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Granted Patent B2
US 12,094,910 · App. 17/764,895 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Imaging element and imaging device

Inventor: Daiki Ogura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
H01L27/14636H01L27/14634H04N25/75H01L24/08H01L2224/08145
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,094,910
App. No.
17/764,895
Filed
Mar 29, 2022
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2639
USPC
348/302
Abstract

An imaging element includes a first substrate provided with a photoelectric conversion portion that photoelectrically converts light and generates charge, and a readout circuit that outputs a signal based on the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion portion, a second substrate laminated on the first substrate and provided with a processing portion that processes the signal output from the readout circuit, and a connection portion provided with a bent portion bending in a portion other than the vicinity of the first substrate and the second substrate, and electrically connecting the readout circuit to the processing portion.

Claims (43)

1. An imaging element comprising:

a first substrate provided with (i) a photoelectric conversion portion, which is configured to photoelectrically convert light and generate charge, and (ii) a readout circuit configured to output a signal based on the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion portion;

a second substrate laminated on the first substrate and provided with a processing portion configured to process the signal output from the readout circuit; and

a connection portion (i) provided with a bent portion, which bends in a direction other than a laminating direction in which the first substrate and the second substrate are laminated, and (ii) configured to electrically connect the readout circuit to the processing portion, wherein

the connection portion includes

a first wiring portion provided on a side of the first substrate,

a second wiring portion provided on a side of the second substrate, and

a bonding portion configured to bond the first wiring portion and the second wiring portion, and

the bent portion is provided on a side closer to the bonding portion than to the first substrate and the second substrate.

2. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion does not include the bent portion in a vicinity of the first substrate and a vicinity of the second substrate.

3. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the bent portion is provided at a distance of ¼ or more of a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate from the first substrate and the second substrate.

4. The imaging element according to claim 1 , comprising:

a plurality of wiring layers provided between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the bent portion is provided in the wiring layers.

5. The imaging element according to claim 4 , wherein at least two of the wiring layers are provided between the first substrate and the bent portion and between the second substrate and the bent portion.

6. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the bent portion is provided in the first wiring portion or the second wiring portion in a vicinity of the bonding portion.

7. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the bent portion is provided at a distance within ¼ of a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate from the bonding portion.

8. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the bonding portion is an electrode or pad.

9. The imaging element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second substrate is provided with a plurality of the processing portions arranged side by side in a first direction, and

the bent portion bends in the first direction.

10. The imaging element according to claim 9 , wherein the first substrate is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions whose number differs from that of the processing portions.

11. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the processing portion of the second substrate is not connected to the photoelectric conversion portion by the connection portion.

12. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion is a signal line for transferring a signal based on charge generated by the photoelectric conversion portion to the processing portion.

13. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the processing portion is a conversion unit configured to convert an analog signal based on the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion portion into a digital signal.

14. The imaging element according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion is a wiring for supplying a predetermined voltage to the photoelectric conversion portion.

15. An imaging device comprising:

the imaging element according to claim 1 ; and

a generation portion configured to generate image data on the basis ofbased on a signal output from the imaging element.

16. An imaging element comprising:

a first substrate provided with (i) a photoelectric conversion portion, which is configured to photoelectrically convert light and generate charge, and (ii) a readout circuit configured to output a signal based on the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion portion;

a second substrate laminated on the first substrate and provided with a control portion configured to control the readout circuit; and

a connection portion (i) including a bent portion, which bends in a direction other than a laminating direction in which the first substrate and the second substrate are laminated, and (ii) configured to electrically connect the readout circuit to the control portion, wherein

the connection portion includes

a first wiring portion provided on a side of the first substrate,

a second wiring portion provided on a side of the second substrate side, and

a bonding portion configured to bond the first wiring portion and the second wiring portion, and

the bent portion is provided on a side closer to the bonding portion than to the first substrate and the second substrate.

17. The imaging element according to claim 16 , wherein the bent portion is provided in the first wiring portion or the second wiring portion in a vicinity of the bonding portion.

18. The imaging element according to claim 16 , wherein the connection portion is a signal line for transferring a signal for controlling the readout circuit from the control portion to the readout circuit.

19. An imaging device comprising:

the imaging element according to claim 16 ; and

a generation portion configured to generate image data based on a signal output from the imaging element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2022
From: OGURA, DAIKI
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061204/0888 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-180783 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220352235A1 · Nov 3, 2022