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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Tianma Japan, Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Shuhei Nara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Sekine, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Ishino, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuminori Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Hatazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An image sensor includes: a switching element disposed on a substrate; a photoelectric conversion element connected to the switching element; a first protective film directly covering the photoelectric conversion element; and a first organic film formed at a layer above the switching element, the first organic film being in contact with the first protective film, wherein the first organic film covers a first end portion of the photoelectric conversion element, the first end portion being at least a part of an end portion of the photoelectric conversion element, wherein the first organic film has a first covering portion at an end of the first organic film, wherein the first covering portion covers the first end portion, wherein the first covering portion is inclined down towards the photoelectric conversion element, and wherein the first organic film covers only the first end portion of the photoelectric conversion element.