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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuaki Tashiro, Isehara, JP;
Tatsuhito Goden, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/1464 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14636 (2013.01); H01L 27/14645 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H01L 27/14659 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image pickup device according to an embodiment includes a substrate on which a plurality of pixel circuits are disposed, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a second electrode disposed between the semiconductor layer and the substrate. A continuous portion of the semiconductor layer includes a light receiving region disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and a charge hold region different from the light receiving region.