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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Ikuo Fujiwara, Yokohama, JP;
Yuki Nobusa, Yokohama, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kawasaki, JP;
Keita Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Meguro, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a photo detection element includes a first region of a first conductivity type, a second region of a second conductivity type, a third region of the first conductivity type provided between the first region and the second region, a fourth region of the second conductivity type provided so as to surround a periphery of the second region, in a direction crossing with a direction from the first region toward the second region, and a fifth region of the first conductivity type provided between the first region and the fourth region.