Semiconductor device, solid-state image sensor and camera system
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
1. An imaging device comprising:
a first substrate including a pixel array unit, wherein a first side of the pixel array unit is disposed along a first direction and a second side of the pixel array unit is disposed along a second direction;
a second substrate including a plurality of counters; and
a first plurality of vias and a second plurality of vias electrically connecting the first and second substrates,
wherein,
the first plurality of vias is located outside of the pixel array unit and along the first direction,
the second plurality of vias is located outside of the pixel array unit and along the second direction, and
the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate further includes a reference signal generation circuit.
3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate further includes a portion of a pixel driving circuit.
4. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second plurality of vias are located at end portions of a circuit block mounted on the first substrate.
5. The imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein the circuit block mounted on the first substrate includes at least a portion of at least one of a drive circuit, a decoder circuit, and a comparator.
6. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second plurality of vias are located at corner portions of a circuit block mounted on the first substrate.
7. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein the circuit block mounted on the first substrate includes at least a portion of at least one of a drive circuit, a decoder circuit, and a comparator.
8. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate further includes a comparator.
9. The imaging device of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes:
a via for supplying power;
a via for signals;
power supply wiring for power supplied through a via connected to a port of a circuit block on the first substrate; and
signal wiring connected to a via near a corner of the circuit block.
10. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes an analog circuit, and wherein the second substrate includes a digital circuit.