IP Library Granted Patent US 9,257,477
Granted Patent B2
US 9,257,477 · App. 12/153,041 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Solid-state imaging device and camera module

Inventor: Hironori Godaiin (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H01L27/14685H01L27/14621H01L27/14627H01L27/14643
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Patent No.
US 9,257,477
App. No.
12/153,041
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging device is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of arrayed pixels, an optical inner filter layer, and a light-blocking side wall. The plurality of arrayed pixels each includes a photoelectric conversion portion and a pixel transistor. The optical inner filter layer is provided for blocking infrared light and formed facing toward a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion portion of a desired pixel among the arrayed pixels. The light-blocking side wall is formed on a lateral wall of the optical inner filter layer.

Claims (19)

1. A solid-state imaging device, comprising:

a plurality of arrayed pixels each including a photoelectric conversion portion and a pixel transistor;

an optical inner filter layer for blocking infrared light, which is formed facing toward a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion portion of a desired pixel among the arrayed pixels; and

a light-blocking side wall formed on a lateral wall of the optical inner filter layer, wherein

the side wall is formed of a metal film.

2. A solid-state imaging device, comprising:

a plurality of arrayed pixels each including a photoelectric conversion portion and a pixel transistor;

an optical inner filter layer for blocking infrared light, which is formed facing toward a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion portion of a desired pixel among the arrayed pixels; and

a light-blocking side wall formed on a lateral wall of the optical inner filter layer,

wherein the side wall is made of a material with a refractive index different from that of a light-transmissive layer between the optical inner filter layers adjacent to each other.

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

a plurality of wiring layers is formed of stacked films including a line and an insulating interlayer above the light-receiving surface, and

an inner-layer lens is formed between the plurality of wiring layers, facing toward the light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion portion.

4. A solid-state imaging device, comprising:

a second pixel between a first pixel and a third pixel, each of the first, second, and third pixels including a photoelectric conversion portion,

an optical inner filter layer on a light receiving side of the photoelectric conversion portion of each of the first and third pixels, and

a light-blocking side wall on a lateral wall of the optical inner filter layer,

wherein the light-blocking side wall is a metal film, and

wherein the metal film is tungsten, aluminum, or titanium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2008
From: GODAIIN, HIRONORI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020987/0573 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-171008 · Jun 28, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090002531A1 · Jan 1, 2009