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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Minari, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunsuke Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0264 (2006.01); H01L 31/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/0328 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/144 (2013.01); H01L 27/146 (2013.01); H01L 27/14623 (2013.01); H01L 27/14649 (2013.01); H01L 31/02 (2013.01); H01L 31/0264 (2013.01); H01L 31/0328 (2013.01); H01L 31/10 (2013.01); H01L 31/1864 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/369 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light receiving device includes: a photoelectric conversion layer that includes a first compound semiconductor, and absorbs a wavelength in an infrared region to generate electrical charges; a plurality of contact layers that include a second compound semiconductor, and are provided on the photoelectric conversion layer at spacing intervals with respect to one another; and a covering layer that is formed to cover a portion corresponding to the spacing intervals of a front surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and side surfaces of the respective contact layers, and includes a Group IV semiconductor.