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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takushi Shigetoshi, Nagasaki, JP;
Takanori Tada, Nagasaki, JP;
Shinpei Fukuoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an imaging device with a semiconductor substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A photoelectric conversion unit is on the first side of the semiconductor substrate. A multilayer wiring layer is on the second side of the semiconductor substrate. A through electrode extends between the photoelectric conversion unit and the multilayer wiring layer. The multilayer wiring layer includes a local wiring layer. A second end of the through electrode is in direct contact with the local wiring layer.