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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Sakata, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuyoshi Mori, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Hirose, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Niigata, JP;
Hitoshi Kuriyama, Osaka, JP;
Ryohei Miyagawa, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device includes: a photoelectric converter which converts light into signal charges; a charge accumulation region which is electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and accumulates the signal charges; a transistor having a gate electrode which is electrically connected to the charge accumulation region; and a contact plug which electrically connects the photoelectric converter to the charge accumulation region, is in direct contact with the charge accumulation region, and comprises a semiconductor material.