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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2018
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Sanshiro Shishido, Osaka, JP;

Masayuki Takase, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/101 (2006.01); H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 27/14665 (2013.01); H01L 31/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

A photodetection device includes: a photoelectric converter generating charge; a first channel having first and second ends, the first end being connected to the photoelectric converter, charge being transferred from the first end toward the second end; a second channel diverging from the first channel at a first position of the first channel; a third channel diverging from the first channel at a second position of the first channel; a first accumulator accumulating charge transferred from the first channel through the second channel; a second accumulator accumulating charge transferred from the first channel through the third channel; and at least one first gate electrode switching between transfer/cutoff of charge in the second channel, and switching between transfer/cutoff of charge in the third channel, a width of the first channel at the first end being greater than a width of the first channel at the second end in a plan view.


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Shishido, Sanshiro. (2019). Photodetection device and imaging device (U.S. Patent No. 10453980). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10453980

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