Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Satoshi Shibata

Fumitoshi Kawase

Yoshihiro Sato

Ryota Sakaida

Yuko Nambu

Takuji Tsujita

Yu Nishitani

Miyuki Nakai

Hisako Kamiyanagi

Emi Kanazaki

Hisashi Watanabe

Tsuyoshi Maeda

Takeyoshi Tokuhara

Taiji Noda

Hidefumi Yoshida

Kiyoshi Minoura

Tsuyoshi Kamada

Shun Ueki

Tokio Taguchi

Mitsuhiro Koden

Tetsuya Asano

Junji Hirase

Yuhki Kobayashi

Emiko Igaki

Takehiro Murao

Naru Usukura

Toshiyuki Yoshimizu

Hirofumi Fujita

Shohei Katsuta

Yuta Sugimoto

Masahiro Shimizu

Takuma Tomotoshi

Yasushi Naito

Hisanori Bessho

Tatsuo Sugiyama

Akihiko Sagara

Akiko Iwata

Wataru Shinohara

Asami Nishikawa

Tetsuyuki Okano

Miori Hiraiwa

Hiroyuki Kamee

Eiichi Urakubo

Emi Kanasaki

Shunpei Yamanaka

Mehdi Shibahara

An interconnect structure includes: an interconnect layer containing a metal element as a main component and extending in a direction; a metal layer opposite to the interconnect layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the interconnect layer and the metal layer. The solid electrolyte layer encloses the interconnect layer at least in a cross-sectional view taken along a plane orthogonal to the direction. The interconnect layer and the metal layer are electrically insulated from each other by the solid electrolyte layer.

Interconnect structure of semiconductor device

An exemplary imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging region including a plurality of pixels; a peripheral region located outside of the imaging region; and a blockade region located between the imaging region and the peripheral region. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a pixel electrode to collect a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion layer, and a first doped region electrically connected to the pixel electrode. In the peripheral region, a circuit to drive the plurality of pixels is provided. The blockade region includes a second doped region of a first conductivity type located between the imaging region and the peripheral region and a plurality of first contact plugs connected to the second doped region.

Imaging device

An exemplary imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging region including a plurality of pixels; a peripheral region located outside of the imaging region; and a blockade region located between the imaging region and the peripheral region Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer, a pixel electrode to collect a charge generated in the photoelectric conversion layer, and a first doped region electrically connected to the pixel electrode. In the peripheral region, a circuit to drive the plurality of pixels is provided. The blockade region includes a second doped region of a first conductivity type located between the imaging region and the peripheral region and a plurality of first contact plugs connected to the second doped region.

A capacitor includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a dielectric layer which is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a hafnium oxide and a zirconium oxide. A thickness of the dielectric layer is 12 nm or more. The dielectric layer has a monoclinic crystal system structure. A concentration of hydrogen in the dielectric layer is 2.5&#xd7;10atoms/cmor less.

Capacitor including first electrode, dielectric layer, and second electrode, image sensor, method for manufacturing capacitor, and method for manufacturing image sensor

A solid electrolyte includes an oxynitride that contains an alkaline-earth metal, phosphorus, oxygen, and nitrogen. A P2p spectrum obtained by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement of the oxynitride contains a peak component originating from a P&#x2014;N bond.

Solid electrolyte containing oxynitride, and secondary battery including the solid electrolyte

An imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first impurity region and a second impurity region; a first insulating layer on a portion of a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a second insulating layer on another portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a thickness of the first insulating layer being greater than a thickness of the second insulating layer; a first transistor including: a first gate electrode facing the surface of the semiconductor substrate via the first insulating layer; the first impurity region as one of a source and a drain; and the second impurity region as the other of the source and the drain; and a photoelectric converter electrically connected to the first impurity region. The first insulating layer covers the first impurity region, and the second insulating layer covers the second impurity region.

Imaging device and manufacturing method thereof

An imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating layer covering a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the first insulating layer including first and second portions, a thickness of the first portion being greater than a thickness of the second portion; and an imaging cell. The imaging cell includes: a first transistor including a first gate insulating layer and an impurity region in the semiconductor substrate as one of a source and a drain; a second transistor including a gate electrode and a second gate insulating layer; and a photoelectric converter electrically connected to the gate electrode and the impurity region. The first portion covers a portion of the impurity region, the portion being exposed to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first gate insulating layer is a part of the first portion. The second gate insulating layer is a part of the second portion.

In an embodiment, photoelectric conversion units () each include a package () accommodating a photoelectric conversion device (). The package () has a front surface () having a window (); and a side surface (). The package () includes a first coupling portion () protruding from the side surface () in a first direction X parallel to a light incident surface () of the photoelectric conversion device (), and a second coupling portion () recessed from the side surface () in the first direction X. The first coupling portion () includes a first terminal () electrically connected with the photoelectric conversion device (), and the second coupling portion () includes a second terminal () electrically connected with the photoelectric conversion device (). The first coupling portion () and the second coupling portion () have shapes and sizes matching each other, and are coupled with each other by fitting.

Photoelectric conversion apparatus and photoelectric conversion unit used in photoelectric conversion apparatus

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a structure that contributes to increasing the capacity density. A secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of periodic unit structures that are arranged on a first surface. Each of those periodic unit structures includes a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, each of which projects away from the first surface, and a solid electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode and negative electrode layers.

Secondary cell, solar secondary cell, and methods of making those cells

A method for producing an oxynitride film includes: (A) supplying a first precursor containing a network former into a reactor in which a substrate is placed; (B) supplying at least one of an oxygen gas and an ozone gas into the reactor; (C) supplying a second precursor containing at least one of an alkali metal element and an alkaline-earth metal element into the reactor; (D) supplying at least one of a nitrogen gas and an ammonia gas into the reactor; and (E) supplying a purge gas into the reactor.

Method for producing oxynitride film by atomic layer deposition process

A case for a mobile electronic device is a case for a mobile electronic device which is capable of accommodating a mobile electronic device with a display surface, and supplying electric power to the mobile electronic device, the case including: a holder section having a first face which comes in contact with at least a portion of the mobile electronic device and a second face opposite from the first face; a protection cover to cover the display surface; a solar cell module provided on the protection cover to generate electric power, the solar cell module being externally exposed when the display surface is covered by the protection cover; and a moving mechanism capable of moving the protection cover over to the second face side while maintaining the solar cell module in an externally exposed state.

Case for mobile electronic device

A phosphor substrate () includes a substrate (), phosphor layers (R,G, andB) which are disposed on the substrate () and which emit fluorescences (L) using incident excitation light (L), and a partition () surrounding side faces of the phosphor layers (R,G, andB), in which at least portions of the partition () in contact with the phosphor layers (R,G, andB) have light-scattering properties.

Phosphor substrate, display device, and electronic apparatus

A light-controlling element includes an illumination unit capable of controlling an amount of emitted light, and a light guide body on which the light emitted from the illumination unit is incident. The light guide body has a function of propagating the light while totally reflecting the light inside the light guide body, and the light guide body has a function of propagating the light emitted from the illumination unit at a plurality of different propagation angles inside the light guide body. The light guide body includes a plurality of light extraction regions having a function of extracting the light to the outside. At least two of the plurality of light extraction regions have different incidence angle ranges in which the light is capable of being extracted to the outside.

Light-controlling element, display device and illumination device

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Satoshi Shibata