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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shiro Tsunai, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14634 (2013.01); H01L 27/14667 (2013.01); H01L 27/307 (2013.01); H04N 5/369 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image-capturing device includes: a plurality of pixels, having a plurality of first electrodes provided upon one surface of a light reception unit that receives incident light, and a plurality of second electrodes provided upon another surface of the light reception unit; and an output unit that outputs a signal generated by the light reception unit upon receipt of the incident light, the light reception unit being sandwiched between the first electrodes, to which a voltage is applied, and the second electrodes.