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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2019
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Towerjazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Toyama, JP;
Ryota Sakaida, Toyama, JP;
Yoshihiro Sato, Osaka, JP;
Kosaku Saeki, Toyama, JP;
Hideki Doshita, Kyoto, JP;
Takeshi Yamashita, Toyama, JP;
PANASONIC CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
TOWERJAZZ PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., Toyama, JP;
Abstract
An imaging device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate; and pixels. Each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into electric charge; a diffusion region provided in the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the photoelectric converter; a first transistor including a gate, and the diffusion region as one of a source and a drain; and a plug that is directly connected to the diffusion region, is electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and includes a semiconductor. The height of the plug and the height of the gate from the surface of the semiconductor substrate are equal to each other.