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Granted Patent B2
US 11,521,998 · App. 17/281,730 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Solid-state imaging device and imaging device

Inventor: Kazuki Nomoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
H01L27/14614H01L27/14643H04N5/3454H04N5/357H04N5/374H04N5/378H04N5/379
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Patent No.
US 11,521,998
App. No.
17/281,730
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Improvement of noise characteristics is achievable. A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements ( 333 ) arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount, and a detection unit ( 400 ) that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. A chip ( 201 a ) on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed and a chip ( 201 b ) on which at least a part of the detection unit is disposed are different from each other.

Claims (70)

1. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount;

a detection circuit that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements;

a first chip on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed; and

a different second chip on which at least a part of the detection circuit is disposed, the second chip being joined to the first chip; and

wherein the detection circuit includes a current-voltage conversion circuit that includes a source follower circuit having a loop shape, the source follower circuit being disposed on the second chip and including:

a first transistor having a source thereof connected to the photoelectric conversion elements, and

a second transistor having a gate thereof connected to the photoelectric conversion elements and having a drain thereof connected to a gate of the first transistor.

2. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a logic circuit connected to the detection circuit; and

wherein the logic circuit is disposed on a third chip different from the first chip and from the second chip.

3. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a driving circuit that controls readout of the charges from the photoelectric conversion elements; and

wherein the driving circuit is disposed on the second chip.

4. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a generation circuit that generates a pixel signal that has a voltage value corresponding to a charge amount of the charge generated in each of the photoelectric conversion elements; and

wherein the generation circuit is disposed on the second chip.

5. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a third transistor disposed between the photoelectric conversion elements and the generation circuit; and

wherein the third transistor is disposed on the first chip.

6. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor includes a respective MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) transistor.

7. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor includes a respective terminal to which a reverse bias is to be applied.

8. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 7 , wherein the second chip includes an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate.

9. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first transistor and the second transistor includes a respective tunneling FET (Field effect transistor) of FinFET.

10. An imaging device comprising:

a solid-state imaging device;

an optical system that forms an image of incident light on a light reception surface of the solid-state imaging device; and

a control circuit that controls the solid-state imaging device;

wherein the solid-state imaging device includes:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount,

a detection circuit that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements,

a first chip on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed;

a different second chip on which at least a part of the detection circuit is disposed; and

a generation circuit that generates a pixel signal that has a voltage value corresponding to a charge amount of the charge generated in each of the photoelectric conversion elements, the generation circuit being disposed on a third chip joined between the first chip and the second chip.

11. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount;

a detection circuit that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements;

a first chip on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed; and

a different second chip on which at least a part of the detection circuit is disposed, the second chip being joined to the first chip;

wherein the detection circuit includes a current-voltage conversion circuit that includes a source follower circuit having a loop shape, the source follower circuit being disposed on the second chip; and

wherein the solid-state imaging device further comprises a transistor connected between the photoelectric conversion elements and the detection circuit, the transistor being disposed on the first chip.

12. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount;

a detection circuit that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements;

a first chip on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed; and

a different second chip on which at least a part of the detection circuit is disposed, the second chip being joined to the first chip;

wherein the detection circuit includes a current-voltage conversion circuit that includes a source follower circuit having a loop shape, the source follower circuit being disposed on the second chip; and

wherein the solid-state imaging device further comprises a generation circuit that generates a pixel signal that has a voltage value corresponding to a charge amount of the charge generated in each of the photoelectric conversion elements, the generation circuit being disposed on a third chip joined between the first chip and the second chip.

13. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount;

a detection circuit that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements;

a first chip on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed; and

a different second chip on which at least a part of the detection circuit is disposed, the second chip being joined to the first chip;

wherein the detection circuit includes a current-voltage conversion circuit that includes a source follower circuit having a loop shape, the source follower circuit being disposed on the second chip;

wherein the solid-state imaging device further comprises a generation circuit that generates a pixel signal that has a voltage value corresponding to a charge amount of the charge generated in each of the photoelectric conversion elements, the generation circuit being disposed on the second chip;

wherein the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are divided into a plurality of groups, each of the groups including one or more photoelectric conversion elements; and

wherein the detection circuit and the generation circuit are provided for each of the groups.

14. The solid-state imaging device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the groups includes a respective combination of the photoelectric conversion elements receiving different wavelength components of light.

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

the detection circuit is connected to a first group in the plurality of groups;

the generation circuit is connected to a second group in the plurality of groups; and

at least one of the photoelectric conversion elements belonging to the first group also belongs the second group.

16. A solid-state imaging device comprising:

a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid shape in a matrix direction and each generating a charge corresponding to a received light amount;

a detection circuit that detects a photocurrent produced by the charge generated in each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements;

a first chip on which the photoelectric conversion elements are disposed; and

a different second chip on which at least a part of the detection circuit is disposed, the second chip being joined to the first chip;

wherein the detection circuit includes a current-voltage conversion circuit that includes a source follower circuit having a loop shape, the source follower circuit being disposed on the second chip;

wherein the solid-state imaging device further comprises a hydrogen supply film provided on the second chip and supplying hydrogen atoms; and

wherein the solid-state imaging device further comprises a diffusion preventive film interposed between the first chip and the second chip and preventing diffusion of the hydrogen atoms from the second chip to the photoelectric conversion elements.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: NOMOTO, KAZUKI
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-216048 · Nov 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62733045 · Sep 18, 2018
Related Publication 20210400218A1 · Dec 23, 2021