a pixel signal from the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein

the first chip and the second chip are stacked chips configured by being bonded to each other, and

wherein the driving unit includes

a first driving unit that supplies a control signal to the first pixel,

a second driving unit that supplies a control signal to the second pixel, and

a third driving unit that supplies a common control signal to the first pixel and the second pixel, and

the readout section includes

a first readout section that reads out a first pixel signal generated by a part of a plurality of the first pixels, and

a second readout section that reads out a first pixel signal generated by a rest of the plurality of first pixels and a second pixel signal generated by the second pixel.

15. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 14 , wherein

the part of the plurality of first pixels is connected to the first readout section via a first signal line extending in a third direction in the first chip, and the rest is connected to the second readout section via a second signal line extending in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction.

16. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band;

a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, wherein

the first sensor includes a first pixel that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and

the second sensor includes a second pixel that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light,

the first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the first wavelength band,

the second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion section that photoelectrically converts the light of the second wavelength band, and

the second photoelectric conversion section is disposed on a surface side of the first photoelectric conversion section opposite to a light incident surface of the first wavelength band;

a first chip including the first pixel and the second pixel; and

a second chip including a driving unit that drives the first pixel and the second pixel, and a readout section that reads out a pixel signal from the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein

the first chip and the second chip are stacked chips configured by being bonded to each other, and

wherein the driving unit includes

a first driving unit that supplies a control signal to the first pixel,

a second driving unit that supplies a control signal to the second pixel, and

a third driving unit that supplies a common control signal to the first pixel and the second pixel, and

the readout section reads a first pixel signal generated by the first pixel and a second pixel signal generated by the second pixel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2023
From: SHIINA, KIMIYASU; NAKAGAWA, KEI; SUZUKI, ATSUSHI; IZUMI, SHUNTARO; YAMADA, KOHEI
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION; SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062454/0045 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-155715 · Sep 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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