IP Library Granted Patent US 9,768,215
Granted Patent B2
US 9,768,215 · App. 15/239,430 · Granted Sep 19, 2017

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

Inventor: Koji Kikuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H01L27/14623H01L27/1462H01L27/1463H01L27/1464H01L27/14621H01L27/14627H01L27/14643H01L27/14683H01L27/14685
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Patent No.
US 9,768,215
App. No.
15/239,430
Granted
Sep 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of phase difference detection pixels configured adjacent to one another; and an isolation structure arranged so as to isolate light entering each of light-receiving units of the plurality of phase difference detection pixels, in which the isolation structure is formed so as to have a inclined side wall surface whose cross section is tapered.

Claims (16)

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:

pixels including a first pixel, a second pixel and third pixel arranged horizontally with respect to each other, the first pixel being adjacent the second pixel, the second pixel being adjacent the third pixel, each of the pixels having a light receiving unit;

a respective lens disposed vertically aligned with and over each of the first, second third pixel;

in a cross sectional view, a first isolation structure disposed horizontally between the first pixel and the second pixel;

in the cross sectional view, a second isolation structure disposed horizontally between the second pixel and third pixel;

in the cross sectional view, a first trench region disposed horizontally between the first pixel and the second pixel;

in the cross sectional view, a second trench region disposed horizontally between the second pixel and third pixel; and

in the cross sectional view, a third trench region disposed within the second pixel, wherein, the first isolation structure is disposed vertically aligned with and over the first trench region and the second isolation structure is disposed vertically aligned with and over the second trench region.

2. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second pixel is a phase difference detection pixel.

3. The imaging apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the phase difference detection pixel includes at least a first photodiode region and a second photodiode region.

4. The imaging apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the third trench region is disposed horizontally between the first photodiode region and the second photodiode region.

5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first pixel, the second pixel and the third pixel are disposed within a same substrate.

6. The imaging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the substrate is an Si substrate.

7. The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each lens is a microlens positioned corresponding to its respective pixel of the first pixel, the second pixel and the third pixel.

8. The imaging apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first and second isolation structures have antireflection films formed on upper surfaces thereof.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising the imaging apparatus of claim 1 .

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-191713 · Sep 17, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14475690 · Sep 3, 2014
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