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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichi Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/367 (2011.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/367 (2013.01); H04N 5/3698 (2013.01); H04N 5/3742 (2013.01); H04N 17/002 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an imaging apparatus, each of a plurality of pixels has a first semiconductor area having a first conductivity type, a floating diffusion area, and a transfer gate positioned between the first semiconductor area and the floating diffusion area. In a part of the plurality of pixels, a partial area of the first semiconductor area receives a potential supplied from a contact. The part of the plurality of pixels further has a second semiconductor area having a second conductivity type positioned between the partial area and the transfer gate in a planar view.