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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Kokubun, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light receiving device includes a protective layer between first and second electrodes, a first semiconductor layer between the protective layer and the first electrode, the first semiconductor layer having first and second protruding portions, an insulating material between the first and second protruding portions and extending between the protective layer and the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer between the first protruding portion and the protective layer and between the first protruding portion and the insulating material, a third semiconductor layer between the second semiconductor layer and the protective layer and between the second semiconductor layer and the insulating material, a fourth semiconductor layer between the second protruding portion and the protective layer and between the second protruding portion and the insulating material, and a fifth semiconductor layer between the fourth semiconductor layer and the protective layer and between the fourth semiconductor layer and the insulating material.