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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
Hamamatsu Photonics K.k., Hamamatsu, JP;
Ryo Sugimori, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yuma Tanaka, Hamamatsu, JP;
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A light reception element includes a semiconductor portion having a first surface including a light receiving portion and a light shielding portion, and a light shielding metal film provided on the light shielding portion. The metal film has a second surface facing a side opposite to the first surface and receiving incident light. A plurality of recess portions are formed on the second surface. An inner surface of the recess portion includes a curved portion curved such that the recess portion reduces in size in a direction along the second surface from the second surface toward a bottom part of the recess portion.