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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yuuko Tomekawa, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Koyanagi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Amikawa, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuyuki Endoh, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first photoelectric converter which is disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a second photoelectric converter different from the first photoelectric converter, which is disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a wiring layer disposed on or above the semiconductor substrate; and a capacitor which is disposed in the wiring layer and surrounds the first photoelectric converter in plan view. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is connected to one of the first photoelectric converter and the second photoelectric converter.